Forest area in Cayman Islands
Cayman Islands: Forest area was 52.5% in 2023. ▬ Flat
Forest area in Cayman Islands, 1990–2023
Source: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Measured in % of land area.
Analysis
Cayman Islands recorded 52.5% for forest area in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and down 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area in Cayman Islands peaked at 54.7% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 52.5%, in 2023.
Cayman Islands ranks 44th of 214 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Forest area in Cayman Islands, year by year
| Year | % of land area | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 54.7% | — |
| 1991 | 54.6% | -0.2% |
| 1992 | 54.5% | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 54.5% | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 54.4% | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 54.3% | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 54.2% | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 54.1% | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 54.0% | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 54.0% | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 53.9% | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 53.8% | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 53.7% | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 53.6% | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 53.5% | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 53.4% | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 53.4% | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 53.3% | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 53.2% | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 53.1% | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 53.0% | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 53.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 53.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 53.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 53.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 53.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 53.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 53.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 53.4% | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 53.0% | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 53.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 52.8% | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 52.7% | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 52.5% | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 54.3% | 54.0% | 54.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 53.5% | 53.1% | 53.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 53.0% | 53.0% | 53.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 52.7% | 52.5% | 53.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Cayman Islands
- 41 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 54.2% compare
- 42 Northern Mariana Islands 53.0% compare
- 43 Colombia 52.8% compare
- 45 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 52.2% compare
- 46 Marshall Islands 52.2% compare
- 47 Sao Tome and Principe 52.1% compare
More agriculture & rural data for Cayman Islands
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 17.9 % change on previous year (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 0.5% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.2% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.4% (2024)
- Rural population 0.0% (2025)
- Rural population 0 (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 0.5% (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 35.15 million current US$ (2024)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 0.5% (2024)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest area in Cayman Islands?
- Forest area in Cayman Islands was 52.5% in 2023, according to FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
- What is the highest forest area recorded in Cayman Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 54.7% in 1990.
- What is the lowest forest area recorded in Cayman Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 52.5% in 2023.
- How does Cayman Islands rank for forest area?
- Cayman Islands ranks 44th out of 214 countries with data for 2023.
- Is forest area rising or falling in Cayman Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Cayman Islands 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.