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 171st out of 241 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.

Shrub-covered areas — Area from CCI_LC in Jamaica

Name: Shrub-covered areas — Area from CCI_LC in Jamaica
Creator: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
License: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)

Jamaica: Shrub-covered areas — Area from CCI_LC was 14.55 1000 ha in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)

14.55 1000 ha

Change on year

down 0.1%

World rank

171st

of 241 countries

All-time high

14.56 1000 ha

in 2021

All-time low

11.74 1000 ha

in 1994

Years of data

1992–2022

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 171st out of 241 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.

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

168 Netherlands Antilles (former) 16.26 1000 ha compare
169 Trinidad and Tobago 15.72 1000 ha compare
170 Equatorial Guinea 14.56 1000 ha compare
172 French Polynesia 13.23 1000 ha compare
173 Mauritius 13.09 1000 ha compare
174 French Southern Territories 12.96 1000 ha compare

See the full ranking of 270 places →

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)

All data for Jamaica →

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 171st out of 241 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

Indicator: Shrub-covered areas — Area from CCI_LC
Unit: 1000 ha
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage: 270 places, 8,231 data points, 1992–2022
Last refreshed: 12 August 2026

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.