Annual change in forest area as a share of forest area in Guadeloupe
Guadeloupe: Annual change in forest area as a share of forest area was 0.4% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Annual change in forest area as a share of forest area in Guadeloupe, 1991–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Guadeloupe recorded 0.4% for annual change in forest area as a share of forest area in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 3.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual change in forest area as a share of forest area in Guadeloupe peaked at 0.4% in 2011 and was at its lowest, -0.1%, in 2000.
Guadeloupe ranks 30th of 228 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Annual change in forest area as a share of forest area in Guadeloupe, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | -0.1% | — |
| 1992 | -0.1% | +0.1% |
| 1993 | -0.1% | +0.1% |
| 1994 | -0.1% | +0.1% |
| 1995 | -0.1% | +0.1% |
| 1996 | -0.1% | +0.1% |
| 1997 | -0.1% | +0.1% |
| 1998 | -0.1% | +0.1% |
| 1999 | -0.1% | +0.1% |
| 2000 | -0.1% | +0.1% |
| 2001 | -0.1% | -19.9% |
| 2002 | -0.1% | +0.1% |
| 2003 | -0.1% | +0.1% |
| 2004 | -0.1% | +0.1% |
| 2005 | -0.1% | +0.1% |
| 2006 | -0.1% | +0.1% |
| 2007 | -0.1% | +0.1% |
| 2008 | -0.1% | +0.1% |
| 2009 | -0.1% | +0.1% |
| 2010 | -0.1% | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 0.4% | -473.6% |
| 2012 | 0.4% | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 0.4% | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 0.4% | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 0.4% | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 0.4% | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 0.4% | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 0.4% | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 0.4% | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 0.4% | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 0.4% | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 0.4% | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 0.4% | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 0.4% | -0.4% |
| 2025 | 0.4% | -0.4% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Annual change in forest area as a share of forest area in Guadeloupe changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | +473.6% | -0.1% | 0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -0.1% | -0.1% | -0.1% | 9 |
| 2000s | -0.1% | -0.1% | -0.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3% | -0.1% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Guadeloupe
More environment data for Guadeloupe
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -0.4134 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 0.493 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.259 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.17 °C (2025)
- Permanent crops — Area 2.96 1000 ha (2024)
- Agricultural land — Share in Land area 28.66 % (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 40.17 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 18.65 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Area per capita 0.06 ha/cap (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual change in forest area as a share of forest area in Guadeloupe?
- Annual change in forest area as a share of forest area in Guadeloupe was 0.4% 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 as a share of forest area recorded in Guadeloupe?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4% in 2011.
- What is the lowest annual change in forest area as a share of forest area recorded in Guadeloupe?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.1% in 2000.
- How does Guadeloupe rank for annual change in forest area as a share of forest area?
- Guadeloupe ranks 30th out of 228 countries with data for 2025.
- Is annual change in forest area as a share of forest area rising or falling in Guadeloupe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Guadeloupe 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 as a share of forest area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Annual net change in forest area measures forest expansion (the sum of afforestation and natural expansion) minus deforestation.