Jamaica vs Saint Lucia: Forest land — Share in Land area
Forest land — Share in Land area over time
- Jamaica
- Saint Lucia
How they compare
Jamaica currently reports 56.55 % against 53.75 % in Saint Lucia, a difference of 2.8 %.
That makes Jamaica's figure about 1.1 times Saint Lucia's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Jamaica has been ahead every year.
Jamaica ranks 42nd and Saint Lucia ranks 44th of 215 countries.
Jamaica has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Jamaica | Saint Lucia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 48.12 % | 45.84 % | 2.29 % | Jamaica |
| 2000s | 49.66 % | 49.11 % | 0.549 % | Jamaica |
| 2010s | 53.15 % | 52.24 % | 0.915 % | Jamaica |
| 2020s | 55.83 % | 53.59 % | 2.24 % | Jamaica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest land — share in land area, Jamaica or Saint Lucia?
- Jamaica, at 56.55 % against 53.75 % in Saint Lucia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in forest land — share in land area between Jamaica and Saint Lucia?
- 2.8 %, with Jamaica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Saint Lucia?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Jamaica and Saint Lucia rank globally for forest land — share in land area?
- Jamaica ranks 42nd and Saint Lucia ranks 44th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Forest land — Share in 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.