Share global forest in Jamaica
Jamaica: Share global forest was 0.0149 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
0.0149
Change on year
up 0.8%
World rank
140th
of 235 countries
All-time high
0.0149
in 2025
All-time low
0.012
in 1990
Years of data
36
1990–2025
Share global forest in Jamaica, 1990–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, share global forest in Jamaica stood at 0.0149. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and up 7.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share global forest in Jamaica peaked at 0.0149 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.012, in 1990.
Jamaica ranks 140th of 235 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Share global forest in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.012 | — |
| 1991 | 0.012 | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 0.0121 | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 0.0121 | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 0.0121 | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 0.0121 | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 0.0122 | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 0.0122 | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0122 | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 0.0123 | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 0.0123 | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 0.0124 | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 0.0125 | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 0.0126 | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 0.0127 | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 0.0128 | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 0.0129 | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 0.013 | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 0.0131 | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 0.0132 | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 0.0133 | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 0.0134 | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0135 | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 0.0136 | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 0.0137 | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 0.0138 | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 0.0139 | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 0.014 | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 0.0141 | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0142 | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 0.0143 | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 0.0144 | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 0.0146 | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 0.0147 | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 0.0148 | +0.8% |
| 2025 | 0.0149 | +0.8% |
Jamaica compared with similar countries
- Jamaica's 0.0149 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0554, 27% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Jamaica's 0.0149 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0242, 62% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0121 | 0.012 | 0.0123 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0127 | 0.0123 | 0.0132 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0138 | 0.0133 | 0.0142 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0146 | 0.0143 | 0.0149 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
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 share global forest in Jamaica?
- Share global forest in Jamaica was 0.0149 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share global forest recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0149 in 2025.
- What is the lowest share global forest recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.012 in 1990.
- How does Jamaica rank for share global forest?
- Jamaica ranks 140th out of 235 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share global forest rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.8%. 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 Share global forest. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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