Forest area as a proportion of total land area in Cayman Islands
Cayman Islands: Forest area as a proportion of total land area was 53.0% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Forest area as a proportion of total land area in Cayman Islands, 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 Cayman Islands is 53.0%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area as a proportion of total land area in Cayman Islands peaked at 54.7% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 53.0%, in 2010.
That places Cayman Islands 48th out of 219 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
Forest area as a proportion of total land area in Cayman Islands, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 54.7% | — |
| 2000 | 53.9% | -1.5% |
| 2010 | 53.0% | -1.6% |
| 2015 | 53.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 53.0% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 53.0% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 54.7% | 54.7% | 54.7% | 1 |
| 2000s | 53.9% | 53.9% | 53.9% | 1 |
| 2010s | 53.0% | 53.0% | 53.0% | 2 |
| 2020s | 53.0% | 53.0% | 53.0% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Cayman Islands
- 45 Marshall Islands 53.9% compare
- 46 Saint Lucia 53.8% compare
- 47 Colombia 53.6% compare
- 49 Northern Mariana Islands 53.0% compare
- 50 Peru 52.5% compare
- 51 Honduras 52.4% compare
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)
- Roundwood — Export value 0 1000 USD (2024)
- Roundwood — Export quantity 0 m3 (2024)
- Pulp for paper — Import value 1 1000 USD (2024)
- Pulp for paper — Import quantity 1 t (2024)
- Total fibre furnish — Import value 1 1000 USD (2024)
- Fibreboard — Import quantity 189 m3 (2024)
- Plywood and LVL — Import value 2,126 1000 USD (2024)
- Total fibre furnish — Import quantity 3 t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest area as a proportion of total land area in Cayman Islands?
- Forest area as a proportion of total land area in Cayman Islands was 53.0% 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 Cayman Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 54.7% in 1990.
- What is the lowest forest area as a proportion of total land area recorded in Cayman Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 53.0% in 2010.
- How does Cayman Islands rank for forest area as a proportion of total land area?
- Cayman Islands ranks 48th out of 219 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest area as a proportion of total land area rising or falling in Cayman Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Cayman Islands 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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