4.5.2. Input Data

Table 9 presents the information sources used to provide data for the parameters of the Forestry subsector, and Table 10 presents the data for the Agriculture and Livestock subsector.

Table 9. Key Data and Sources for Land Use and Forestry

Data (units)	Source
Annual deforestation rate and annual reforestation rate [% yr⁻¹]	Assessment of Land-Use Change in Jamaica (2021)
Net absorptions and related emissions [Gg CO₂e yr⁻¹]	Assessment of Jamaica’s Climate-Change Mitigation Potential and Implications for its Updated NDC
Emissions from land-use change, 2006-2012 [Gg CO₂e]	Jamaica’s First Biennial Update Report (BUR, 2012)
National forest cover [ha or % land area]	National Forest Management Plan
Classification of forest types [categorical]	Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining

Table 10. Key Data and Sources for Agriculture and Livestock

Data (units)	Source
Main crops, cultivated area [Mha] and local production [Mt]	Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining
Annual crop production by commodity [Mt yr⁻¹]	Statistical Institute of Jamaica (STATIN)
Crop export and import volumes & values [t yr⁻¹, USD yr⁻¹]	International Trade Centre (ITC) — Trade Map database
Agricultural GHG emissions by category [Gg CO₂e yr⁻¹]	Jamaica’s First Biennial Update Report (BUR, 2012)
Direct and indirect N₂O emission factors [kg N₂O kg N⁻¹]	IPCC 2006 Guidelines for National Greenhouse-Gas Inventories
Population-growth projections [persons]	Vision 2030 Jamaica: National Development Plan – Population Sector Plan
Fixed and variable costs for cultivation of major crops [USD ha⁻¹ yr⁻¹]	Agricultural Statistics — Ministry of Agriculture of the Dominican Republic
Fixed, variable and capital costs for banana cultivation [USD ha⁻¹ yr⁻¹]	The Banana Board Jamaica
Capital costs for cultivation of assorted crops [USD ha⁻¹]	South Sustainability journal; SciELO articles; university theses; Agro-Investment Jamaica Agribusiness Agency; SEPSA reports
Livestock product types and annual production [Mt yr⁻¹]	Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining
Yields of livestock products [t product animal⁻¹ yr⁻¹]	Agricultural Statistics — Ministry of Agriculture of the Dominican Republic
Livestock-sector GHG emissions by category [Gg CO₂e yr⁻¹]	Jamaica’s First Biennial Update Report (BUR, 2012)
Enteric-fermentation and manure-management emission factors [kg CH₄ animal⁻¹ yr⁻¹ or kg N₂O animal⁻¹ yr⁻¹]	IPCC 2006 Guidelines for National Greenhouse-Gas Inventories
Fixed and variable costs for livestock products [USD animal⁻¹ yr⁻¹]	Jamaica Pig Farmers Association (JPFA); PigTrop website; The Poultry Site; Jamaican Dairy Development Board (JDDB); Goat Seminar Nutramix Jamaica; Spanish Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food; journals Investigación y Ciencia and Valor Contable
Capital costs for livestock production systems [USD animal-place⁻¹]	Selina Wamucii Platform; Central Ganadera S.A. Colombia