What is the difference in tree cover loss from wildfires between Jamaica and Netherlands?

1 hectares, with Jamaica ahead.

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

23 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

Global Forest Watch (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Tree cover loss from wildfires. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Jamaica vs Netherlands: Tree cover loss from wildfires

Jamaica

16.41 hectares

in 2024

Netherlands

15.41 hectares

in 2024

Jamaica rank

110th

Netherlands rank

111th

Tree cover loss from wildfires over time

Jamaica
Netherlands

How they compare

Jamaica currently reports 16.41 hectares against 15.41 hectares in Netherlands, a difference of 1 hectares.

That makes Jamaica's figure about 1.1 times Netherlands's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 23 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Netherlands ahead.

Jamaica ranks 110th and Netherlands ranks 111th of 152 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Jamaica	Netherlands	Difference	Ahead
2000s	125.9 hectares	15.26 hectares	110.64 hectares	Jamaica
2010s	10.11 hectares	16.05 hectares	5.94 hectares	Netherlands
2020s	3.85 hectares	20.83 hectares	16.98 hectares	Netherlands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher tree cover loss from wildfires, Jamaica or Netherlands?: Jamaica, at 16.41 hectares against 15.41 hectares in Netherlands as of 2024.
What is the difference in tree cover loss from wildfires between Jamaica and Netherlands?: 1 hectares, with Jamaica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Netherlands?: 23 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2024.
How do Jamaica and Netherlands rank globally for tree cover loss from wildfires?: Jamaica ranks 110th and Netherlands ranks 111th of 152 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Global Forest Watch (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Tree cover loss from wildfires. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Tree cover loss from wildfires
Unit: hectares
Source: Global Forest Watch (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 152 places, 3,353 data points, 2001–2024
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

Tree cover loss due to fire with no visible human conversion or agricultural activity afterward. Fires may be started by natural causes (e.g. lightning) or may be related to human activities (accidental or deliberate).