Proportion of forest area with a long-term management plan in Jamaica
Jamaica: Proportion of forest area with a long-term management plan was 18.8% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Proportion of forest area with a long-term management plan in Jamaica, 1990–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of forest area with a long-term management plan in Jamaica is 18.8%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of forest area with a long-term management plan in Jamaica peaked at 18.8% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 16.9%, in 1990.
That places Jamaica 77th out of 105 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
Proportion of forest area with a long-term management plan in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 16.9% | — |
| 2000 | 17.0% | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 18.7% | +10.4% |
| 2015 | 18.8% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 18.8% | +0.2% |
| 2025 | 18.8% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 16.9% | 16.9% | 16.9% | 1 |
| 2000s | 17.0% | 17.0% | 17.0% | 1 |
| 2010s | 18.7% | 18.7% | 18.8% | 2 |
| 2020s | 18.8% | 18.8% | 18.8% | 2 |
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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 proportion of forest area with a long-term management plan in Jamaica?
- Proportion of forest area with a long-term management plan in Jamaica was 18.8% in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of forest area with a long-term management plan recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 18.8% in 2025.
- What is the lowest proportion of forest area with a long-term management plan recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.9% in 1990.
- How does Jamaica rank for proportion of forest area with a long-term management plan?
- Jamaica ranks 77th out of 105 countries with data for 2025.
- Is proportion of forest area with a long-term management plan rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Jamaica data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of forest area with a long-term management plan (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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