Share of land covered by forest in Aruba
Aruba: Share of land covered by forest was 2.7% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Share of land covered by forest in Aruba, 1990–2025
Source: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (2013) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of land covered by forest in Aruba is 2.7%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of land covered by forest in Aruba peaked at 2.7% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 2.7%, in 1990.
Aruba ranks 189th of 216 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Share of land covered by forest in Aruba, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 2.7% | — |
| 1991 | 2.7% | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 2.7% | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 2.7% | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 2.7% | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 2.7% | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 2.7% | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 2.7% | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 2.7% | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 2.7% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 2.7% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 2.7% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 2.7% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 2.7% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 2.7% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 2.7% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 2.7% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 2.7% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 2.7% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 2.7% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 2.7% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 2.7% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 2.7% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 2.7% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 2.7% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 2.7% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 2.7% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 2.7% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 2.7% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 2.7% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 2.7% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 2.7% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 2.7% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 2.7% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 2.7% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 2.7% | +0.0% |
Aruba compared with similar countries
- Aruba's 2.7% is below the median for high income countries, which is 33.2%, 8% of the median. (83 countries reporting)
- Aruba's 2.7% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 49.4%, 6% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.7% | 2.7% | 2.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.7% | 2.7% | 2.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.7% | 2.7% | 2.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.7% | 2.7% | 2.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Aruba
- 186 Tajikistan 3.1% compare
- 187 Syria 2.9% compare
- 188 Chad 2.9% compare
- 190 Western Sahara 1.9% compare
- 191 Afghanistan 1.9% compare
- 192 Palestine 1.8% compare
More environment data for Aruba
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -16.08 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2020)
- Standard Deviation 0.339 °C (2020)
- Temperature change 1.63 °C (2020)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per area of cropland 0 kg/ha (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per area of cropland 0 kg/ha (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per capita 0 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity 0 t (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per capita 0 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity 0 t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of land covered by forest in Aruba?
- Share of land covered by forest in Aruba was 2.7% in 2025, according to Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (2013) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of land covered by forest recorded in Aruba?
- The highest recorded value was 2.7% in 1990.
- What is the lowest share of land covered by forest recorded in Aruba?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.7% in 1990.
- How does Aruba rank for share of land covered by forest?
- Aruba ranks 189th out of 216 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of land covered by forest rising or falling in Aruba?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Aruba data come from?
- The figures come from Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (2013) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of land covered by forest. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of land area covered by forest, including both natural forests and forest plantations.