Forest area in Cayman Islands
Cayman Islands: Forest area was 12,720 hectares in 2025. ▬ Flat
Forest area in Cayman Islands, 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 Cayman Islands is 12,720 hectares, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area in Cayman Islands peaked at 13,130 hectares in 1990 and was at its lowest, 12,720 hectares, in 2010.
Cayman Islands ranks 189th of 235 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 13,040 hectares | 12,950 hectares | 13,130 hectares | 10 |
| 2000s | 12,836 hectares | 12,741 hectares | 12,930 hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 12,720 hectares | 12,720 hectares | 12,720 hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 12,720 hectares | 12,720 hectares | 12,720 hectares | 6 |
Countries ranked near Cayman Islands
- 186 American Samoa 15,850 hectares compare
- 187 Singapore 15,800 hectares compare
- 188 Cook Islands 15,590 hectares compare
- 190 Palestine 11,100 hectares compare
- 191 Saint Kitts and Nevis 11,000 hectares compare
- 192 Wallis and Futuna 10,820 hectares compare
More environment data for Cayman Islands
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 0.4059 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 5.45 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 0.0044 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 0.0255 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0002 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0006 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 0.0201 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest area in Cayman Islands?
- Forest area in Cayman Islands was 12,720 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 Cayman Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 13,130 hectares in 1990.
- What is the lowest forest area recorded in Cayman Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 12,720 hectares in 2010.
- How does Cayman Islands rank for forest area?
- Cayman Islands ranks 189th out of 235 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest area rising or falling in Cayman Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Cayman Islands 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.