Jamaica vs Rwanda: Forest area
Jamaica
616,310 hectares
in 2025
Rwanda
634,630 hectares
in 2025
Jamaica rank
140th
Rwanda rank
139th
Forest area over time
- Jamaica
- Rwanda
How they compare
Rwanda currently reports 634,630 hectares against 616,310 hectares in Jamaica, a difference of 18,320 hectares.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 36 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Jamaica ahead.
Jamaica ranks 140th and Rwanda ranks 139th of 235 countries.
Jamaica has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Jamaica | Rwanda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 521,158 hectares | 424,421 hectares | 96,738 hectares | Jamaica |
| 2000s | 537,858 hectares | 412,384 hectares | 125,474 hectares | Jamaica |
| 2010s | 575,636 hectares | 481,753 hectares | 93,883 hectares | Jamaica |
| 2020s | 606,595 hectares | 598,230 hectares | 8,365 hectares | Jamaica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest area, Jamaica or Rwanda?
- Rwanda, at 634,630 hectares against 616,310 hectares in Jamaica as of 2025.
- What is the difference in forest area between Jamaica and Rwanda?
- 18,320 hectares, with Rwanda ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Rwanda?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Jamaica and Rwanda rank globally for forest area?
- Jamaica ranks 140th and Rwanda ranks 139th 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 Forest area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Forest area is land under natural or planted stands of trees of at least 5 meters in situ, whether productive or not, and excludes tree stands in agricultural production systems.