Environment in Jamaica 1,991 indicators covering environment for Jamaica. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus use efficiency 44.33 % 2023 down 4.2% 135th Nutrient balance — Cropland potassium use efficiency 129.89 % 2023 up 35.7% 56th Arable land use per person 0.0423 hectares per person 2023 down 2.0% 155th Forest area 616,310 hectares 2025 up 6.7% 140th Share of global forest area 0.0% 2025 up 7.8% 140th Standardised Precipitation-Evapotranspiration Index -0.1761 2023 up 87.0% 86th Veneer sheets — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP 2024 down 96.7% 163rd Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Export quantity, per square kilometre 0 m3 per square kilometre 2023 — 126th Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Export value, per square kilometre 0 1000 USD per square kilometre 2023 down 100.0% 130th Veneer sheets — Import value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP 2024 down 87.3% 146th Total fibre furnish — Import value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP 2024 up 297.1% 132nd Total fibre furnish — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP 2024 up 1,101.9% 128th Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP 2024 down 55.3% 126th Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Agricultural Use, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP 2024 down 48.7% 106th Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP 2024 down 49.0% 106th Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP 2024 down 50.6% 127th Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP 2024 down 49.7% 122nd Pesticides (total) — Export value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP 2024 down 87.3% 88th Plywood and LVL — Production 0 m3 2024 — 129th Paper and paperboard — Export quantity, annual growth rate 42.46 % change on previous year 2024 up 142.7% 26th Fibreboard — Import value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP 2024 down 23.4% 103rd Fibreboard — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP 2024 down 47.3% 96th Other paper and paperboard — Export value, per capita 0.0001 1000 USD per person 2024 up 190.1% 106th Other paper and paperboard — Export quantity, per capita 0.0002 t per person 2024 up 1,116.8% 105th Newsprint — Import value, per square kilometre 0.1129 1000 USD per square kilometre 2023 down 75.6% 43rd Newsprint — Import quantity, per square kilometre 0.1054 t per square kilometre 2023 down 78.9% 46th Permanent meadows and pastures — Area, per square kilometre 0.0211 1000 ha per square kilometre 2023 unchanged 63rd Wood fuel, coniferous — Production, per square kilometre 0 m3 per square kilometre 2023 — 82nd Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Export quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP 2024 — 100th Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Agricultural Use, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP 2024 down 90.8% 128th Paper and paperboard — Production, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year 1995 down 500.0% 131st Veneer sheets — Import value, annual growth rate -75.57 % change on previous year 2024 down 269.7% 166th Dissolving wood pulp — Import quantity 0 t 2024 — 113th Dissolving wood pulp — Import value 0 1000 USD 2024 — 124th Paper and paperboard — Export value, annual growth rate 8.19 % change on previous year 2024 down 98.9% 53rd Wood fuel, non-coniferous — Production, per capita 0.1684 m3 per person 2024 down 11.1% 92nd Wood fuel — Production, per capita 0.1684 m3 per person 2024 down 11.1% 102nd Roundwood, non-coniferous — Production, per capita 0.2216 m3 per person 2024 down 9.0% 96th Roundwood — Production, per capita 0.2218 m3 per person 2024 down 8.9% 114th Other paper and paperboard — Export quantity, annual growth rate 4.11 % change on previous year 2024 up 104.1% 80th Primary Forest — Area 81.77 1000 ha 2025 down 2.8% 74th Chemical wood pulp, sulphate, bleached — Import quantity 0 t 2024 — 182nd Chemical wood pulp, sulphate, bleached — Import value 0 1000 USD 2024 — 183rd Roundwood — Export value, per square kilometre 0.0092 1000 USD per square kilometre 2023 up 9,900.0% 83rd Roundwood — Export quantity, per square kilometre 0.0073 m3 per square kilometre 2023 up 7,800.0% 103rd Paper and paperboard — Export value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP 2024 up 187.2% 115th Paper and paperboard — Export quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP 2024 up 979.3% 107th Recovered paper — Import quantity 464 t 2024 up 1,618.5% 124th Recovered paper — Import value 169 1000 USD 2024 up 344.7% 122nd Annual change in forest area 3,886 hectares 2025 up 2.3% 40th Annual change in forest area as a share of forest area 0.6% 2025 down 4.2% 18th Annual change in forest area vs. GDP per capita 0.6% 2025 down 4.2% 17th Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods 3,886 hectares 2025 up 2.3% 40th Fibreboard — Export quantity 9 m3 2024 — 152nd Fibreboard — Export value 6 1000 USD 2024 — 153rd Roundwood, coniferous — Production, per capita 0.0002 m3 per person 2024 up 398.8% 105th Other paper and paperboard — Production, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year 1995 down 500.0% 130th Other paper and paperboard — Export value, annual growth rate -30.77 % change on previous year 2024 up 68.2% 164th Forest land — Area 616.31 1000 ha 2025 up 6.7% 155th Naturally regenerating forest — Area 607.89 1000 ha 2025 up 6.8% 143rd ← Previous Page 14 of 34 Next →