Jamaica vs Kuwait: Annual afforestation
Jamaica
10 hectares per year
in 2020
Kuwait
0 hectares per year
in 2020
Jamaica rank
64th
Kuwait rank
67th
Annual afforestation over time
- Jamaica
- Kuwait
How they compare
Jamaica currently reports 10 hectares per year against 0 hectares per year in Kuwait, a difference of 10 hectares per year.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 5 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Kuwait ahead.
Jamaica ranks 64th and Kuwait ranks 67th of 106 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Jamaica averaged higher in 1 and Kuwait in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Jamaica | Kuwait | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0 hectares per year | 140 hectares per year | 140 hectares per year | Kuwait |
| 2000s | 10 hectares per year | 140 hectares per year | 130 hectares per year | Kuwait |
| 2010s | 10 hectares per year | 90 hectares per year | 80 hectares per year | Kuwait |
| 2020s | 10 hectares per year | 0 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, Jamaica or Kuwait?
- Jamaica, at 10 hectares per year against 0 hectares per year in Kuwait as of 2020.
- What is the difference in annual afforestation between Jamaica and Kuwait?
- 10 hectares per year, with Jamaica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Kuwait?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2020.
- How do Jamaica and Kuwait rank globally for annual afforestation?
- Jamaica ranks 64th and Kuwait ranks 67th 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.
Individual pages
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.