Forest area as a proportion of total land area in Caribbean
Caribbean: Forest area as a proportion of total land area was 38.2% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Forest area as a proportion of total land area in Caribbean, 1990–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for forest area as a proportion of total land area in Caribbean is 38.2%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area as a proportion of total land area in Caribbean peaked at 38.2% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 29.7%, in 1990.
Caribbean ranks 10th of 32 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Forest area as a proportion of total land area in Caribbean, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 29.7% | — |
| 2000 | 32.1% | +8.3% |
| 2010 | 35.0% | +8.9% |
| 2015 | 36.9% | +5.5% |
| 2020 | 37.6% | +1.9% |
| 2025 | 38.2% | +1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 29.7% | 29.7% | 29.7% | 1 |
| 2000s | 32.1% | 32.1% | 32.1% | 1 |
| 2010s | 36.0% | 35.0% | 36.9% | 2 |
| 2020s | 37.9% | 37.6% | 38.2% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Caribbean
- 7 Equatorial Guinea 85.8% compare
- 8 American Samoa 79.2% compare
- 9 Pitcairn 78.5% compare
- 10 Dominica 76.5% compare
- 11 Papua New Guinea 75.1% compare
- 12 Guinea-Bissau 74.7% compare
- 13 Vanuatu 74.4% compare
More environment data for Caribbean
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -4.76 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -4.29 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.233 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.29 °C (2025)
- Sawlogs and veneer logs — Production 739,529 m3 (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Value US$ 22,698 million USD (2024)
- Sawlogs and veneer logs, non-coniferous — Production 384,456 m3 (2024)
- Primary wood and paper products (export/import) — Export value 152,436 1000 USD (2024)
- Roundwood — Export quantity 1,299 m3 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest area as a proportion of total land area in Caribbean?
- Forest area as a proportion of total land area in Caribbean was 38.2% 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 Caribbean?
- The highest recorded value was 38.2% in 2025.
- What is the lowest forest area as a proportion of total land area recorded in Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.7% in 1990.
- How does Caribbean rank for forest area as a proportion of total land area?
- Caribbean ranks 10th out of 32 groups with data for 2025.
- Is forest area as a proportion of total land area rising or falling in Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Caribbean 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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