Jamaica - Forest area

Forest area (sq. km)

The value for Forest area (sq. km) in Jamaica was 5,969 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 30 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 5,969 in 2020 and a minimum value of 5,210 in 2000.

Definition: Forest area is land 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.

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site.

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Year Value
1990 5,213
1991 5,213
1992 5,212
1993 5,212
1994 5,212
1995 5,211
1996 5,211
1997 5,211
1998 5,211
1999 5,210
2000 5,210
2001 5,247
2002 5,285
2003 5,322
2004 5,360
2005 5,397
2006 5,435
2007 5,472
2008 5,510
2009 5,547
2010 5,585
2011 5,623
2012 5,661
2013 5,699
2014 5,737
2015 5,775
2016 5,813
2017 5,852
2018 5,891
2019 5,930
2020 5,969

Forest area (% of land area)

Forest area (% of land area) in Jamaica was 55.11 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 30 years was 55.11 in 2020, while its lowest value was 48.11 in 2000.

Definition: Forest area is land 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.

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site.

See also:

Year Value
1990 48.13
1991 48.13
1992 48.13
1993 48.13
1994 48.12
1995 48.12
1996 48.12
1997 48.11
1998 48.11
1999 48.11
2000 48.11
2001 48.45
2002 48.80
2003 49.14
2004 49.49
2005 49.84
2006 50.18
2007 50.53
2008 50.87
2009 51.22
2010 51.57
2011 51.92
2012 52.27
2013 52.62
2014 52.97
2015 53.32
2016 53.68
2017 54.04
2018 54.40
2019 54.76
2020 55.11

Classification

Topic: Environment Indicators

Sub-Topic: Land use