Protected terrestrial biodiversity sites in Jamaica
Jamaica: Protected terrestrial biodiversity sites was 20.07 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
20.07
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
196th
of 240 countries
All-time high
20.07
in 2021
All-time low
18.58
in 2000
Years of data
26
2000–2025
Protected terrestrial biodiversity sites in Jamaica, 2000–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for protected terrestrial biodiversity sites in Jamaica is 20.07, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, protected terrestrial biodiversity sites in Jamaica peaked at 20.07 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 18.58, in 2000.
That places Jamaica 196th out of 240 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Protected terrestrial biodiversity sites in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 18.58 | — |
| 2001 | 18.58 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 18.58 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 18.58 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 18.64 | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 18.9 | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 18.9 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 18.9 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 18.9 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 18.9 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 18.9 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 18.9 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 18.9 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 18.9 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 19.18 | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 19.22 | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 19.71 | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 19.71 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 19.71 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 19.71 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 19.71 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 20.07 | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 20.07 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 20.07 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 20.07 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 20.07 | +0.0% |
Jamaica compared with similar countries
- Jamaica's 20.07 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 42.81, 47% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Jamaica's 20.07 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 35.03, 57% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 18.75 | 18.58 | 18.9 | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.28 | 18.9 | 19.71 | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.01 | 19.71 | 20.07 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
- 193 Singapore 21.14 compare
- 194 Falkland Islands 20.76 compare
- 195 South Africa 20.21 compare
- 197 Iceland 19.6 compare
- 198 Israel 19.59 compare
- 199 Tajikistan 18.67 compare
More environment data for Jamaica
- Grazing land use over the long-term, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per capita 0.0807 hectares per person (2025)
- 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)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per square kilometre 21.14 hectares per square kilometre (2024)
- Sawnwood, coniferous — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is protected terrestrial biodiversity sites in Jamaica?
- Protected terrestrial biodiversity sites in Jamaica was 20.07 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest protected terrestrial biodiversity sites recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 20.07 in 2021.
- What is the lowest protected terrestrial biodiversity sites recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.58 in 2000.
- How does Jamaica rank for protected terrestrial biodiversity sites?
- Jamaica ranks 196th out of 240 countries with data for 2025.
- Is protected terrestrial biodiversity sites rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Jamaica data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Protected terrestrial biodiversity sites. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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