Agriculture-driven deforestation in Cayman Islands
Cayman Islands: Agriculture-driven deforestation was 6.18 hectares in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Agriculture-driven deforestation in Cayman Islands, 2001–2024
Source: Global Forest Watch (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
In 2024, agriculture-driven deforestation in Cayman Islands stood at 6.18 hectares. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 193.3% on the previous year and up 1,316.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agriculture-driven deforestation in Cayman Islands peaked at 6.18 hectares in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0725 hectares, in 2015.
That places Cayman Islands 155th out of 187 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.04 hectares | 0.0727 hectares | 2.76 hectares | 9 |
| 2010s | 1.39 hectares | 0.0725 hectares | 4.06 hectares | 9 |
| 2020s | 2.08 hectares | 0.1454 hectares | 6.18 hectares | 5 |
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More environment data for Cayman Islands
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 0.4059 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 5.45 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 0.0044 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.0001 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 0 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 0.0255 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0002 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0006 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 0.0201 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agriculture-driven deforestation in Cayman Islands?
- Agriculture-driven deforestation in Cayman Islands was 6.18 hectares in 2024, according to Global Forest Watch (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest agriculture-driven deforestation recorded in Cayman Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 6.18 hectares in 2024.
- What is the lowest agriculture-driven deforestation recorded in Cayman Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0725 hectares in 2015.
- How does Cayman Islands rank for agriculture-driven deforestation?
- Cayman Islands ranks 155th out of 187 countries with data for 2024.
- Is agriculture-driven deforestation rising or falling in Cayman Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1,316.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Cayman Islands data come from?
- The figures come from Global Forest Watch (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Agriculture-driven deforestation. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Long-term, permanent tree cover loss for small- to large-scale agriculture.