Jamaica vs Romania: Primary Forest — Area

Jamaica
81.77 1000 ha
in 2025
Romania
71.08 1000 ha
in 2025
Jamaica rank
68th
Romania rank
69th

Primary Forest — Area over time

  • Jamaica
  • Romania
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How they compare

Jamaica currently reports 81.77 1000 ha against 71.08 1000 ha in Romania, a difference of 10.69 1000 ha.

That makes Jamaica's figure about 1.2 times Romania's.

Across all 36 years both countries report, Jamaica has been ahead every year.

Jamaica ranks 68th and Romania ranks 69th of 169 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Jamaica Romania Difference Ahead
1990s 88.26 1000 ha 71.08 1000 ha 17.18 1000 ha Jamaica
2000s 86.67 1000 ha 71.08 1000 ha 15.59 1000 ha Jamaica
2010s 84.28 1000 ha 71.08 1000 ha 13.2 1000 ha Jamaica
2020s 82.36 1000 ha 71.08 1000 ha 11.28 1000 ha Jamaica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary forest — area, Jamaica or Romania?
Jamaica, at 81.77 1000 ha against 71.08 1000 ha in Romania as of 2025.
What is the difference in primary forest — area between Jamaica and Romania?
10.69 1000 ha, with Jamaica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Romania?
36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
How do Jamaica and Romania rank globally for primary forest — area?
Jamaica ranks 68th and Romania ranks 69th 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.