Planted Forest — Share in Forest land in Jamaica
Jamaica: Planted Forest — Share in Forest land was 1.37 % in 2025. ▼ Falling
Planted Forest — Share in Forest land in Jamaica, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, planted forest — share in forest land in Jamaica stood at 1.37 %. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of down 4.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, planted forest — share in forest land in Jamaica peaked at 1.69 % in 1990 and was at its lowest, 1.37 %, in 2024.
That places Jamaica 149th out of 191 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.64 % | 1.59 % | 1.69 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.53 % | 1.49 % | 1.58 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.45 % | 1.41 % | 1.48 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.39 % | 1.37 % | 1.4 % | 6 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
- 146 Brunei Darussalam 1.53 % compare
- 147 Costa Rica 1.5 % compare
- 147 Georgia 1.5 % compare
- 150 Benin 1.35 % compare
- 151 El Salvador 1.3 % compare
- 152 United Republic of Tanzania 1.27 % 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 planted forest — share in forest land in Jamaica?
- Planted forest — share in forest land in Jamaica was 1.37 % in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest planted forest — share in forest land recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 1.69 % in 1990.
- What is the lowest planted forest — share in forest land recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.37 % in 2024.
- How does Jamaica rank for planted forest — share in forest land?
- Jamaica ranks 149th out of 191 countries with data for 2025.
- Is planted forest — share in forest land rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.9%. 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 Planted Forest — Share in Forest land. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.