Jamaica vs Lesotho: Planted Forest — Area

Jamaica
8.42 1000 ha
in 2025
Lesotho
8.67 1000 ha
in 2025
Jamaica rank
155th
Lesotho rank
154th

Planted Forest — Area over time

  • Jamaica
  • Lesotho
02468199020072025

How they compare

Lesotho currently reports 8.67 1000 ha against 8.42 1000 ha in Jamaica, a difference of 0.25 1000 ha.

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

Jamaica ranks 155th and Lesotho ranks 154th of 191 countries.

Lesotho has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Jamaica Lesotho Difference Ahead
1990s 8.53 1000 ha 8.67 1000 ha 0.141 1000 ha Lesotho
2000s 8.25 1000 ha 8.67 1000 ha 0.424 1000 ha Lesotho
2010s 8.33 1000 ha 8.67 1000 ha 0.337 1000 ha Lesotho
2020s 8.4 1000 ha 8.67 1000 ha 0.27 1000 ha Lesotho

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher planted forest — area, Jamaica or Lesotho?
Lesotho, at 8.67 1000 ha against 8.42 1000 ha in Jamaica as of 2025.
What is the difference in planted forest — area between Jamaica and Lesotho?
0.25 1000 ha, with Lesotho ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Lesotho?
36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
How do Jamaica and Lesotho rank globally for planted forest — area?
Jamaica ranks 155th and Lesotho ranks 154th of 191 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Planted 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
Planted Forest — Area
Unit
1000 ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
226 places, 7,796 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.