Forest area in Aruba
Aruba: Forest area was 490 hectares in 2025. ▬ Flat
Forest area in Aruba, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
In 2025, forest area in Aruba stood at 490 hectares. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area in Aruba peaked at 490 hectares in 1990 and was at its lowest, 490 hectares, in 1990.
That places Aruba 220th out of 235 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 490 hectares | 490 hectares | 490 hectares | 10 |
| 2000s | 490 hectares | 490 hectares | 490 hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 490 hectares | 490 hectares | 490 hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 490 hectares | 490 hectares | 490 hectares | 6 |
Countries ranked near Aruba
- 217 San Marino 1,000 hectares compare
- 218 Bermuda 780 hectares compare
- 219 Jersey 680 hectares compare
- 220 Norfolk Island 490 hectares compare
- 222 Guernsey 470 hectares compare
More environment data for Aruba
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 0.5887 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 5.45 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 0.0015 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.0006 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 0.0025 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0001 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 0.0228 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0003 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0009 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 0.017 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest area in Aruba?
- Forest area in Aruba was 490 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 Aruba?
- The highest recorded value was 490 hectares in 1990.
- What is the lowest forest area recorded in Aruba?
- The lowest recorded value was 490 hectares in 1990.
- How does Aruba rank for forest area?
- Aruba ranks 220th out of 235 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest area 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 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.