Jamaica vs Syria: Share of global forest area

Jamaica
0.0%
in 2025
Syria
0.0%
in 2025
Jamaica rank
140th
Syria rank
143rd

Share of global forest area over time

  • Jamaica
  • Syria
00.0050.010.015199020072025

How they compare

Jamaica currently reports 0.0% against 0.0% in Syria, a difference of 0.0%.

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

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

Jamaica ranks 140th and Syria ranks 143rd of 235 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Jamaica Syria Difference Ahead
1990s 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% Jamaica
2000s 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% Jamaica
2010s 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% Jamaica
2020s 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% Jamaica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher share of global forest area, Jamaica or Syria?
Jamaica, at 0.0% against 0.0% in Syria as of 2025.
What is the difference in share of global forest area between Jamaica and Syria?
0.0%, with Jamaica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Syria?
36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
How do Jamaica and Syria rank globally for share of global forest area?
Jamaica ranks 140th and Syria ranks 143rd of 235 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of global 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
Share of global forest area
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
235 places, 8,460 data points, 1990–2025
Last refreshed

Share of global forest area represents the proportion of a country's forest area relative to the total global forest area.