Environment in Jamaica 2,012 indicators covering environment for Jamaica. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Freshwater Fish — Protein supply quantity 0.36 g/cap/d 2023 up 71.4% 121st Freshwater Fish — Protein supply quantity 373.44 t 2023 up 76.5% 137th Freshwater Fish — Fat supply quantity 0.12 g/cap/d 2023 up 71.4% 123rd Freshwater Fish — Fat supply quantity 121.31 t 2023 up 71.9% 137th Semi-chemical wood pulp (1961-2016) — Import quantity 5 t 2011 — 78th Semi-chemical wood pulp (1961-2016) — Import value 14 1000 USD 2011 — 75th Urea and ammonium nitrate solutions (UAN) — Import value 67.2 1000 USD 2024 up 725.6% 64th Freshwater Fish — Production 2 1000 t 2023 unchanged 127th Freshwater Fish — Export quantity 0 1000 t 2023 — 99th Urea and ammonium nitrate solutions (UAN) — Import quantity 58.6 t 2024 up 745.6% 68th Share of terrestrial Key Biodiversity Areas that are protected 20.1% 2025 up 4.4% 196th Protected area coverage of mountain key biodiversity areas 16.6% 2025 up 1.3% 153rd Protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas 31.6% 2025 up 6.8% 123rd Average proportion of Freshwater Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) 61.7% 2025 up 6.0% 67th Average proportion of Mountain Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) covered 16.6% 2025 up 1.4% 162nd Average proportion of Terrestrial Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) 20.1% 2025 up 4.4% 208th Average proportion of Marine Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) covered by 31.6% 2025 up 6.8% 128th Wood fuel, all species (export/import, 1961-2016) — Import quantity 1 m3 2016 down 95.0% 153rd Wood fuel, all species (export/import, 1961-2016) — Import value 2 1000 USD 2016 down 75.0% 146th Wood pellets — Import quantity 0 t 2024 down 100.0% 134th Wood pellets — Import value 1 1000 USD 2024 down 96.8% 128th NPK fertilizers — Export quantity 16.07 t 2018 down 78.6% 104th NPK fertilizers — Export value 15.65 1000 USD 2018 down 49.8% 107th Drivers of deforestation 50.35 hectares 2023 down 28.6% 97th Wood pellets, briquettes and other agglomerates — Import quantity 10 t 2024 down 72.2% 147th Wood pellets, briquettes and other agglomerates — Import value 3 1000 USD 2024 down 90.3% 161st Bagasse — Energy production 1,082 TJ 2024 down 72.9% 55th Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 30 - Environmental causes 333.36 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants 2019 up 11.6% 72nd Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 30 - Environmental causes 3.91 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants 2019 down 60.6% 146th Wood briquettes and other agglomerates — Import quantity 10 t 2024 down 64.3% 127th Wood briquettes and other agglomerates — Import value 2 1000 USD 2024 down 97.1% 137th Wood fuel, all species (export/import, 1961-2016) — Export value 15 1000 USD 2016 up 150.0% 96th Wood fuel, all species (export/import, 1961-2016) — Export quantity 85 m3 2016 up 372.2% 91st Agriculture area certified organic — Area 0 1000 ha 2024 down 100.0% 165th Oriented strand board (OSB) — Export quantity 0 m3 2024 — 95th Oriented strand board (OSB) — Export value 0 1000 USD 2024 — 95th Credit to Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing — Value Standard Local 14,024 million SLC 2024 up 58.3% 58th Credit to Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing — Value Standard Local 7,863 million SLC 2024 down 16.8% 62nd Credit to Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing — Agriculture orientation 0.1441 2024 down 63.5% 97th Bagasse — Energy consumption 1,082 TJ 2024 down 35.1% 47th Roundwood, coniferous — Import quantity 16,820 m3 2024 up 280,233.0% 64th Roundwood, coniferous — Import value 6,620 1000 USD 2024 up 132,300.0% 56th Roundwood, coniferous — Export quantity 0 m3 2024 — 128th Roundwood, coniferous — Export value 0 1000 USD 2024 — 129th Roundwood, non-coniferous — Import quantity 761 m3 2024 up 233.8% 124th Roundwood, non-coniferous — Import value 333 1000 USD 2024 up 187.1% 108th Roundwood, non-coniferous — Export quantity 1 m3 2024 down 66.7% 164th Roundwood, non-coniferous — Export value 1 1000 USD 2024 down 94.4% 163rd 15.1.1 Forest area — Value 686.09 1000 ha 2025 up 17.9% 125th 15.1.1 Forest area as a proportion of total land area — Value 63.35 % 2025 up 17.9% 27th 15.1.1 Land area — Value 1,083 1000 ha 2025 unchanged 151st 15.2.1 Above-ground biomass in forest — Value 158.54 t/ha 2025 down 3.0% 59th 15.2.1 Proportion of forest area within legally established protected 22.93 % 2025 up 2.3% 65th Freshwater Fish — Other uses 0 1000 t 2023 — 6th Share of global plastic waste imports 0.0% 2023 up 446.9% 109th Plastic waste per capita imports vs. exports 0.024 kilograms 2023 up 67.1% 102nd Proportion of population using safely managed sanitation services, by 73.6% 2024 up 16.5% 68th Drinking water usage in urban areas 809.72 people 2024 down 70.7% 69th Population using at least basic drinking-water services 84.1% 2024 down 2.6% 111th Watermelons — Producer Price Index 318.48 2025 up 199.6% 11th ← Previous Page 24 of 34 Next →