Mangroves — Area from MODIS in Jamaica
Jamaica: Mangroves — Area from MODIS was 17.8 1000 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling
Mangroves — Area from MODIS in Jamaica, 2001–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
In 2024, mangroves — area from modis in Jamaica stood at 17.8 1000 ha.
The figure is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 2.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mangroves — area from modis in Jamaica peaked at 24.82 1000 ha in 2001 and was at its lowest, 16.5 1000 ha, in 2006.
That places Jamaica 67th out of 240 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 18.71 1000 ha | 16.5 1000 ha | 24.82 1000 ha | 9 |
| 2010s | 18.25 1000 ha | 17.33 1000 ha | 19.19 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.88 1000 ha | 17.44 1000 ha | 18.49 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
- 64 Angola 23.08 1000 ha compare
- 65 Micronesia (Federated States of) 22.74 1000 ha compare
- 66 Sri Lanka 20.2 1000 ha compare
- 68 Guatemala 17.77 1000 ha compare
- 69 Brunei Darussalam 16.88 1000 ha compare
- 70 Puerto Rico 16.05 1000 ha compare
More environment data for Jamaica
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 23.65 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 45.85 1000 ha (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 16 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 21.14 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 54.15 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 229 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 16.29 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 68.9 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 29.56 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 125 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mangroves — area from modis in Jamaica?
- Mangroves — area from modis in Jamaica was 17.8 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest mangroves — area from modis recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 24.82 1000 ha in 2001.
- What is the lowest mangroves — area from modis recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.5 1000 ha in 2006.
- How does Jamaica rank for mangroves — area from modis?
- Jamaica ranks 67th out of 240 countries with data for 2024.
- Is mangroves — area from modis rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Jamaica data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Mangroves — Area from MODIS. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Land Cover data under the Agri-Environmental Indicators section contains land cover information organized by the land cover classes of the international standard system for Environmental and Economic Accounting Central Framework (SEEA CF). The land cover information is compiled from publicly available Global Land Cover (GLC) maps: a) MODIS land cover types based on the Land Cover Classification System, LCCS; b) The European Spatial Agency (ESA) Climate Change Initiative (CCI) annual land cover maps produced by the Université catholique de Louvain (UCL)-Geomatics and now under the European Copernicus Program; c) The annual land cover maps which were produced under the European Copernicus Global Land Service (CGLS) (CGLS land cover, containing discrete land cover categorization), with spatial resolution 100m; and d) the WorldCover maps of the European Space Agency, produced at 10m resolution.