How many years of comparable data are there for Dominica and Jamaica?

22 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

Statizoid (derived), published as Tree cover loss by dominant driver, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Dominica vs Jamaica: Tree cover loss by dominant driver, per square kilometre

Dominica

0.0253 hectares per square kilometre

in 2023

Jamaica

0.0336 hectares per square kilometre

in 2023

Dominica rank

8th

Jamaica rank

6th

Tree cover loss by dominant driver, per square kilometre over time

Dominica
Jamaica

How they compare

Jamaica currently reports 0.0336 hectares per square kilometre against 0.0253 hectares per square kilometre in Dominica, a difference of 0.0083 hectares per square kilometre.

That makes Jamaica's figure about 1.3 times Dominica's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Jamaica ahead.

Dominica ranks 8th and Jamaica ranks 6th of 176 countries.

Jamaica has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Dominica	Jamaica	Difference	Ahead
2000s	0.0065 hectares per square kilometre	0.0393 hectares per square kilometre	0.0328 hectares per square kilometre	Jamaica
2010s	0.0352 hectares per square kilometre	0.0376 hectares per square kilometre	0.0024 hectares per square kilometre	Jamaica
2020s	0.0104 hectares per square kilometre	0.0347 hectares per square kilometre	0.0243 hectares per square kilometre	Jamaica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher tree cover loss by dominant driver, per square kilometre, Dominica or Jamaica?: Jamaica, at 0.0336 hectares per square kilometre against 0.0253 hectares per square kilometre in Dominica as of 2023.
What is the difference in tree cover loss by dominant driver, per square kilometre between Dominica and Jamaica?: 0.0083 hectares per square kilometre, with Jamaica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Dominica and Jamaica?: 22 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2023.
How do Dominica and Jamaica rank globally for tree cover loss by dominant driver, per square kilometre?: Dominica ranks 8th and Jamaica ranks 6th of 176 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Statizoid (derived), published as Tree cover loss by dominant driver, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Tree cover loss by dominant driver, per square kilometre
Unit: hectares per square kilometre
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 176 places, 3,776 data points, 2001–2023
Last refreshed: 29 September 2026

Tree cover loss by dominant driver divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.