Annual afforestation in Jamaica
Jamaica: Annual afforestation was 10 hectares per year in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
10 hectares per year
World rank
64th
of 106 countries
All-time high
10 hectares per year
in 2000
All-time low
0 hectares per year
in 1990
Years of data
5
1990–2020
Annual afforestation in Jamaica, 1990–2020
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares per year.
Analysis
The most recent figure for annual afforestation in Jamaica is 10 hectares per year, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual afforestation in Jamaica peaked at 10 hectares per year in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0 hectares per year, in 1990.
That places Jamaica 64th out of 106 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
Annual afforestation in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | hectares per year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0 hectares per year | — |
| 2000 | 10 hectares per year | — |
| 2010 | 10 hectares per year | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 10 hectares per year | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 10 hectares per year | +0.0% |
Jamaica compared with similar countries
- Jamaica's 10 hectares per year is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 320 hectares per year, 3% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Jamaica's 10 hectares per year is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1,520 hectares per year, 1% of the median. (18 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0 hectares per year | 0 hectares per year | 0 hectares per year | 1 |
| 2000s | 10 hectares per year | 10 hectares per year | 10 hectares per year | 1 |
| 2010s | 10 hectares per year | 10 hectares per year | 10 hectares per year | 2 |
| 2020s | 10 hectares per year | 10 hectares per year | 10 hectares per year | 1 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
- 61 Cyprus 30 hectares per year compare
- 61 Egypt 30 hectares per year compare
- 63 Switzerland 20 hectares per year compare
- 64 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 10 hectares per year compare
- 64 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 10 hectares per year compare
- 67 Bhutan 0 hectares per year compare
- 67 Cayman Islands 0 hectares per year
- 67 Costa Rica 0 hectares per year compare
- 67 Ecuador 0 hectares per year compare
- 67 Equatorial Guinea 0 hectares per year
- 67 Falkland Islands 0 hectares per year
- 67 Faroe Islands 0 hectares per year
- 67 Finland 0 hectares per year compare
- 67 Gambia 0 hectares per year
- 67 Georgia 0 hectares per year compare
- 67 Gibraltar 0 hectares per year
- 67 Greenland 0 hectares per year
- 67 Guyana 0 hectares per year
- 67 Iran 0 hectares per year
- 67 Iraq 0 hectares per year
- 67 Isle of Man 0 hectares per year
- 67 Jersey 0 hectares per year
- 67 Jordan 0 hectares per year
- 67 Kuwait 0 hectares per year compare
- 67 Lebanon 0 hectares per year
- 67 Libya 0 hectares per year
- 67 Liechtenstein 0 hectares per year
- 67 Monaco 0 hectares per year
- 67 Namibia 0 hectares per year
- 67 Nauru 0 hectares per year
- 67 Oman 0 hectares per year
- 67 Qatar 0 hectares per year
- 67 Saint Barthelemy 0 hectares per year
- 67 San Marino 0 hectares per year
- 67 Singapore 0 hectares per year
- 67 Slovakia 0 hectares per year compare
- 67 Slovenia 0 hectares per year
- 67 Somalia 0 hectares per year
- 67 Svalbard and Jan Mayen 0 hectares per year
- 67 Sweden 0 hectares per year compare
- 67 Tanzania 0 hectares per year
- 67 Tokelau 0 hectares per year
- 67 Vatican 0 hectares per year
- 67 Yemen 0 hectares per year
- 67 Zimbabwe 0 hectares per year
More environment data for Jamaica
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -2.93 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -3.15 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.284 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.76 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 4.23 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate -0.7158 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual afforestation in Jamaica?
- Annual afforestation in Jamaica was 10 hectares per year in 2020, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual afforestation recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 10 hectares per year in 2000.
- What is the lowest annual afforestation recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 hectares per year in 1990.
- How does Jamaica rank for annual afforestation?
- Jamaica ranks 64th out of 106 countries with data for 2020.
- Is annual afforestation rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Jamaica data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Annual afforestation. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Afforestation is the establishment of forest through planting and/or deliberate seeding on land that, until then, was not classified as forest.