Italy vs Jamaica: Primary Forest — Area

Italy
93.26 1000 ha
in 2025
Jamaica
81.77 1000 ha
in 2025
Italy rank
66th
Jamaica rank
68th

Primary Forest — Area over time

  • Italy
  • Jamaica
020406080100199020072025

How they compare

Italy currently reports 93.26 1000 ha against 81.77 1000 ha in Jamaica, a difference of 11.49 1000 ha.

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

The two have swapped places 2 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Italy ahead.

Italy ranks 66th and Jamaica ranks 68th of 169 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Italy Jamaica Difference Ahead
1990s 89.19 1000 ha 88.26 1000 ha 0.934 1000 ha Italy
2000s 89.19 1000 ha 86.67 1000 ha 2.52 1000 ha Italy
2010s 85.09 1000 ha 84.28 1000 ha 0.812 1000 ha Italy
2020s 89.83 1000 ha 82.36 1000 ha 7.47 1000 ha Italy

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary forest — area, Italy or Jamaica?
Italy, at 93.26 1000 ha against 81.77 1000 ha in Jamaica as of 2025.
What is the difference in primary forest — area between Italy and Jamaica?
11.49 1000 ha, with Italy ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Jamaica?
36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
How do Italy and Jamaica rank globally for primary forest — area?
Italy ranks 66th 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

Indicator
Primary Forest — Area
Unit
1000 ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
204 places, 7,156 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.