Change forest vs gdp in Jamaica

Jamaica: Change forest vs gdp was 0.6305 in 2025. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2025)
0.6305
Change on year
down 0.6%
World rank
17th
of 227 countries
All-time high
0.7135
in 2001
All-time low
-0.0052
in 2000
Years of data
35
1991–2025

Change forest vs gdp in Jamaica, 1991–2025

00.20.40.60.81991200820251991: -0.0051992: -0.0051993: -0.0051994: -0.0051995: -0.0051996: -0.0051997: -0.0051998: -0.0051999: -0.0052000: -0.0052001: 0.7132002: 0.7082003: 0.7032004: 0.6992005: 0.6942006: 0.6892007: 0.6842008: 0.682009: 0.6752010: 0.672011: 0.6762012: 0.6712013: 0.6672014: 0.6622015: 0.6582016: 0.6682017: 0.6642018: 0.662019: 0.6552020: 0.6512021: 0.6472022: 0.6432023: 0.6392024: 0.6352025: 0.631

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2025, change forest vs gdp in Jamaica stood at 0.6305.

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 vs gdp in Jamaica peaked at 0.7135 in 2001 and was at its lowest, -0.0052, in 2000.

Jamaica ranks 17th of 227 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 vs gdp in Jamaica, year by year

Annual values for Change forest vs gdp in Jamaica, 1991 to 2025.
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 vs gdp 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.

YearChange FromTo
2001 +13866.7% -0.0052 0.7135

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 14 China 0.7092 compare
  2. 15 New Zealand 0.6556 compare
  3. 16 Pakistan 0.6511 compare
  4. 18 Philippines 0.5707 compare
  5. 19 Turkey 0.5134 compare
  6. 20 Ghana 0.5062 compare

See the full ranking of 227 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is change forest vs gdp in Jamaica?
Change forest vs gdp in Jamaica was 0.6305 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest change forest vs gdp recorded in Jamaica?
The highest recorded value was 0.7135 in 2001.
What is the lowest change forest vs gdp recorded in Jamaica?
The lowest recorded value was -0.0052 in 2000.
How does Jamaica rank for change forest vs gdp?
Jamaica ranks 17th out of 227 countries with data for 2025.
Is change forest vs gdp 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 vs gdp. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Change forest vs gdp
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
227 places, 7,945 data points, 1991–2025
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