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

15 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.

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

Jamaica

0.0336 hectares per square kilometre

in 2023

Maldives

0.0449 hectares per square kilometre

in 2023

Jamaica rank

6th

Maldives rank

4th

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

Jamaica
Maldives

How they compare

Maldives currently reports 0.0449 hectares per square kilometre against 0.0336 hectares per square kilometre in Jamaica, a difference of 0.0113 hectares per square kilometre.

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

The two have swapped places 1 time across 15 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Jamaica ahead.

Jamaica ranks 6th and Maldives ranks 4th of 176 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Jamaica averaged higher in 2 and Maldives in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Jamaica	Maldives	Difference	Ahead
2000s	0.0393 hectares per square kilometre	0.0069 hectares per square kilometre	0.0324 hectares per square kilometre	Jamaica
2010s	0.0418 hectares per square kilometre	0.009 hectares per square kilometre	0.0327 hectares per square kilometre	Jamaica
2020s	0.0336 hectares per square kilometre	0.0449 hectares per square kilometre	0.0113 hectares per square kilometre	Maldives

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher tree cover loss by dominant driver, per square kilometre, Jamaica or Maldives?: Maldives, at 0.0449 hectares per square kilometre against 0.0336 hectares per square kilometre in Jamaica as of 2023.
What is the difference in tree cover loss by dominant driver, per square kilometre between Jamaica and Maldives?: 0.0113 hectares per square kilometre, with Maldives ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Maldives?: 15 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2023.
How do Jamaica and Maldives rank globally for tree cover loss by dominant driver, per square kilometre?: Jamaica ranks 6th and Maldives ranks 4th 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.