Annual change in forest area vs. GDP per capita in Cayman Islands
Cayman Islands: Annual change in forest area vs. GDP per capita was 0.0% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Annual change in forest area vs. GDP per capita in Cayman Islands, 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 vs. gdp per capita in Cayman Islands is 0.0%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
Over the whole period, annual change in forest area vs. gdp per capita in Cayman Islands peaked at 0.0% in 2011 and was at its lowest, -0.2%, in 2010.
Cayman Islands ranks 84th of 227 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Annual change in forest area vs. GDP per capita in Cayman Islands, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | -0.2% | — |
| 1992 | -0.2% | +0.2% |
| 1993 | -0.2% | +0.2% |
| 1994 | -0.2% | +0.2% |
| 1995 | -0.2% | +0.2% |
| 1996 | -0.2% | +0.2% |
| 1997 | -0.2% | +0.2% |
| 1998 | -0.2% | +0.2% |
| 1999 | -0.2% | +0.2% |
| 2000 | -0.2% | +0.2% |
| 2001 | -0.2% | +5.2% |
| 2002 | -0.2% | +0.2% |
| 2003 | -0.2% | +0.2% |
| 2004 | -0.2% | +0.2% |
| 2005 | -0.2% | +0.2% |
| 2006 | -0.2% | +0.2% |
| 2007 | -0.2% | +0.2% |
| 2008 | -0.2% | +0.2% |
| 2009 | -0.2% | +0.2% |
| 2010 | -0.2% | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0% | — |
| 2013 | 0.0% | — |
| 2014 | 0.0% | — |
| 2015 | 0.0% | — |
| 2016 | 0.0% | — |
| 2017 | 0.0% | — |
| 2018 | 0.0% | — |
| 2019 | 0.0% | — |
| 2020 | 0.0% | — |
| 2021 | 0.0% | — |
| 2022 | 0.0% | — |
| 2023 | 0.0% | — |
| 2024 | 0.0% | — |
| 2025 | 0.0% | — |
Cayman Islands compared with similar countries
- Cayman Islands's 0.0% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is -0.0%. (42 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Annual change in forest area vs. GDP per capita in Cayman Islands 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 | +100.0% | -0.2% | 0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -0.2% | -0.2% | -0.2% | 9 |
| 2000s | -0.2% | -0.2% | -0.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.0% | -0.2% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 6 |
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More environment data for Cayman Islands
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -26.41 Percentage change (2025)
- Temperature change 1.64 °C (2025)
- Primary wood and paper products (export/import) — Export value 94 1000 USD (2024)
- Wood-based panels — Import value 3,045 1000 USD (2024)
- Wood-based panels — Import quantity 5,116 m3 (2024)
- Primary wood and paper products (export/import) — Import value 15,653 1000 USD (2024)
- Roundwood — Import value 270 1000 USD (2024)
- Veneer sheets — Import quantity 10,147 m3 (2024)
- Roundwood — Export quantity 0 m3 (2024)
- Roundwood — Export value 0 1000 USD (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual change in forest area vs. gdp per capita in Cayman Islands?
- Annual change in forest area vs. gdp per capita in Cayman Islands was 0.0% 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 vs. gdp per capita recorded in Cayman Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0% in 2011.
- What is the lowest annual change in forest area vs. gdp per capita recorded in Cayman Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.2% in 2010.
- How does Cayman Islands rank for annual change in forest area vs. gdp per capita?
- Cayman Islands ranks 84th out of 227 countries with data for 2025.
- Where does this Cayman Islands 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 vs. GDP per capita. 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.