Shrub-covered areas — Area from CCI_LC in Jamaica
Jamaica: Shrub-covered areas — Area from CCI_LC was 14.55 1000 ha in 2022. ▲ Rising
Shrub-covered areas — Area from CCI_LC in Jamaica, 1992–2022
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
Jamaica recorded 14.55 1000 ha for shrub-covered areas — area from cci_lc in 2022.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 15.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, shrub-covered areas — area from cci_lc in Jamaica peaked at 14.56 1000 ha in 2021 and was at its lowest, 11.74 1000 ha, in 1994.
That places Jamaica 158th out of 224 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
Shrub-covered areas — Area from CCI_LC in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 11.75 1000 ha | — |
| 1993 | 11.75 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 11.74 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 11.86 1000 ha | +1.0% |
| 1996 | 11.91 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 11.97 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 12.25 1000 ha | +2.3% |
| 1999 | 12.42 1000 ha | +1.4% |
| 2000 | 13.84 1000 ha | +11.4% |
| 2001 | 14.49 1000 ha | +4.7% |
| 2002 | 14.41 1000 ha | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 12.96 1000 ha | -10.1% |
| 2004 | 12.97 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 12.8 1000 ha | -1.3% |
| 2006 | 12.76 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 12.5 1000 ha | -2.0% |
| 2008 | 12.39 1000 ha | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 12.39 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 12.5 1000 ha | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 12.51 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 12.63 1000 ha | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 12.66 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 13.24 1000 ha | +4.6% |
| 2015 | 13.21 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 13.33 1000 ha | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 13.51 1000 ha | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 13.67 1000 ha | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 13.92 1000 ha | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 14.44 1000 ha | +3.7% |
| 2021 | 14.56 1000 ha | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 14.55 1000 ha | -0.1% |
Jamaica compared with similar countries
- Jamaica's 14.55 1000 ha is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 441.84 1000 ha, 3% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Jamaica's 14.55 1000 ha is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 129.36 1000 ha, 11% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11.96 1000 ha | 11.74 1000 ha | 12.42 1000 ha | 8 |
| 2000s | 13.15 1000 ha | 12.39 1000 ha | 14.49 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.12 1000 ha | 12.5 1000 ha | 13.92 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.52 1000 ha | 14.44 1000 ha | 14.56 1000 ha | 3 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
- 155 Réunion 16.09 1000 ha compare
- 156 Trinidad and Tobago 15.72 1000 ha compare
- 157 Equatorial Guinea 14.56 1000 ha compare
- 159 French Polynesia 13.23 1000 ha compare
- 160 Mauritius 13.09 1000 ha compare
- 161 French Southern Territories 12.96 1000 ha compare
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)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (1989)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 4.23 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate -0.7158 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is shrub-covered areas — area from cci_lc in Jamaica?
- Shrub-covered areas — area from cci_lc in Jamaica was 14.55 1000 ha in 2022, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest shrub-covered areas — area from cci_lc recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 14.56 1000 ha in 2021.
- What is the lowest shrub-covered areas — area from cci_lc recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.74 1000 ha in 1994.
- How does Jamaica rank for shrub-covered areas — area from cci_lc?
- Jamaica ranks 158th out of 224 countries with data for 2022.
- Is shrub-covered areas — area from cci_lc rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Jamaica data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Shrub-covered areas — Area from CCI_LC. 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.