Jamaica vs Romania: Annual change in forest area
Jamaica
3,886 hectares
in 2025
Romania
5,616 hectares
in 2025
Jamaica rank
40th
Romania rank
37th
Annual change in forest area over time
- Jamaica
- Romania
How they compare
Romania currently reports 5,616 hectares against 3,886 hectares in Jamaica, a difference of 1,730 hectares.
That makes Romania's figure about 1.4 times Jamaica's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Jamaica ahead.
Jamaica ranks 40th and Romania ranks 37th of 235 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Jamaica averaged higher in 1 and Romania in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Jamaica | Romania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -27 hectares | -500 hectares | 473 hectares | Jamaica |
| 2000s | 3,367 hectares | 13,360 hectares | 9,993 hectares | Romania |
| 2010s | 3,829 hectares | 42,333 hectares | 38,504 hectares | Romania |
| 2020s | 3,886 hectares | 5,616 hectares | 1,730 hectares | Romania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual change in forest area, Jamaica or Romania?
- Romania, at 5,616 hectares against 3,886 hectares in Jamaica as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual change in forest area between Jamaica and Romania?
- 1,730 hectares, with Romania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Romania?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Jamaica and Romania rank globally for annual change in forest area?
- Jamaica ranks 40th and Romania ranks 37th of 235 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 change in forest area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Net change in forest area measures forest expansion (the sum of afforestation and natural expansion) minus deforestation.