15.1.1 Forest area as a proportion of total land area — Value in Small island developing States (SIDS)
Small island developing States (SIDS): 15.1.1 Forest area as a proportion of total land area — Value was 72.19 % in 2025. ▬ Flat
15.1.1 Forest area as a proportion of total land area — Value in Small island developing States (SIDS), 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Small island developing States (SIDS) recorded 72.19 % for 15.1.1 forest area as a proportion of total land area — value in 2025.
The figure is down 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, 15.1.1 forest area as a proportion of total land area — value in Small island developing States (SIDS) peaked at 72.35 % in 2015 and was at its lowest, 71.58 %, in 1990.
Small island developing States (SIDS) ranks 4th of 21 regions on this measure, in the top quarter.
15.1.1 Forest area as a proportion of total land area — Value in Small island developing States (SIDS), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 71.58 % | — |
| 2000 | 71.79 % | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 72.01 % | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 72.35 % | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 72.25 % | -0.1% |
| 2025 | 72.19 % | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 71.58 % | 71.58 % | 71.58 % | 1 |
| 2000s | 71.79 % | 71.79 % | 71.79 % | 1 |
| 2010s | 72.18 % | 72.01 % | 72.35 % | 2 |
| 2020s | 72.22 % | 72.19 % | 72.25 % | 2 |
Countries ranked near Small island developing States (SIDS)
- 1 French Guiana 96.39 % compare
- 2 Guyana 93.36 % compare
- 3 Gabon 91.42 % compare
- 3 Suriname 91.42 % compare
- 5 Palau 91.02 % compare
- 6 Solomon Islands 89.82 % compare
- 7 Equatorial Guinea 85.8 % compare
More environment data for Small island developing States (SIDS)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.168 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.21 °C (2025)
- Agriculture — Area 16,068 1000 ha (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity 176,855 t (2024)
- Pesticides (total) — Export value 38,354 1000 USD (1989)
- Pesticides (total) — Import value 223,110 1000 USD (1989)
- Country area — Area 135,020 1000 ha (2024)
- Land area — Area 121,110 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Land area 8.2 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is 15.1.1 forest area as a proportion of total land area — value in Small island developing States (SIDS)?
- 15.1.1 forest area as a proportion of total land area — value in Small island developing States (SIDS) was 72.19 % in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest 15.1.1 forest area as a proportion of total land area — value recorded in Small island developing States (SIDS)?
- The highest recorded value was 72.35 % in 2015.
- What is the lowest 15.1.1 forest area as a proportion of total land area — value recorded in Small island developing States (SIDS)?
- The lowest recorded value was 71.58 % in 1990.
- How does Small island developing States (SIDS) rank for 15.1.1 forest area as a proportion of total land area — value?
- Small island developing States (SIDS) ranks 4th out of 21 regions with data for 2025.
- Is 15.1.1 forest area as a proportion of total land area — value rising or falling in Small island developing States (SIDS)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Small island developing States (SIDS) data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of 15.1.1 Forest area as a proportion of total land area — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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