Forest area in Caribbean Small States
Caribbean Small States: Forest area was 86.4% in 2023. ▬ Flat
Forest area in Caribbean Small States, 1990–2023
Source: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Measured in % of land area.
Analysis
Caribbean Small States recorded 86.4% for forest area in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 4.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area in Caribbean Small States peaked at 91.5% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 86.4%, in 2023.
Caribbean Small States ranks 1st of 47 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
Forest area in Caribbean Small States, year by year
| Year | % of land area | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 91.5% | — |
| 1991 | 91.5% | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 91.4% | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 91.4% | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 91.3% | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 91.2% | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 91.2% | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 91.1% | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 91.1% | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 91.0% | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 91.0% | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 90.9% | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 90.9% | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 90.8% | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 90.8% | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 90.8% | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 90.7% | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 90.7% | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 90.6% | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 90.6% | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 90.6% | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 90.5% | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 90.4% | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 90.3% | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 90.2% | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 90.1% | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 90.1% | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 90.0% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 89.9% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 89.8% | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 86.6% | -3.6% |
| 2021 | 86.6% | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 86.5% | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 86.4% | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 91.3% | 91.0% | 91.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 90.8% | 90.6% | 91.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 90.2% | 89.8% | 90.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 86.5% | 86.4% | 86.6% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Caribbean Small States
More agriculture & rural data for Caribbean Small States
- Rural population, per capita 0.499 units per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 3.4% (2024)
- Rural population 2.27 million (2025)
- Rural population growth 0.4% (2025)
- Rural population 49.9% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.8% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.7% (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 678.83 current US$ per person (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 10.01 % change on previous year (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0341 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest area in Caribbean Small States?
- Forest area in Caribbean Small States was 86.4% in 2023, according to FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
- What is the highest forest area recorded in Caribbean Small States?
- The highest recorded value was 91.5% in 1990.
- What is the lowest forest area recorded in Caribbean Small States?
- The lowest recorded value was 86.4% in 2023.
- How does Caribbean Small States rank for forest area?
- Caribbean Small States ranks 1st out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is forest area rising or falling in Caribbean Small States?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Caribbean Small States data come from?
- The figures come from FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Forest area (% of land area). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Forest area (% of land area) is the share of total land area that is under natural or planted stands of trees of at least 5 meters in situ, whether productive or not, and excludes tree stands in agricultural production systems (for example, in fruit plantations and agroforestry systems) and trees in urban parks and gardens.