Jamaica vs Syria: Forest area
Jamaica
616,310 hectares
in 2025
Syria
527,810 hectares
in 2025
Jamaica rank
140th
Syria rank
143rd
Forest area over time
- Jamaica
- Syria
How they compare
Jamaica currently reports 616,310 hectares against 527,810 hectares in Syria, a difference of 88,500 hectares.
That makes Jamaica's figure about 1.2 times Syria's.
Across all 36 years both countries report, Jamaica has been ahead every year.
Jamaica ranks 140th and Syria ranks 143rd of 235 countries.
Jamaica has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Jamaica | Syria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 521,158 hectares | 455,391 hectares | 65,768 hectares | Jamaica |
| 2000s | 537,858 hectares | 483,814 hectares | 54,044 hectares | Jamaica |
| 2010s | 575,636 hectares | 522,759 hectares | 52,877 hectares | Jamaica |
| 2020s | 606,595 hectares | 527,730 hectares | 78,865 hectares | Jamaica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest area, Jamaica or Syria?
- Jamaica, at 616,310 hectares against 527,810 hectares in Syria as of 2025.
- What is the difference in forest area between Jamaica and Syria?
- 88,500 hectares, with Jamaica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Syria?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Jamaica and Syria rank globally for forest area?
- Jamaica ranks 140th and Syria ranks 143rd 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.