Italy vs Jamaica: Primary Forest — Area
Primary Forest — Area over time
- Italy
- Jamaica
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
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.