Forest area as a proportion of total land area in Antigua and Barbuda
Antigua and Barbuda: Forest area as a proportion of total land area was 17.7% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Forest area as a proportion of total land area in Antigua and Barbuda, 1990–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Antigua and Barbuda recorded 17.7% for forest area as a proportion of total land area in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
The figure is down 7.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area as a proportion of total land area in Antigua and Barbuda peaked at 23.0% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 17.7%, in 2025.
Antigua and Barbuda ranks 137th of 219 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Forest area as a proportion of total land area in Antigua and Barbuda, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 23.0% | — |
| 2000 | 21.5% | -6.5% |
| 2010 | 19.9% | -7.1% |
| 2015 | 19.2% | -3.8% |
| 2020 | 18.4% | -3.9% |
| 2025 | 17.7% | -4.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 23.0% | 23.0% | 23.0% | 1 |
| 2000s | 21.5% | 21.5% | 21.5% | 1 |
| 2010s | 19.6% | 19.2% | 19.9% | 2 |
| 2020s | 18.1% | 17.7% | 18.4% | 2 |
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More environment data for Antigua and Barbuda
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -3.03 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.27 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.19 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Import quantity, annual growth rate 4.63 % change on previous year (2024)
- Wood-based panels — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Wood-based panels — Import quantity, per capita 0.0639 m3 per person (2024)
- Wood-based panels — Import value, annual growth rate 7.56 % change on previous year (2024)
- Wood-based panels — Import value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Wood-based panels — Import value, per capita 0.051 1000 USD per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest area as a proportion of total land area in Antigua and Barbuda?
- Forest area as a proportion of total land area in Antigua and Barbuda was 17.7% in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest forest area as a proportion of total land area recorded in Antigua and Barbuda?
- The highest recorded value was 23.0% in 1990.
- What is the lowest forest area as a proportion of total land area recorded in Antigua and Barbuda?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.7% in 2025.
- How does Antigua and Barbuda rank for forest area as a proportion of total land area?
- Antigua and Barbuda ranks 137th out of 219 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest area as a proportion of total land area rising or falling in Antigua and Barbuda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Antigua and Barbuda data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Forest area as a proportion of total land area (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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