Forest area in Antigua and Barbuda
Antigua and Barbuda: Forest area was 7,790 hectares in 2025. ▼ Falling
Forest area in Antigua and Barbuda, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
The most recent figure for forest area in Antigua and Barbuda is 7,790 hectares, 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 in Antigua and Barbuda peaked at 10,110 hectares in 1990 and was at its lowest, 7,790 hectares, in 2025.
That places Antigua and Barbuda 198th out of 235 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9,813 hectares | 9,516 hectares | 10,110 hectares | 10 |
| 2000s | 9,148 hectares | 8,847 hectares | 9,450 hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 8,483 hectares | 8,186 hectares | 8,780 hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 7,955 hectares | 7,790 hectares | 8,120 hectares | 6 |
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More environment data for Antigua and Barbuda
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 0.4269 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 4.55 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 0.0125 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.0001 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 0 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 0.0577 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0002 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0005 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 0.0443 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest area in Antigua and Barbuda?
- Forest area in Antigua and Barbuda was 7,790 hectares in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest forest area recorded in Antigua and Barbuda?
- The highest recorded value was 10,110 hectares in 1990.
- What is the lowest forest area recorded in Antigua and Barbuda?
- The lowest recorded value was 7,790 hectares in 2025.
- How does Antigua and Barbuda rank for forest area?
- Antigua and Barbuda ranks 198th out of 235 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest 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 Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Forest area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Forest area is land under natural or planted stands of trees of at least 5 meters in situ, whether productive or not, and excludes tree stands in agricultural production systems.