Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods in Jamaica
Jamaica: Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods was 3,886 hectares in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods 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
The most recent figure for change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods in Jamaica is 3,886 hectares, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods 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.
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 |
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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 change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods in Jamaica?
- Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods 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 change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 3,886 hectares in 2016.
- What is the lowest change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was -27 hectares in 1991.
- How does Jamaica rank for change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods?
- Jamaica ranks 40th out of 235 countries with data for 2025.
- Is change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods 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 Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods. 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.