Deforestation statistics for Jamaica
Jamaica: Demographic data
Population (2022) | 2,961,167 |
Annual population growth rate (2022) | 0.40% |
Population density (people/sq km) | 273 |
Net migration | -11,332 |
Fertility rate | 2 |
Median age | 31 |
Urban population share | 55% |
Jamaica: Land cover and land use change data
Land area (sq km): 10,830 |
Tree cover (30%) Tree cover extent in 2000 (ha): 768,441 Tree cover extent as % of land area: 71.00% Tree cover loss from 2001-20 (ha): 50,364 Tree cover extent as % of 2000 tree cover: 6.60% |
Tropical primary forest Primary forest extent in 2001 (ha): 237,094 Primary forest extent as % of land area: 21.90% Primary forest extent as % of 2000 tree cover: 30.90% Primary forest loss from 2002-20 (ha): 9,874 Primary forest loss from 2002-20 as % of 2001 primary forest cover: 4.20% Primary forest extent in 2020 (ha): 227,220 Primary forest extent in 2020 as % of land area: 21.00% Primary forest extent in 2020 as % of 2000 tree cover area: 30% |
Jamaica: Annual forest and tree cover data
Jamaica: Tropical primary forest loss by year All figures in hectares
Year: Hectares 2002: 280 2003: 152 2004: 980 2005: 3,164 2006: 457 2007: 227 2008: 279 2009: 620 2010: 438 2011: 321 2012: 473 2013: 130 2014: 277 2015: 203 2016: 726 2017: 355 2018: 293 2019: 254 2020: 244 |
Jamaica: Tree cover loss by year 30% tree cover threshold; all figures in hectares
Year: Hectares 2001: 1,246 2002: 1,648 2003: 1,029 2004: 3,901 2005: 7,598 2006: 2,798 2007: 1,270 2008: 2,027 2009: 3,538 2010: 2,365 2011: 2,385 2012: 2,604 2013: 1,328 2014: 2,838 2015: 2,903 2016: 1,991 2017: 2,200 2018: 2,233 2019: 2,292 2020: 2,170 |
Tree cover loss by year at the subnational level (administrative level 1)
Sub-national admin area 1 | Tree cover extent (2001) ha | Tree cover loss (2001-05) ha | Tree cover loss (2006-10) ha | Tree cover loss (2011-15) ha | Tree cover loss (2016-20) ha | Tree cover loss (2001-20) ha | Tree cover loss (2001-20) % |
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Clarendon | 67,476 | 3,097 | 854 | 802 | 619 | 5,372 | 8.0% |
Saint James | 44,491 | 553 | 539 | 339 | 550 | 1,981 | 4.5% |
Saint Mary | 53,781 | 414 | 564 | 819 | 1,509 | 3,306 | 6.1% |
Saint Thomas | 58,973 | 1,127 | 1,831 | 2,342 | 830 | 6,131 | 10.4% |
Trelawny | 72,628 | 742 | 478 | 497 | 593 | 2,311 | 3.2% |
Westmoreland | 45,886 | 1,364 | 901 | 466 | 829 | 3,559 | 7.8% |
Hanover | 31,881 | 590 | 385 | 287 | 287 | 1,549 | 4.9% |
Kingston | 187 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2.2% |
Manchester | 49,821 | 1,909 | 1,344 | 808 | 596 | 4,657 | 9.3% |
Portland | 79,780 | 695 | 791 | 1,449 | 1,410 | 4,345 | 5.4% |
Saint Andrew | 28,639 | 360 | 353 | 471 | 189 | 1,373 | 4.8% |
Saint Ann | 89,634 | 1,229 | 1,467 | 1,820 | 1,756 | 6,272 | 7.0% |
Saint Catherine | 80,488 | 1,359 | 1,587 | 1,200 | 847 | 4,993 | 6.2% |
Saint Elizabeth | 64,775 | 1,984 | 902 | 755 | 870 | 4,511 | 7.0% |
Tree cover loss by year at the subnational level (administrative level 2)
Sub-national admin area 1 | Admin area 2 | Tree cover extent (2000) ha | Tree cover loss (2001-05) ha | Tree cover loss (2006-10) ha | Tree cover loss (2011-15) ha | Tree cover loss (2016-20) ha | Tree cover loss (2001-20) ha | Tree cover loss (2001-20) % |
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Clarendon | 11,934 | 1,387 | 178 | 71 | 229 | 1,865 | 15.6% | |
Saint James | 16,516 | 117 | 66 | 35 | 47 | 266 | 1.6% | |
Saint Mary | 3,745 | 74 | 45 | 35 | 51 | 205 | 5.5% | |
Saint Thomas | 13,237 | 34 | 44 | 55 | 382 | 516 | 3.9% | |
Trelawny | 45,729 | 322 | 130 | 127 | 144 | 722 | 1.6% | |
Westmoreland | 12,146 | 501 | 248 | 95 | 128 | 972 | 8.0% | |
Hanover | 6,665 | 210 | 58 | 37 | 18 | 324 | 4.9% | |
Manchester | 18,922 | 612 | 294 | 120 | 100 | 1,126 | 5.9% | |
Portland | 27,578 | 33 | 55 | 109 | 98 | 295 | 1.1% | |
Saint Andrew | 3,185 | 20 | 17 | 12 | 24 | 74 | 2.3% | |
Saint Ann | 36,910 | 334 | 393 | 365 | 366 | 1,458 | 4.0% | |
Saint Catherine | 22,211 | 452 | 357 | 238 | 190 | 1,236 | 5.6% | |
Saint Elizabeth | 18,316 | 482 | 136 | 105 | 94 | 817 | 4.5% |
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2019 forest data for Jamaica | Archived forest data for Jamaica | Forest data for Jamaica
Data Source: Tree cover loss: Hansen/UMD/Google/USGS/NASA via Global Forest Watch. Administrative boundaries: Global Administrative Areas database (GADM), version 3.6.
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