Annual forest expansion in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: Annual forest expansion was 10 hectares per year in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2020)
10 hectares per year
World rank
71st
of 110 countries
All-time high
80 hectares per year
in 1990
All-time low
10 hectares per year
in 2020
Years of data
5
1990–2020
Annual forest expansion in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, 1990–2020
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares per year.
Analysis
In 2020, annual forest expansion in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines stood at 10 hectares per year. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of down 66.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual forest expansion in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines peaked at 80 hectares per year in 1990 and was at its lowest, 10 hectares per year, in 2020.
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines ranks 71st of 110 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Annual forest expansion in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, year by year
| Year | hectares per year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 80 hectares per year | — |
| 2000 | 20 hectares per year | -75.0% |
| 2010 | 30 hectares per year | +50.0% |
| 2015 | 20 hectares per year | -33.3% |
| 2020 | 10 hectares per year | -50.0% |
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines compared with similar countries
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines's 10 hectares per year is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 4,420 hectares per year, 0% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines's 10 hectares per year is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 6,445 hectares per year, 0% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 80 hectares per year | 80 hectares per year | 80 hectares per year | 1 |
| 2000s | 20 hectares per year | 20 hectares per year | 20 hectares per year | 1 |
| 2010s | 25 hectares per year | 20 hectares per year | 30 hectares per year | 2 |
| 2020s | 10 hectares per year | 10 hectares per year | 10 hectares per year | 1 |
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More environment data for Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -8.15 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.272 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.44 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.49 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate -2.67 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual forest expansion in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
- Annual forest expansion in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines was 10 hectares per year in 2020, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual forest expansion recorded in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
- The highest recorded value was 80 hectares per year in 1990.
- What is the lowest annual forest expansion recorded in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
- The lowest recorded value was 10 hectares per year in 2020.
- How does Saint Vincent and the Grenadines rank for annual forest expansion?
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines ranks 71st out of 110 countries with data for 2020.
- Is annual forest expansion rising or falling in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
- Over the last ten years it is down 66.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 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 forest expansion. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Forest expansion is the sum of afforestation (the establishment of forest through planting and/or deliberate seeding) and natural forest expansion (expansion of forests through natural succession on land that, until then, was under another land use).