Forest area in Jamaica
Jamaica: Forest area was 56.2% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Forest area in Jamaica, 1990–2023
Source: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Measured in % of land area.
Analysis
The most recent figure for forest area in Jamaica is 56.2%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and up 6.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area in Jamaica peaked at 56.2% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 48.1%, in 2000.
That places Jamaica 36th out of 213 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Forest area in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | % of land area | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 48.1% | — |
| 1991 | 48.1% | -0.0% |
| 1992 | 48.1% | -0.0% |
| 1993 | 48.1% | -0.0% |
| 1994 | 48.1% | -0.0% |
| 1995 | 48.1% | -0.0% |
| 1996 | 48.1% | -0.0% |
| 1997 | 48.1% | -0.0% |
| 1998 | 48.1% | -0.0% |
| 1999 | 48.1% | -0.0% |
| 2000 | 48.1% | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 48.5% | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 48.8% | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 49.1% | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 49.5% | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 49.8% | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 50.2% | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 50.5% | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 50.9% | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 51.2% | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 51.6% | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 51.9% | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 52.3% | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 52.6% | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 53.0% | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 53.3% | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 53.7% | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 54.0% | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 54.4% | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 54.8% | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 55.1% | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 55.5% | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 55.8% | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 56.2% | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 48.1% | 48.1% | 48.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 49.7% | 48.1% | 51.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 53.2% | 51.6% | 54.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 55.7% | 55.1% | 56.2% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
More agriculture & rural data for Jamaica
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 13.16 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0874 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 699.7 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -1.28 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.4057 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 8.7% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 8.7% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.1% (2023)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.9% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest area in Jamaica?
- Forest area in Jamaica was 56.2% in 2023, according to FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
- What is the highest forest area recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 56.2% in 2023.
- What is the lowest forest area recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 48.1% in 2000.
- How does Jamaica rank for forest area?
- Jamaica ranks 36th out of 213 countries with data for 2023.
- Is forest area rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Jamaica data come from?
- The figures come from FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Forest area (% of land area). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Forest area (% of land area) is the share of total land area that is under natural or planted stands of trees of at least 5 meters in situ, whether productive or not, and excludes tree stands in agricultural production systems (for example, in fruit plantations and agroforestry systems) and trees in urban parks and gardens.