Forest area (sq. km), per capita in Latin America & Caribbean
Latin America & Caribbean: Forest area (sq. km), per capita was 0.0141 sq. km per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Forest area (sq. km), per capita in Latin America & Caribbean, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in sq. km per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for forest area (sq. km), per capita in Latin America & Caribbean is 0.0141 sq. km per person, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.9% on the previous year and down 10.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area (sq. km), per capita in Latin America & Caribbean peaked at 0.0243 sq. km per person in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.0141 sq. km per person, in 2023.
That places Latin America & Caribbean 8th out of 47 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Forest area (sq. km), per capita in Latin America & Caribbean, year by year
| Year | sq. km per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0243 sq. km per person | — |
| 1991 | 0.0237 sq. km per person | -2.3% |
| 1992 | 0.0232 sq. km per person | -2.3% |
| 1993 | 0.0226 sq. km per person | -2.2% |
| 1994 | 0.0221 sq. km per person | -2.2% |
| 1995 | 0.0217 sq. km per person | -2.2% |
| 1996 | 0.0212 sq. km per person | -2.1% |
| 1997 | 0.0208 sq. km per person | -2.1% |
| 1998 | 0.0203 sq. km per person | -2.1% |
| 1999 | 0.0199 sq. km per person | -2.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0195 sq. km per person | -2.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0191 sq. km per person | -1.9% |
| 2002 | 0.0188 sq. km per person | -1.9% |
| 2003 | 0.0184 sq. km per person | -1.8% |
| 2004 | 0.0181 sq. km per person | -1.8% |
| 2005 | 0.0178 sq. km per person | -1.8% |
| 2006 | 0.0175 sq. km per person | -1.7% |
| 2007 | 0.0172 sq. km per person | -1.7% |
| 2008 | 0.0169 sq. km per person | -1.7% |
| 2009 | 0.0166 sq. km per person | -1.7% |
| 2010 | 0.0163 sq. km per person | -1.6% |
| 2011 | 0.0161 sq. km per person | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0159 sq. km per person | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0157 sq. km per person | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0155 sq. km per person | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0153 sq. km per person | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0151 sq. km per person | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0149 sq. km per person | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0147 sq. km per person | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0146 sq. km per person | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0144 sq. km per person | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0143 sq. km per person | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 0.0142 sq. km per person | -0.9% |
| 2023 | 0.0141 sq. km per person | -0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.022 sq. km per person | 0.0199 sq. km per person | 0.0243 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.018 sq. km per person | 0.0166 sq. km per person | 0.0195 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0154 sq. km per person | 0.0146 sq. km per person | 0.0163 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0143 sq. km per person | 0.0141 sq. km per person | 0.0144 sq. km per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Latin America & Caribbean
- 5 Botswana 0.0601 sq. km per person compare
- 6 Russia 0.0567 sq. km per person compare
- 7 Australia 0.0503 sq. km per person compare
- 8 Central African Republic 0.0431 sq. km per person compare
- 9 Bolivia 0.041 sq. km per person compare
- 10 Mongolia 0.0407 sq. km per person compare
- 11 Finland 0.0401 sq. km per person compare
More agriculture & rural data for Latin America & Caribbean
- Rural population 18.5% (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.1849 units per person (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 2.1% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.8% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 6.8% (2025)
- Rural population 123.28 million (2025)
- Rural population growth -0.6% (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -0.5943 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 502.91 billion current US$ (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest area (sq. km), per capita in Latin America & Caribbean?
- Forest area (sq. km), per capita in Latin America & Caribbean was 0.0141 sq. km per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest forest area (sq. km), per capita recorded in Latin America & Caribbean?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0243 sq. km per person in 1990.
- What is the lowest forest area (sq. km), per capita recorded in Latin America & Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0141 sq. km per person in 2023.
- How does Latin America & Caribbean rank for forest area (sq. km), per capita?
- Latin America & Caribbean ranks 8th out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is forest area (sq. km), per capita rising or falling in Latin America & Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Latin America & Caribbean data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Forest area (sq. km), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Forest area (sq. km) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Forest area (sq. km) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Forest area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Forest area (sq. km) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.