Forest area as share of land area in Antigua and Barbuda
Antigua and Barbuda: Forest area as share of land area was 17.7 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Forest area as share of land area in Antigua and Barbuda, 1990–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for forest area as share of land area in Antigua and Barbuda is 17.7, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is down 0.8% on the previous year and down 7.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area as share of land area in Antigua and Barbuda peaked at 22.98 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 17.7, in 2025.
Antigua and Barbuda ranks 139th of 216 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Forest area as share of land area in Antigua and Barbuda, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 22.98 | — |
| 1991 | 22.83 | -0.7% |
| 1992 | 22.68 | -0.7% |
| 1993 | 22.53 | -0.7% |
| 1994 | 22.38 | -0.7% |
| 1995 | 22.23 | -0.7% |
| 1996 | 22.08 | -0.7% |
| 1997 | 21.93 | -0.7% |
| 1998 | 21.78 | -0.7% |
| 1999 | 21.63 | -0.7% |
| 2000 | 21.48 | -0.7% |
| 2001 | 21.32 | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 21.17 | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 21.02 | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 20.87 | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 20.72 | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 20.56 | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 20.41 | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 20.26 | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 20.11 | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 19.95 | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 19.8 | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 19.65 | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 19.5 | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 19.35 | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 19.2 | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 19.05 | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 18.9 | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 18.75 | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 18.6 | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 18.45 | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 18.3 | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 18.15 | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 18 | -0.8% |
| 2024 | 17.85 | -0.8% |
| 2025 | 17.7 | -0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 22.3 | 21.63 | 22.98 | 10 |
| 2000s | 20.79 | 20.11 | 21.48 | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.28 | 18.6 | 19.95 | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.08 | 17.7 | 18.45 | 6 |
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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)
- Newsprint — Import quantity, gaps filled 1 t (2024)
- Newsprint — Import quantity, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Newsprint — Import value, gaps filled 0 1000 USD (2024)
- Newsprint — Import value, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (2022)
- Printing and writing papers — Import quantity, annual growth rate -16.28 % change on previous year (2024)
- Printing and writing papers — Import quantity, per capita 0.0008 t per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest area as share of land area in Antigua and Barbuda?
- Forest area as share of land area in Antigua and Barbuda was 17.7 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest forest area as share of land area recorded in Antigua and Barbuda?
- The highest recorded value was 22.98 in 1990.
- What is the lowest forest area as share of 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 share of land area?
- Antigua and Barbuda ranks 139th out of 216 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest area as share of 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Forest area as share of land area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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