Forest area (sq. km), per capita in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries): Forest area (sq. km), per capita was 0.0143 sq. km per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Forest area (sq. km), per capita in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries), 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 & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) is 0.0143 sq. km per person, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.0% on the previous year and down 10.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area (sq. km), per capita in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at 0.025 sq. km per person in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.0143 sq. km per person, in 2023.
That places Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) 6th 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 & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries), year by year
| Year | sq. km per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.025 sq. km per person | — |
| 1991 | 0.0245 sq. km per person | -2.4% |
| 1992 | 0.0239 sq. km per person | -2.3% |
| 1993 | 0.0233 sq. km per person | -2.3% |
| 1994 | 0.0228 sq. km per person | -2.2% |
| 1995 | 0.0223 sq. km per person | -2.2% |
| 1996 | 0.0218 sq. km per person | -2.2% |
| 1997 | 0.0214 sq. km per person | -2.1% |
| 1998 | 0.0209 sq. km per person | -2.1% |
| 1999 | 0.0205 sq. km per person | -2.1% |
| 2000 | 0.0201 sq. km per person | -2.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0197 sq. km per person | -2.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0193 sq. km per person | -1.9% |
| 2003 | 0.0189 sq. km per person | -1.9% |
| 2004 | 0.0186 sq. km per person | -1.8% |
| 2005 | 0.0183 sq. km per person | -1.8% |
| 2006 | 0.0179 sq. km per person | -1.8% |
| 2007 | 0.0176 sq. km per person | -1.8% |
| 2008 | 0.0173 sq. km per person | -1.7% |
| 2009 | 0.017 sq. km per person | -1.7% |
| 2010 | 0.0167 sq. km per person | -1.7% |
| 2011 | 0.0165 sq. km per person | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0163 sq. km per person | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 0.016 sq. km per person | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0158 sq. km per person | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0156 sq. km per person | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0154 sq. km per person | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0152 sq. km per person | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 0.015 sq. km per person | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0149 sq. km per person | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0147 sq. km per person | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0146 sq. km per person | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 0.0145 sq. km per person | -0.9% |
| 2023 | 0.0143 sq. km per person | -1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0226 sq. km per person | 0.0205 sq. km per person | 0.025 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0185 sq. km per person | 0.017 sq. km per person | 0.0201 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0157 sq. km per person | 0.0149 sq. km per person | 0.0167 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0145 sq. km per person | 0.0143 sq. km per person | 0.0147 sq. km per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
- 3 Gabon 0.0946 sq. km per person compare
- 4 Canada 0.0866 sq. km per person compare
- 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
More agriculture & rural data for Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
- 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 7.1% (2025)
- Rural population 120.45 million (2025)
- Rural population growth -0.6% (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -0.5917 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 497.31 billion current US$ (2025)
All data for Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest area (sq. km), per capita in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Forest area (sq. km), per capita in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) was 0.0143 sq. km per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest forest area (sq. km), per capita recorded in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The highest recorded value was 0.025 sq. km per person in 1990.
- What is the lowest forest area (sq. km), per capita recorded in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0143 sq. km per person in 2023.
- How does Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for forest area (sq. km), per capita?
- Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 6th out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is forest area (sq. km), per capita rising or falling in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) 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.