Jamaica vs Rwanda: Forest land — Area
Forest land — Area over time
- Jamaica
- Rwanda
How they compare
Rwanda currently reports 634.63 1000 ha against 616.31 1000 ha in Jamaica, a difference of 18.32 1000 ha.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 36 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Jamaica ahead.
Jamaica ranks 145th and Rwanda ranks 144th of 231 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 | 521.16 1000 ha | 424.42 1000 ha | 96.74 1000 ha | Jamaica |
| 2000s | 537.86 1000 ha | 412.39 1000 ha | 125.47 1000 ha | Jamaica |
| 2010s | 575.64 1000 ha | 481.75 1000 ha | 93.88 1000 ha | Jamaica |
| 2020s | 606.59 1000 ha | 598.23 1000 ha | 8.36 1000 ha | Jamaica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest land — area, Jamaica or Rwanda?
- Rwanda, at 634.63 1000 ha against 616.31 1000 ha in Jamaica as of 2025.
- What is the difference in forest land — area between Jamaica and Rwanda?
- 18.32 1000 ha, 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 land — area?
- Jamaica ranks 145th and Rwanda ranks 144th 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
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.