Iran vs Jamaica: Annual afforestation

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

Annual afforestation over time

  • Iran
  • Jamaica
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How they compare

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

Across all 5 years both countries report, Jamaica has been ahead every year.

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

Jamaica has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

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