Jamaica vs Switzerland: Annual deforestation as a share of forest area
Jamaica
0.1%
in 2020
Switzerland
0.1%
in 2020
Jamaica rank
58th
Switzerland rank
55th
Annual deforestation as a share of forest area over time
- Jamaica
- Switzerland
How they compare
Switzerland currently reports 0.1% against 0.1% in Jamaica, a difference of 0.0%.
That makes Switzerland's figure about 1.1 times Jamaica's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 5 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Jamaica ahead.
Jamaica ranks 58th and Switzerland ranks 55th of 105 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Jamaica averaged higher in 1 and Switzerland in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Jamaica | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Jamaica |
| 2000s | 0.1% | 0.2% | 0.1% | Switzerland |
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Switzerland |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Switzerland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual deforestation as a share of forest area, Jamaica or Switzerland?
- Switzerland, at 0.1% against 0.1% in Jamaica as of 2020.
- What is the difference in annual deforestation as a share of forest area between Jamaica and Switzerland?
- 0.0%, with Switzerland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Switzerland?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2020.
- How do Jamaica and Switzerland rank globally for annual deforestation as a share of forest area?
- Jamaica ranks 58th and Switzerland ranks 55th of 105 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 deforestation 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 deforestation as share of forest area represents the yearly percentage of forest area lost due to deforestation relative to the total forest area.