Annual deforestation as a share of forest area in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: Annual deforestation as a share of forest area was 0.0% in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Annual deforestation as a share of forest area in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, 1990–2020
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines recorded 0.0% for annual deforestation as a share of forest area in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of down 66.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual deforestation as a share of forest area in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines peaked at 0.3% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2020.
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines ranks 69th of 105 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Annual deforestation as a share of forest area in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.3% | — |
| 2000 | 0.1% | -62.5% |
| 2010 | 0.1% | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0% | -66.7% |
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines compared with similar countries
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines's 0.0% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.2%, 22% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines's 0.0% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.2%, 23% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 2 |
| 2020s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1 |
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More environment data for Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -8.15 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.272 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.44 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.49 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate -2.67 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual deforestation as a share of forest area in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
- Annual deforestation as a share of forest area in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines was 0.0% in 2020, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual deforestation as a share of forest area recorded in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3% in 1990.
- What is the lowest annual deforestation as a share of forest area recorded in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2020.
- How does Saint Vincent and the Grenadines rank for annual deforestation as a share of forest area?
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines ranks 69th out of 105 countries with data for 2020.
- Is annual deforestation as a share of forest area rising or falling in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
- Over the last ten years it is down 66.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 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 deforestation as a share of forest area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Annual deforestation as share of forest area represents the yearly percentage of forest area lost due to deforestation relative to the total forest area.