Change forest area share total in Antigua and Barbuda
Antigua and Barbuda: Change forest area share total was -0.8472 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
-0.8472
Change on year
down 0.8%
World rank
209th
of 228 countries
All-time high
-0.6571
in 1991
All-time low
-0.8472
in 2025
Years of data
35
1991–2025
Change forest area share total in Antigua and Barbuda, 1991–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Antigua and Barbuda recorded -0.8472 for change forest area share total in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.8% on the previous year and down 8.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, change forest area share total in Antigua and Barbuda peaked at -0.6571 in 1991 and was at its lowest, -0.8472, in 2025.
That places Antigua and Barbuda 209th out of 228 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Change forest area share total in Antigua and Barbuda, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | -0.6571 | — |
| 1992 | -0.6615 | +0.7% |
| 1993 | -0.6659 | +0.7% |
| 1994 | -0.6703 | +0.7% |
| 1995 | -0.6748 | +0.7% |
| 1996 | -0.6794 | +0.7% |
| 1997 | -0.6841 | +0.7% |
| 1998 | -0.6888 | +0.7% |
| 1999 | -0.6936 | +0.7% |
| 2000 | -0.6984 | +0.7% |
| 2001 | -0.7141 | +2.2% |
| 2002 | -0.7192 | +0.7% |
| 2003 | -0.7244 | +0.7% |
| 2004 | -0.7297 | +0.7% |
| 2005 | -0.7351 | +0.7% |
| 2006 | -0.7405 | +0.7% |
| 2007 | -0.746 | +0.7% |
| 2008 | -0.7516 | +0.8% |
| 2009 | -0.7573 | +0.8% |
| 2010 | -0.7631 | +0.8% |
| 2011 | -0.7574 | -0.7% |
| 2012 | -0.7632 | +0.8% |
| 2013 | -0.7691 | +0.8% |
| 2014 | -0.775 | +0.8% |
| 2015 | -0.7811 | +0.8% |
| 2016 | -0.7872 | +0.8% |
| 2017 | -0.7935 | +0.8% |
| 2018 | -0.7998 | +0.8% |
| 2019 | -0.8063 | +0.8% |
| 2020 | -0.8128 | +0.8% |
| 2021 | -0.8195 | +0.8% |
| 2022 | -0.8262 | +0.8% |
| 2023 | -0.8331 | +0.8% |
| 2024 | -0.8401 | +0.8% |
| 2025 | -0.8472 | +0.8% |
Antigua and Barbuda compared with similar countries
- Antigua and Barbuda's -0.8472 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is -0.0134, 63.0× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -0.6751 | -0.6936 | -0.6571 | 9 |
| 2000s | -0.7316 | -0.7573 | -0.6984 | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.7796 | -0.8063 | -0.7574 | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.8298 | -0.8472 | -0.8128 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Antigua and Barbuda
- 206 Sierra Leone -0.8097 compare
- 207 Seychelles -0.822 compare
- 208 Mozambique -0.8282 compare
- 210 Honduras -0.8568 compare
- 211 Iraq -0.9536 compare
- 212 Mali -0.9595 compare
More environment data for Antigua and Barbuda
- Grazing land use over the long-term, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per capita 0.0425 hectares per person (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -3.03 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.27 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.19 °C (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per square kilometre 9.08 hectares per square kilometre (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.84 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is change forest area share total in Antigua and Barbuda?
- Change forest area share total in Antigua and Barbuda was -0.8472 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest change forest area share total recorded in Antigua and Barbuda?
- The highest recorded value was -0.6571 in 1991.
- What is the lowest change forest area share total recorded in Antigua and Barbuda?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.8472 in 2025.
- How does Antigua and Barbuda rank for change forest area share total?
- Antigua and Barbuda ranks 209th out of 228 countries with data for 2025.
- Is change forest area share total rising or falling in Antigua and Barbuda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Antigua and Barbuda data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Change forest area share total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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