Forest area as a proportion of total land area in Jamaica
Jamaica: Forest area as a proportion of total land area was 63.4% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Forest area as a proportion of total land area in Jamaica, 1990–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for forest area as a proportion of total land area in Jamaica is 63.4%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 17.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area as a proportion of total land area in Jamaica peaked at 63.4% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 48.1%, in 1990.
Jamaica ranks 27th of 219 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Forest area as a proportion of total land area in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 48.1% | — |
| 2000 | 48.3% | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 51.0% | +5.6% |
| 2015 | 53.8% | +5.4% |
| 2020 | 58.5% | +8.9% |
| 2025 | 63.4% | +8.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 48.1% | 48.1% | 48.1% | 1 |
| 2000s | 48.3% | 48.3% | 48.3% | 1 |
| 2010s | 52.4% | 51.0% | 53.8% | 2 |
| 2020s | 61.0% | 58.5% | 63.4% | 2 |
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)
- Paper and paperboard — Import quantity, annual growth rate 16.14 % change on previous year (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import quantity, per capita 0.0128 t per person (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import value, annual growth rate 14.49 % change on previous year (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest area as a proportion of total land area in Jamaica?
- Forest area as a proportion of total land area in Jamaica was 63.4% in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest forest area as a proportion of total land area recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 63.4% in 2025.
- What is the lowest forest area as a proportion of total land area recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 48.1% in 1990.
- How does Jamaica rank for forest area as a proportion of total land area?
- Jamaica ranks 27th out of 219 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest area as a proportion of total land area rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Jamaica data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Forest area as a proportion of total land area (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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