Georgia vs Jamaica: Annual afforestation

Georgia
0 hectares per year
in 2020
Jamaica
10 hectares per year
in 2020
Georgia rank
67th
Jamaica rank
64th

Annual afforestation over time

  • Georgia
  • Jamaica
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How they compare

Jamaica currently reports 10 hectares per year against 0 hectares per year in Georgia, a difference of 10 hectares per year.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 5 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Georgia ahead.

Georgia ranks 67th and Jamaica ranks 64th of 106 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Georgia averaged higher in 2 and Jamaica in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Georgia Jamaica Difference Ahead
1990s 600 hectares per year 0 hectares per year 600 hectares per year Georgia
2000s 4,970 hectares per year 10 hectares per year 4,960 hectares per year Georgia
2010s 0 hectares per year 10 hectares per year 10 hectares per year Jamaica
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, Georgia or Jamaica?
Jamaica, at 10 hectares per year against 0 hectares per year in Georgia as of 2020.
What is the difference in annual afforestation between Georgia and Jamaica?
10 hectares per year, with Jamaica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Georgia and Jamaica?
5 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2020.
How do Georgia and Jamaica rank globally for annual afforestation?
Georgia 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

Indicator
Annual afforestation
Unit
hectares per year
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
106 places, 530 data points, 1990–2020
Last refreshed

Afforestation is the establishment of forest through planting and/or deliberate seeding on land that, until then, was not classified as forest.