Bhutan vs Jamaica: Annual afforestation
Bhutan
0 hectares per year
in 2020
Jamaica
10 hectares per year
in 2020
Bhutan rank
67th
Jamaica rank
64th
Annual afforestation over time
- Bhutan
- Jamaica
How they compare
Jamaica currently reports 10 hectares per year against 0 hectares per year in Bhutan, a difference of 10 hectares per year.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 5 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Bhutan ahead.
Bhutan ranks 67th and Jamaica ranks 64th of 106 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Bhutan averaged higher in 3 and Jamaica in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bhutan | Jamaica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 20 hectares per year | 0 hectares per year | 20 hectares per year | Bhutan |
| 2000s | 160 hectares per year | 10 hectares per year | 150 hectares per year | Bhutan |
| 2010s | 200 hectares per year | 10 hectares per year | 190 hectares per year | Bhutan |
| 2020s | 0 hectares per year | 10 hectares per year | 10 hectares per year | Jamaica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual afforestation, Bhutan or Jamaica?
- Jamaica, at 10 hectares per year against 0 hectares per year in Bhutan as of 2020.
- What is the difference in annual afforestation between Bhutan and Jamaica?
- 10 hectares per year, with Jamaica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Jamaica?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2020.
- How do Bhutan and Jamaica rank globally for annual afforestation?
- Bhutan ranks 67th and Jamaica ranks 64th of 106 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual afforestation. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Afforestation is the establishment of forest through planting and/or deliberate seeding on land that, until then, was not classified as forest.