Forest area km in Jamaica
Jamaica: Forest area km was 616,310 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
616,310
Change on year
up 0.6%
World rank
140th
of 235 countries
All-time high
616,310
in 2025
All-time low
521,010
in 2000
Years of data
36
1990–2025
Forest area km in Jamaica, 1990–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, forest area km in Jamaica stood at 616,310. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 6.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area km in Jamaica peaked at 616,310 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 521,010, in 2000.
Jamaica ranks 140th of 235 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Forest area km in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 521,280 | — |
| 1991 | 521,253 | -0.0% |
| 1992 | 521,226 | -0.0% |
| 1993 | 521,199 | -0.0% |
| 1994 | 521,172 | -0.0% |
| 1995 | 521,145 | -0.0% |
| 1996 | 521,118 | -0.0% |
| 1997 | 521,091 | -0.0% |
| 1998 | 521,064 | -0.0% |
| 1999 | 521,037 | -0.0% |
| 2000 | 521,010 | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 524,754 | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 528,498 | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 532,242 | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 535,986 | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 539,730 | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 543,474 | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 547,218 | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 550,962 | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 554,706 | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 558,450 | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 562,250 | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 566,050 | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 569,850 | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 573,650 | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 577,450 | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 581,336 | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 585,222 | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 589,108 | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 592,994 | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 596,880 | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 600,766 | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 604,652 | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 608,538 | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 612,424 | +0.6% |
| 2025 | 616,310 | +0.6% |
Jamaica compared with similar countries
- Jamaica's 616,310 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2.29 million, 27% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Jamaica's 616,310 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 999,945, 62% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 521,158 | 521,037 | 521,280 | 10 |
| 2000s | 537,858 | 521,010 | 554,706 | 10 |
| 2010s | 575,636 | 558,450 | 592,994 | 10 |
| 2020s | 606,595 | 596,880 | 616,310 | 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 forest area km in Jamaica?
- Forest area km in Jamaica was 616,310 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest forest area km recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 616,310 in 2025.
- What is the lowest forest area km recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 521,010 in 2000.
- How does Jamaica rank for forest area km?
- Jamaica ranks 140th out of 235 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest area km rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Jamaica data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Forest area km. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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