Jamaica vs Uruguay: Agriculture-driven deforestation

Jamaica

990.57 hectares

in 2024

Uruguay

1,088 hectares

in 2024

Jamaica rank

74th

Uruguay rank

73rd

Agriculture-driven deforestation over time

Uruguay currently reports 1,088 hectares against 990.57 hectares in Jamaica, a difference of 97.15 hectares.

That makes Uruguay's figure about 1.1 times Jamaica's.

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

Jamaica ranks 74th and Uruguay ranks 73rd 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

Long-term, permanent tree cover loss for small- to large-scale agriculture.