Annual change in forest area in Jamaica
Jamaica: Annual change in forest area was 3,886 hectares in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Annual change in forest area in Jamaica, 1991–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
Jamaica recorded 3,886 hectares for annual change in forest area in 2025. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is up 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual change in forest area in Jamaica peaked at 3,886 hectares in 2016 and was at its lowest, -27 hectares, in 1991.
That places Jamaica 40th out of 235 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Annual change in forest area in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | hectares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | -27 hectares | — |
| 1992 | -27 hectares | -0.0% |
| 1993 | -27 hectares | -0.0% |
| 1994 | -27 hectares | -0.0% |
| 1995 | -27 hectares | -0.0% |
| 1996 | -27 hectares | -0.0% |
| 1997 | -27 hectares | -0.0% |
| 1998 | -27 hectares | -0.0% |
| 1999 | -27 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2000 | -27 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 3,744 hectares | -13965.6% |
| 2002 | 3,744 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 3,744 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 3,744 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 3,744 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 3,744 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 3,744 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 3,744 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 3,744 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 3,744 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 3,800 hectares | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 3,800 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 3,800 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 3,800 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 3,800 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 3,886 hectares | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 3,886 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 3,886 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 3,886 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 3,886 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 3,886 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 3,886 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 3,886 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 3,886 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 3,886 hectares | +0.0% |
Jamaica compared with similar countries
- Jamaica's 3,886 hectares is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is -22 hectares. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -27 hectares | -27 hectares | -27 hectares | 9 |
| 2000s | 3,367 hectares | -27 hectares | 3,744 hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 3,829 hectares | 3,744 hectares | 3,886 hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,886 hectares | 3,886 hectares | 3,886 hectares | 6 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
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 change in forest area in Jamaica?
- Annual change in forest area in Jamaica was 3,886 hectares in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual change in forest area recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 3,886 hectares in 2016.
- What is the lowest annual change in forest area recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was -27 hectares in 1991.
- How does Jamaica rank for annual change in forest area?
- Jamaica ranks 40th out of 235 countries with data for 2025.
- Is annual change in forest area rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 change in forest area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Net change in forest area measures forest expansion (the sum of afforestation and natural expansion) minus deforestation.