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