Jamaica vs Yemen: Forest area

Jamaica
616,310 hectares
in 2025
Yemen
549,000 hectares
in 2025
Jamaica rank
140th
Yemen rank
141st

Forest area over time

  • Jamaica
  • Yemen
0200.0k400.0k600.0k199020072025

How they compare

Jamaica currently reports 616,310 hectares against 549,000 hectares in Yemen, a difference of 67,310 hectares.

That makes Jamaica's figure about 1.1 times Yemen's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 36 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Yemen ahead.

Jamaica ranks 140th and Yemen ranks 141st of 235 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Jamaica averaged higher in 2 and Yemen in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Jamaica Yemen Difference Ahead
1990s 521,158 hectares 549,000 hectares 27,842 hectares Yemen
2000s 537,858 hectares 549,000 hectares 11,142 hectares Yemen
2010s 575,636 hectares 549,000 hectares 26,636 hectares Jamaica
2020s 606,595 hectares 549,000 hectares 57,595 hectares Jamaica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher forest area, Jamaica or Yemen?
Jamaica, at 616,310 hectares against 549,000 hectares in Yemen as of 2025.
What is the difference in forest area between Jamaica and Yemen?
67,310 hectares, with Jamaica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Yemen?
36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
How do Jamaica and Yemen rank globally for forest area?
Jamaica ranks 140th and Yemen ranks 141st 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

Indicator
Forest area
Unit
hectares
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
235 places, 8,460 data points, 1990–2025
Last refreshed

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.