Forest area km in Antigua and Barbuda
Antigua and Barbuda: Forest area km was 7,790 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
7,790
Change on year
down 0.8%
World rank
198th
of 235 countries
All-time high
10,110
in 1990
All-time low
7,790
in 2025
Years of data
36
1990–2025
Forest area km in Antigua and Barbuda, 1990–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for forest area km in Antigua and Barbuda is 7,790, 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 km in Antigua and Barbuda peaked at 10,110 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 7,790, 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.
Forest area km in Antigua and Barbuda, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 10,110 | — |
| 1991 | 10,044 | -0.7% |
| 1992 | 9,978 | -0.7% |
| 1993 | 9,912 | -0.7% |
| 1994 | 9,846 | -0.7% |
| 1995 | 9,780 | -0.7% |
| 1996 | 9,714 | -0.7% |
| 1997 | 9,648 | -0.7% |
| 1998 | 9,582 | -0.7% |
| 1999 | 9,516 | -0.7% |
| 2000 | 9,450 | -0.7% |
| 2001 | 9,383 | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 9,316 | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 9,249 | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 9,182 | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 9,115 | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 9,048 | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 8,981 | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 8,914 | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 8,847 | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 8,780 | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 8,714 | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 8,648 | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 8,582 | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 8,516 | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 8,450 | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 8,384 | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 8,318 | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 8,252 | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 8,186 | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 8,120 | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 8,054 | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 7,988 | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 7,922 | -0.8% |
| 2024 | 7,856 | -0.8% |
| 2025 | 7,790 | -0.8% |
Antigua and Barbuda compared with similar countries
- Antigua and Barbuda's 7,790 is below the median for high income countries, which is 436,060, 2% of the median. (83 countries reporting)
- Antigua and Barbuda's 7,790 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 999,945, 1% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9,813 | 9,516 | 10,110 | 10 |
| 2000s | 9,148 | 8,847 | 9,450 | 10 |
| 2010s | 8,483 | 8,186 | 8,780 | 10 |
| 2020s | 7,955 | 7,790 | 8,120 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Antigua and Barbuda
More environment data for Antigua and Barbuda
- Grazing land use over the long-term, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per capita 0.0425 hectares per person (2025)
- 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)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per square kilometre 9.08 hectares per square kilometre (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.84 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest area km in Antigua and Barbuda?
- Forest area km in Antigua and Barbuda was 7,790 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest forest area km recorded in Antigua and Barbuda?
- The highest recorded value was 10,110 in 1990.
- What is the lowest forest area km recorded in Antigua and Barbuda?
- The lowest recorded value was 7,790 in 2025.
- How does Antigua and Barbuda rank for forest area km?
- Antigua and Barbuda ranks 198th out of 235 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest area km 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 km. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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