Forestland — Area in Jamaica
Jamaica: Forestland — Area was 616.31 1000 ha in 2025. ▲ Rising
Forestland — Area in Jamaica, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
Jamaica recorded 616.31 1000 ha for forestland — area in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 6.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forestland — area in Jamaica peaked at 616.31 1000 ha in 2025 and was at its lowest, 521.01 1000 ha, in 2000.
That places Jamaica 134th out of 217 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 521.16 1000 ha | 521.04 1000 ha | 521.28 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 537.86 1000 ha | 521.01 1000 ha | 554.71 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 575.64 1000 ha | 558.45 1000 ha | 592.99 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 606.59 1000 ha | 596.88 1000 ha | 616.31 1000 ha | 6 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
More climate change data for Jamaica
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 927.88 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 280.05 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 647.83 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 1.06 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 23.14 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 37.75 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 35.64 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 2.11 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.1345 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.0754 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forestland — area in Jamaica?
- Forestland — area in Jamaica was 616.31 1000 ha in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest forestland — area recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 616.31 1000 ha in 2025.
- What is the lowest forestland — area recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 521.01 1000 ha in 2000.
- How does Jamaica rank for forestland — area?
- Jamaica ranks 134th out of 217 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forestland — area rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Jamaica data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Forestland — Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Forests consists of CO2 emissions and removals corresponding to forest carbon stock changes (aboveground and belowground living biomass). Estimates are computed following the 2006 IPCC Guidelines for National Greenhouse Gas Inventories (IPCC, 2006).