China vs Jamaica: Annual change in forest area as a share of forest area
China
0.7%
in 2025
Jamaica
0.6%
in 2025
China rank
15th
Jamaica rank
18th
Annual change in forest area as a share of forest area over time
- China
- Jamaica
How they compare
China currently reports 0.7% against 0.6% in Jamaica, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes China's figure about 1.1 times Jamaica's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, China has been ahead every year.
China ranks 15th and Jamaica ranks 18th of 228 countries.
China has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Jamaica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.2% | -0.0% | 1.2% | China |
| 2000s | 1.2% | 0.6% | 0.6% | China |
| 2010s | 0.9% | 0.7% | 0.2% | China |
| 2020s | 0.7% | 0.6% | 0.1% | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual change in forest area as a share of forest area, China or Jamaica?
- China, at 0.7% against 0.6% in Jamaica as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual change in forest area as a share of forest area between China and Jamaica?
- 0.1%, with China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Jamaica?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do China and Jamaica rank globally for annual change in forest area as a share of forest area?
- China ranks 15th and Jamaica ranks 18th of 228 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 as a share of forest area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual net change in forest area measures forest expansion (the sum of afforestation and natural expansion) minus deforestation.