Forest land area fell 0.113% to 3.35 '000 sq km in Jamaica in 2015, according to Faostat.
Historically, forest land area in Jamaica reached an all time high of 3.45 '000 sq km in 1990 and an all time low of 3.35 '000 sq km in 2015. When compared to Jamaica's main peers, forest land area in Cayman Islands amounted to 0.127 '000 sq km, 32.0 '000 sq km in Cuba, 19.8 '000 sq km in Dominican Republic and 0.970 '000 sq km in Haiti in 2015.
Jamaica has been ranked 143rd within the group of 173 countries we follow in terms of forest land area.
| Forest Land Area | Unit | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 |
| Bahamas | '000 sq km | 5.15 | 5.15 | 5.15 | 5.15 | 5.15 | ||||||||||||||||
| Cayman Islands | '000 sq km | 0.127 | 0.127 | 0.127 | 0.127 | 0.127 | ||||||||||||||||
| Cuba | '000 sq km | 28.4 | 29.3 | 29.9 | 30.4 | 30.9 | ||||||||||||||||
| Dominican Republic | '000 sq km | 19.7 | 18.2 | 18.5 | 18.8 | 19.2 | ||||||||||||||||
| Haiti | '000 sq km | 1.02 | 1.01 | 1.00 | 0.994 | 0.986 | ||||||||||||||||
| Jamaica | '000 sq km | 3.38 | 3.37 | 3.37 | 3.36 | 3.36 | ||||||||||||||||
| Mexico | '000 sq km | 650 | 665 | 664 | 663 | 662 | ||||||||||||||||
| Puerto Rico | '000 sq km | 5.43 | 4.79 | 4.83 | 4.86 | 4.89 | ||||||||||||||||
| USA | '000 sq km | 3,036 | 3,087 | 3,090 | 3,093 | 3,095 |
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