Jamaica vs Philippines: Annual change in forest area as a share of forest area
Jamaica
0.6%
in 2025
Philippines
0.6%
in 2025
Jamaica rank
18th
Philippines rank
19th
Annual change in forest area as a share of forest area over time
- Jamaica
- Philippines
How they compare
Jamaica currently reports 0.6% against 0.6% in Philippines, a difference of 0.0%.
That makes Jamaica's figure about 1.1 times Philippines's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Jamaica has been ahead every year.
Jamaica ranks 18th and Philippines ranks 19th of 228 countries.
Jamaica has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Jamaica | Philippines | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -0.0% | -0.6% | 0.6% | Jamaica |
| 2000s | 0.6% | -0.7% | 1.3% | Jamaica |
| 2010s | 0.7% | 0.4% | 0.2% | Jamaica |
| 2020s | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.1% | Jamaica |
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, Jamaica or Philippines?
- Jamaica, at 0.6% against 0.6% in Philippines as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual change in forest area as a share of forest area between Jamaica and Philippines?
- 0.0%, with Jamaica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Philippines?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Jamaica and Philippines rank globally for annual change in forest area as a share of forest area?
- Jamaica ranks 18th and Philippines ranks 19th 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.