Land use hidden — Forest in Jamaica
Jamaica: Land use hidden — Forest was 6,085 Square kilometres in 2023. ▲ Rising
Land use hidden — Forest in Jamaica, 1990–2023
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Square kilometres.
Analysis
Jamaica recorded 6,085 Square kilometres for land use hidden — forest in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 6.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use hidden — forest in Jamaica peaked at 6,085 Square kilometres in 2023 and was at its lowest, 5,210 Square kilometres, in 2000.
Jamaica ranks 118th of 199 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5,212 Square kilometres | 5,210 Square kilometres | 5,213 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2000s | 5,379 Square kilometres | 5,210 Square kilometres | 5,547 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2010s | 5,756 Square kilometres | 5,584 Square kilometres | 5,930 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2020s | 6,027 Square kilometres | 5,969 Square kilometres | 6,085 Square kilometres | 4 |
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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)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import 198.16 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import 0.0001 t per person (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 1.16 Percentage change (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 1.09 Percentage change (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value 740.89 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land use hidden — forest in Jamaica?
- Land use hidden — forest in Jamaica was 6,085 Square kilometres in 2023, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest land use hidden — forest recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 6,085 Square kilometres in 2023.
- What is the lowest land use hidden — forest recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 5,210 Square kilometres in 2000.
- How does Jamaica rank for land use hidden — forest?
- Jamaica ranks 118th out of 199 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land use hidden — forest rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Jamaica data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Land use hidden — Forest. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Land resources are one of the four components of the natural environment: water, air, land and living resources. In this context land is both: a physical "milieu" necessary for the development of natural vegetation as well as cultivated vegetation; a resource for human activities. The data presented here give information concerning land use state and changes (e.g. agricultural land, forest land). Data source(s): Food and Agriculture Organization of the U.N., (FAOSTAT) Contact: ENV.Stat@oecd.org Dataset release date: June 3, 2024 Database documentation Countries metadata