Tree-covered areas — Area from MODIS in Jamaica
Jamaica: Tree-covered areas — Area from MODIS was 931.26 1000 ha in 2024. ▬ Flat
Tree-covered areas — Area from MODIS in Jamaica, 2001–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
In 2024, tree-covered areas — area from modis in Jamaica stood at 931.26 1000 ha.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and up 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tree-covered areas — area from modis in Jamaica peaked at 949.44 1000 ha in 2019 and was at its lowest, 899.11 1000 ha, in 2001.
That places Jamaica 116th out of 223 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Tree-covered areas — Area from MODIS in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 899.11 1000 ha | — |
| 2002 | 910.65 1000 ha | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 923.42 1000 ha | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 915.61 1000 ha | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 899.61 1000 ha | -1.7% |
| 2006 | 912.77 1000 ha | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 921.33 1000 ha | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 922.46 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 918.72 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 912.22 1000 ha | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 914.74 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 914.51 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 908.1 1000 ha | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 918.98 1000 ha | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 928.68 1000 ha | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 938.95 1000 ha | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 939.38 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 945.39 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 949.44 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 947.69 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 944.99 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 940.52 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 933.61 1000 ha | -0.7% |
| 2024 | 931.26 1000 ha | -0.3% |
Jamaica compared with similar countries
- Jamaica's 931.26 1000 ha is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2,768 1000 ha, 34% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Jamaica's 931.26 1000 ha is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1,846 1000 ha, 50% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 913.74 1000 ha | 899.11 1000 ha | 923.42 1000 ha | 9 |
| 2010s | 927.04 1000 ha | 908.1 1000 ha | 949.44 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 939.61 1000 ha | 931.26 1000 ha | 947.69 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
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 tree-covered areas — area from modis in Jamaica?
- Tree-covered areas — area from modis in Jamaica was 931.26 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest tree-covered areas — area from modis recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 949.44 1000 ha in 2019.
- What is the lowest tree-covered areas — area from modis recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 899.11 1000 ha in 2001.
- How does Jamaica rank for tree-covered areas — area from modis?
- Jamaica ranks 116th out of 223 countries with data for 2024.
- Is tree-covered areas — area from modis rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Jamaica data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Tree-covered areas — Area from MODIS. 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.