Change forest area share total in Jamaica
Jamaica: Change forest area share total was 0.6305 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Change forest area share total in Jamaica, 1991–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Jamaica recorded 0.6305 for change forest area share total 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, change forest area share total in Jamaica peaked at 0.7135 in 2001 and was at its lowest, -0.0052, 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.
Change forest area share total in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | -0.0052 | — |
| 1992 | -0.0052 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | -0.0052 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | -0.0052 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | -0.0052 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | -0.0052 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | -0.0052 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | -0.0052 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | -0.0052 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | -0.0052 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.7135 | -13866.7% |
| 2002 | 0.7084 | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 0.7034 | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 0.6985 | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 0.6937 | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 0.6889 | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 0.6842 | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 0.6795 | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 0.675 | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 0.6704 | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 0.6759 | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 0.6713 | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 0.6668 | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 0.6624 | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 0.6581 | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 0.6685 | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 0.664 | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 0.6596 | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 0.6553 | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 0.6511 | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 0.6468 | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 0.6427 | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 0.6386 | -0.6% |
| 2024 | 0.6345 | -0.6% |
| 2025 | 0.6305 | -0.6% |
Jamaica compared with similar countries
- Jamaica's 0.6305 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is -0.0134. (42 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Change forest area share total in Jamaica changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +13866.7% | -0.0052 | 0.7135 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -0.0052 | -0.0052 | -0.0052 | 9 |
| 2000s | 0.624 | -0.0052 | 0.7135 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6652 | 0.6553 | 0.6759 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6407 | 0.6305 | 0.6511 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
More environment data for Jamaica
- Grazing land use over the long-term, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per capita 0.0807 hectares per person (2025)
- 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)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per square kilometre 21.14 hectares per square kilometre (2024)
- Sawnwood, coniferous — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is change forest area share total in Jamaica?
- Change forest area share total in Jamaica was 0.6305 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest change forest area share total recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7135 in 2001.
- What is the lowest change forest area share total recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.0052 in 2000.
- How does Jamaica rank for change forest area share total?
- Jamaica ranks 18th out of 228 countries with data for 2025.
- Is change forest area share total 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Change forest area share total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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