Benin vs Jamaica: Agriculture-driven deforestation

Benin

1,374 hectares

in 2024

Jamaica

990.57 hectares

in 2024

Benin rank

71st

Jamaica rank

74th

Agriculture-driven deforestation over time

Benin currently reports 1,374 hectares against 990.57 hectares in Jamaica, a difference of 383 hectares.

That makes Benin's figure about 1.4 times Jamaica's.

The two have swapped places 10 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Benin ahead.

Benin ranks 71st and Jamaica ranks 74th of 187 countries.

Indicator: Agriculture-driven deforestation
Unit: hectares
Source: Global Forest Watch (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 187 places, 4,269 data points, 2001–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

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