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TROPICAL RAINFORESTS: Deforestation rates tables and charts
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Deforestation tables and charts for
Jamaica
Deforestation data for
Jamaica
, 1990-2005.
Jamaica
's data is derived from the FAO.
Forest Cover (hectares):
339000
Forest Cover (as % of total land area):
31.3
Other wooded land (hectares):
188000
Other land with tree cover (hectares):
82,000
Total land area (hectares):
1,099,000
Forest Area
Classification |
Area |
Annual change rate |
Total change |
Period |
1990 |
2000 |
2005 |
1990-2000 |
1990-2000 |
2000-2005 |
2000-2005 |
1990-2005 |
1990-2005 |
1990s vs 2000s |
Units |
ha |
ha |
ha |
ha |
% |
ha |
% |
ha |
% |
% |
Total forest area |
345000
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341000
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339000
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-0.1
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-0.1
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-6,000
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-1.74
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0
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Other wooded land |
190000
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189000
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188000
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-100
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-0.05
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-200
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-0.11
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-2,000
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-1.05
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101.06
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Primary forests |
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-
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-
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0
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Plantations |
15000
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14000
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14000
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-40
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-0.27
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20
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0.14
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-1000
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-6.7
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-153.6
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Chart: Forest cover in Jamaica, 1990-2005
Chart: Other wooded land cover in Jamaica, 1990-2005
All data derived from the Forest Resources Assessment and the State of the World's Forests published by the U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization (F.A.O)
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