Annual change in forest area as a share of forest area in Jamaica
Jamaica: Annual change in forest area as a share of forest area was 0.6% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Annual change in forest area as a share of 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 %.
Analysis
Jamaica recorded 0.6% for annual change in forest area as a share of forest area in 2025.
That represents a change of down 0.6% on the previous year and down 4.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual change in forest area as a share of forest area in Jamaica peaked at 0.7% in 2001 and was at its lowest, -0.0%, in 2000.
Jamaica ranks 18th of 228 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -0.0% | -0.0% | -0.0% | 9 |
| 2000s | 0.6% | -0.0% | 0.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
More environment data for Jamaica
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 9.42 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 3.32 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 0.43 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.0303 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 0.0828 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0028 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 0.8368 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.004 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0136 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 0.2734 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual change in forest area as a share of forest area in Jamaica?
- Annual change in forest area as a share of forest area in Jamaica was 0.6% 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 as a share of forest area recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7% in 2001.
- What is the lowest annual change in forest area as a share of forest area recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.0% in 2000.
- How does Jamaica rank for annual change in forest area as a share of forest area?
- Jamaica ranks 18th out of 228 countries with data for 2025.
- Is annual change in forest area as a share of forest area rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.2%. 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 as a share of forest area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Annual net change in forest area measures forest expansion (the sum of afforestation and natural expansion) minus deforestation.