Terrestrial protected areas in Jamaica
Jamaica: Terrestrial protected areas was 19.9 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
19.9
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
90th
of 213 countries
All-time high
20
in 2022
All-time low
15.9
in 2013
Years of data
13
2013–2025
Terrestrial protected areas in Jamaica, 2013–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Jamaica recorded 19.9 for terrestrial protected areas in 2025.
That represents a change of up 25.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, terrestrial protected areas in Jamaica peaked at 20 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 15.9, in 2013.
That places Jamaica 90th out of 213 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Terrestrial protected areas in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 15.9 | — |
| 2014 | 15.9 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 15.9 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 15.9 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 15.9 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 15.9 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 15.9 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 15.9 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 16.2 | +1.9% |
| 2022 | 20 | +23.5% |
| 2023 | 20 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 19.9 | -0.5% |
| 2025 | 19.9 | +0.0% |
Jamaica compared with similar countries
- Jamaica's 19.9 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 15.6, 1.3× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Jamaica's 19.9 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 17.7, 1.1× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 15.9 | 15.9 | 15.9 | 7 |
| 2020s | 18.65 | 15.9 | 20 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
More reference data data for Jamaica
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.045 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.1808 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.2582 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0003 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.2582 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1508 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0583 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.8486 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.19 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0015 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is terrestrial protected areas in Jamaica?
- Terrestrial protected areas in Jamaica was 19.9 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest terrestrial protected areas recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 20 in 2022.
- What is the lowest terrestrial protected areas recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.9 in 2013.
- How does Jamaica rank for terrestrial protected areas?
- Jamaica ranks 90th out of 213 countries with data for 2025.
- Is terrestrial protected areas rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Jamaica data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Terrestrial protected areas. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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