Land use hidden — Naturally regenerating forest in Jamaica
Jamaica: Land use hidden — Naturally regenerating forest was 6,001 Square kilometres in 2023. ▲ Rising
Land use hidden — Naturally regenerating forest in Jamaica, 1990–2023
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Square kilometres.
Analysis
The most recent figure for land use hidden — naturally regenerating forest in Jamaica is 6,001 Square kilometres, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 6.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use hidden — naturally regenerating forest in Jamaica peaked at 6,001 Square kilometres in 2023 and was at its lowest, 5,125 Square kilometres, in 1990.
Jamaica ranks 111th of 189 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.
Land use hidden — Naturally regenerating forest in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 5,125 Square kilometres | — |
| 1991 | 5,125 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 5,126 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 5,126 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 5,126 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 5,126 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 5,127 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 5,127 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 5,127 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 5,128 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 5,128 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 5,165 Square kilometres | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 5,203 Square kilometres | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 5,240 Square kilometres | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 5,277 Square kilometres | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 5,315 Square kilometres | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 5,352 Square kilometres | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 5,389 Square kilometres | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 5,427 Square kilometres | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 5,464 Square kilometres | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 5,502 Square kilometres | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 5,540 Square kilometres | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 5,577 Square kilometres | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 5,615 Square kilometres | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 5,653 Square kilometres | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 5,691 Square kilometres | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 5,730 Square kilometres | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 5,769 Square kilometres | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 5,808 Square kilometres | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 5,846 Square kilometres | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 5,885 Square kilometres | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 5,924 Square kilometres | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 5,963 Square kilometres | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 6,001 Square kilometres | +0.6% |
Jamaica compared with similar countries
- Jamaica's 6,001 Square kilometres is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 27,299 Square kilometres, 22% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Jamaica's 6,001 Square kilometres is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 23,319 Square kilometres, 26% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5,126 Square kilometres | 5,125 Square kilometres | 5,128 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2000s | 5,296 Square kilometres | 5,128 Square kilometres | 5,464 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2010s | 5,673 Square kilometres | 5,502 Square kilometres | 5,846 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2020s | 5,943 Square kilometres | 5,885 Square kilometres | 6,001 Square kilometres | 4 |
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)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (1989)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land use hidden — naturally regenerating forest in Jamaica?
- Land use hidden — naturally regenerating forest in Jamaica was 6,001 Square kilometres in 2023, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest land use hidden — naturally regenerating forest recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 6,001 Square kilometres in 2023.
- What is the lowest land use hidden — naturally regenerating forest recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 5,125 Square kilometres in 1990.
- How does Jamaica rank for land use hidden — naturally regenerating forest?
- Jamaica ranks 111th out of 189 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land use hidden — naturally regenerating forest rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.9%. 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 — Naturally regenerating 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