Forestland — Area, per square kilometre in Jamaica
Jamaica: Forestland — Area, per square kilometre was 0.0562 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Forestland — Area, per square kilometre in Jamaica, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for forestland — area, per square kilometre in Jamaica is 0.0562 1000 ha per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 6.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forestland — area, per square kilometre in Jamaica peaked at 0.0562 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0481 1000 ha per square kilometre, in 2000.
Jamaica ranks 35th of 191 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Forestland — Area, per square kilometre in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0481 1000 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1991 | 0.0481 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0481 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0481 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0481 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0481 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0481 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0481 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0481 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0481 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0481 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0485 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 0.0488 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 0.0491 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 0.0495 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 0.0498 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 0.0502 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 0.0505 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 0.0509 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 0.0512 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 0.0516 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 0.0519 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 0.0523 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 0.0526 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 0.053 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 0.0533 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 0.0537 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 0.054 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 0.0544 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0548 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 0.0551 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 0.0555 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 0.0558 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 0.0562 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.6% |
Jamaica compared with similar countries
- Jamaica's 0.0562 1000 ha per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.038 1000 ha per square kilometre, 1.5× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Jamaica's 0.0562 1000 ha per square kilometre is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0498 1000 ha per square kilometre, 1.1× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0481 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0481 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0481 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0497 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0481 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0512 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0532 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0516 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0548 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0557 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0551 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0562 1000 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
- 32 Samoa 0.0578 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 33 Sao Tome and Principe 0.0575 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 34 Estonia 0.0572 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 36 Latvia 0.0555 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 37 Marshall Islands 0.0539 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 38 Colombia 0.0538 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
More climate change data for Jamaica
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 6.29 million kg (2050)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forestland — area, per square kilometre in Jamaica?
- Forestland — area, per square kilometre in Jamaica was 0.0562 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest forestland — area, per square kilometre recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0562 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest forestland — area, per square kilometre recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0481 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2000.
- How does Jamaica rank for forestland — area, per square kilometre?
- Jamaica ranks 35th out of 191 countries with data for 2023.
- Is forestland — area, per square kilometre rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Jamaica data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Forestland — Area, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Forestland — Area divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Forestland — Area ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Forestland — Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Forestland — Area divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.