Annual change in forest area in Martinique
Martinique: Annual change in forest area was 76 hectares in 2025. ▲ Rising
Annual change in forest area in Martinique, 1991–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
Martinique recorded 76 hectares for annual change in forest area in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 62.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual change in forest area in Martinique peaked at 200 hectares in 2011 and was at its lowest, 76 hectares, in 2021.
That places Martinique 72nd out of 235 regions with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 90 hectares | 90 hectares | 90 hectares | 9 |
| 2000s | 148.5 hectares | 90 hectares | 155 hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 195.5 hectares | 155 hectares | 200 hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 96.67 hectares | 76 hectares | 200 hectares | 6 |
Countries ranked near Martinique
- 69 Palau 90 hectares compare
- 70 Wallis and Futuna 90 hectares compare
- 73 Kyrgyzstan 63.99 hectares compare
- 74 Saint Lucia 50 hectares compare
- 75 Syria 31.99 hectares compare
More environment data for Martinique
- Forest area 52,670 hectares (2025)
- Share of global forest area 0.0% (2025)
- Annual change in forest area as a share of forest area 0.1% (2025)
- Annual change in forest area vs. GDP per capita 0.1% (2025)
- Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods 76 hectares (2025)
- Emissions of air pollutants 28,568 tonnes (2022)
- Exposure to air pollution from human sources 4.2 micrograms per cubic meter (2024)
- Exposure to outdoor air pollution 11.8 µg/m³ (2024)
- Land use over the long-term 12,932 hectares (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term 12,932 hectares (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual change in forest area in Martinique?
- Annual change in forest area in Martinique was 76 hectares in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual change in forest area recorded in Martinique?
- The highest recorded value was 200 hectares in 2011.
- What is the lowest annual change in forest area recorded in Martinique?
- The lowest recorded value was 76 hectares in 2021.
- How does Martinique rank for annual change in forest area?
- Martinique ranks 72nd out of 235 regions with data for 2025.
- Is annual change in forest area rising or falling in Martinique?
- Over the last ten years it is down 62.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Martinique data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Annual change in forest area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Net change in forest area measures forest expansion (the sum of afforestation and natural expansion) minus deforestation.