Costa Rica vs Jamaica: Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported
Costa Rica
3,518 hectares
in 2025
Jamaica
3,886 hectares
in 2025
Costa Rica rank
41st
Jamaica rank
40th
Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported over time
- Costa Rica
- Jamaica
How they compare
Jamaica currently reports 3,886 hectares against 3,518 hectares in Costa Rica, a difference of 368 hectares.
That makes Jamaica's figure about 1.1 times Costa Rica's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 41st and Jamaica ranks 40th of 235 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 3 and Jamaica in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Jamaica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9,031 hectares | -27 hectares | 9,058 hectares | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 3,756 hectares | 3,367 hectares | 389.2 hectares | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 9,095 hectares | 3,829 hectares | 5,266 hectares | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 3,518 hectares | 3,886 hectares | 368.02 hectares | Jamaica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods, Costa Rica or Jamaica?
- Jamaica, at 3,886 hectares against 3,518 hectares in Costa Rica as of 2025.
- What is the difference in change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods between Costa Rica and Jamaica?
- 368 hectares, with Jamaica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Jamaica?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Costa Rica and Jamaica rank globally for change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods?
- Costa Rica ranks 41st and Jamaica ranks 40th of 235 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 Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Net change in forest area measures forest expansion (the sum of afforestation and natural expansion) minus deforestation.