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.
Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods 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 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.