Jamaica vs Western Sahara: Forest area
Jamaica
616,310 hectares
in 2025
Western Sahara
529,220 hectares
in 2025
Jamaica rank
140th
Western Sahara rank
142nd
Forest area over time
- Jamaica
- Western Sahara
How they compare
Jamaica currently reports 616,310 hectares against 529,220 hectares in Western Sahara, a difference of 87,090 hectares.
That makes Jamaica's figure about 1.2 times Western Sahara's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 36 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Western Sahara ahead.
Jamaica ranks 140th and Western Sahara ranks 142nd of 235 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Jamaica averaged higher in 2 and Western Sahara in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Jamaica | Western Sahara | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 521,158 hectares | 575,790 hectares | 54,632 hectares | Western Sahara |
| 2000s | 537,858 hectares | 538,500 hectares | 642.5 hectares | Western Sahara |
| 2010s | 575,636 hectares | 537,561 hectares | 38,075 hectares | Jamaica |
| 2020s | 606,595 hectares | 531,215 hectares | 75,380 hectares | Jamaica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest area, Jamaica or Western Sahara?
- Jamaica, at 616,310 hectares against 529,220 hectares in Western Sahara as of 2025.
- What is the difference in forest area between Jamaica and Western Sahara?
- 87,090 hectares, with Jamaica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Western Sahara?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Jamaica and Western Sahara rank globally for forest area?
- Jamaica ranks 140th and Western Sahara ranks 142nd 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.