Guinea-Bissau vs Jamaica: Primary Forest — Area
Primary Forest — Area over time
- Guinea-Bissau
- Jamaica
How they compare
Jamaica currently reports 81.77 1000 ha against 65.78 1000 ha in Guinea-Bissau, a difference of 15.99 1000 ha.
That makes Jamaica's figure about 1.2 times Guinea-Bissau's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 36 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Guinea-Bissau ahead.
Guinea-Bissau ranks 71st and Jamaica ranks 68th of 169 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Guinea-Bissau averaged higher in 1 and Jamaica in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guinea-Bissau | Jamaica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 111.94 1000 ha | 88.26 1000 ha | 23.68 1000 ha | Guinea-Bissau |
| 2000s | 80.13 1000 ha | 86.67 1000 ha | 6.54 1000 ha | Jamaica |
| 2010s | 65.78 1000 ha | 84.28 1000 ha | 18.5 1000 ha | Jamaica |
| 2020s | 65.78 1000 ha | 82.36 1000 ha | 16.58 1000 ha | Jamaica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary forest — area, Guinea-Bissau or Jamaica?
- Jamaica, at 81.77 1000 ha against 65.78 1000 ha in Guinea-Bissau as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary forest — area between Guinea-Bissau and Jamaica?
- 15.99 1000 ha, with Jamaica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea-Bissau and Jamaica?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Guinea-Bissau and Jamaica rank globally for primary forest — area?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 71st and Jamaica ranks 68th of 169 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Primary Forest — 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.