Annual change in forest area as a share of forest area in Martinique
Martinique: Annual change in forest area as a share of forest area was 0.1% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Annual change in forest area as a share of 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 %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for annual change in forest area as a share of forest area in Martinique is 0.1%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 63.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual change in forest area as a share of forest area in Martinique peaked at 0.4% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2025.
That places Martinique 52nd out of 228 regions with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 9 |
| 2000s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.4% | 6 |
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More environment data for Martinique
- Forest area 52,670 hectares (2025)
- Share of global forest area 0.0% (2025)
- Annual change in forest area 76 hectares (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 as a share of forest area in Martinique?
- Annual change in forest area as a share of forest area in Martinique was 0.1% 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 Martinique?
- 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 Martinique?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2025.
- How does Martinique rank for annual change in forest area as a share of forest area?
- Martinique ranks 52nd out of 228 regions with data for 2025.
- Is annual change in forest area as a share of forest area rising or falling in Martinique?
- Over the last ten years it is down 63.0%. 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 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.