Belgium vs Jamaica: Forest land — Area

Belgium
670.52 1000 ha
in 2025
Jamaica
616.31 1000 ha
in 2025
Belgium rank
142nd
Jamaica rank
145th

Forest land — Area over time

  • Belgium
  • Jamaica
0200400600199020072025

How they compare

Belgium currently reports 670.52 1000 ha against 616.31 1000 ha in Jamaica, a difference of 54.21 1000 ha.

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

Across all 26 years both countries report, Belgium has been ahead every year.

Belgium ranks 142nd and Jamaica ranks 145th of 231 countries.

Belgium has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Belgium Jamaica Difference Ahead
2000s 677.46 1000 ha 537.86 1000 ha 139.6 1000 ha Belgium
2010s 685.71 1000 ha 575.64 1000 ha 110.08 1000 ha Belgium
2020s 670.52 1000 ha 606.59 1000 ha 63.93 1000 ha Belgium

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher forest land — area, Belgium or Jamaica?
Belgium, at 670.52 1000 ha against 616.31 1000 ha in Jamaica as of 2025.
What is the difference in forest land — area between Belgium and Jamaica?
54.21 1000 ha, with Belgium ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Jamaica?
26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
How do Belgium and Jamaica rank globally for forest land — area?
Belgium ranks 142nd and Jamaica ranks 145th of 231 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Forest land — 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 land — Area
Unit
1000 ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
267 places, 9,311 data points, 1990–2025
Last refreshed

The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.