Jamaica vs Sierra Leone: Primary Forest — Area
Primary Forest — Area over time
- Jamaica
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Jamaica currently reports 81.77 1000 ha against 71.07 1000 ha in Sierra Leone, a difference of 10.7 1000 ha.
That makes Jamaica's figure about 1.2 times Sierra Leone's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 36 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Sierra Leone ahead.
Jamaica ranks 68th and Sierra Leone ranks 70th of 169 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Jamaica averaged higher in 1 and Sierra Leone in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Jamaica | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 88.26 1000 ha | 193.85 1000 ha | 105.59 1000 ha | Sierra Leone |
| 2000s | 86.67 1000 ha | 137.2 1000 ha | 50.52 1000 ha | Sierra Leone |
| 2010s | 84.28 1000 ha | 90.61 1000 ha | 6.33 1000 ha | Sierra Leone |
| 2020s | 82.36 1000 ha | 71.07 1000 ha | 11.3 1000 ha | Jamaica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary forest — area, Jamaica or Sierra Leone?
- Jamaica, at 81.77 1000 ha against 71.07 1000 ha in Sierra Leone as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary forest — area between Jamaica and Sierra Leone?
- 10.7 1000 ha, with Jamaica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Sierra Leone?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Jamaica and Sierra Leone rank globally for primary forest — area?
- Jamaica ranks 68th and Sierra Leone ranks 70th 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.