Jamaica vs Western Sahara: Share of global forest area

Jamaica
0.0%
in 2025
Western Sahara
0.0%
in 2025
Jamaica rank
140th
Western Sahara rank
142nd

Share of global forest area over time

  • Jamaica
  • Western Sahara
00.0050.010.015199020072025

How they compare

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

That makes Jamaica's figure about 1.2 times Western Sahara's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 36 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Western Sahara ahead.

Jamaica ranks 140th and Western Sahara ranks 142nd of 235 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Jamaica averaged higher in 2 and Western Sahara in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Jamaica Western Sahara Difference Ahead
1990s 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% Western Sahara
2000s 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% Western Sahara
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 Western Sahara?
Jamaica, at 0.0% against 0.0% in Western Sahara as of 2025.
What is the difference in share of global forest area between Jamaica and Western Sahara?
0.0%, with Jamaica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Western Sahara?
36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
How do Jamaica and Western Sahara rank globally for share of global forest area?
Jamaica ranks 140th and Western Sahara ranks 142nd 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.