Forest area in Curacao
Curacao: Forest area was 70 hectares in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
70 hectares
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
228th
of 235 countries
All-time high
70 hectares
in 1990
All-time low
70 hectares
in 1990
Years of data
36
1990–2025
Forest area in Curacao, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
Curacao recorded 70 hectares for forest area in 2025. 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 Curacao peaked at 70 hectares in 1990 and was at its lowest, 70 hectares, in 1990.
Curacao ranks 228th of 235 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Forest area in Curacao, year by year
| Year | hectares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 70 hectares | — |
| 1991 | 70 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 70 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 70 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 70 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 70 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 70 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 70 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 70 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 70 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 70 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 70 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 70 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 70 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 70 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 70 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 70 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 70 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 70 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 70 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 70 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 70 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 70 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 70 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 70 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 70 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 70 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 70 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 70 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 70 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 70 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 70 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 70 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 70 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 70 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 70 hectares | +0.0% |
Curacao compared with similar countries
- Curacao's 70 hectares is below the median for high income countries, which is 436,060 hectares, 0% of the median. (83 countries reporting)
- Curacao's 70 hectares is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 999,945 hectares, 0% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 70 hectares | 70 hectares | 70 hectares | 10 |
| 2000s | 70 hectares | 70 hectares | 70 hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 70 hectares | 70 hectares | 70 hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 70 hectares | 70 hectares | 70 hectares | 6 |
Countries ranked near Curacao
- 225 Greenland 220 hectares compare
- 226 Saint Barthelemy 170 hectares compare
- 227 Faroe Islands 80 hectares compare
- 229 Falkland Islands 0 hectares
- 229 Gibraltar 0 hectares
- 229 Monaco 0 hectares
- 229 Nauru 0 hectares
- 229 Svalbard and Jan Mayen 0 hectares
- 229 Tokelau 0 hectares
- 229 Vatican 0 hectares
More environment data for Curacao
- Other paper and paperboard — Export value 123 1000 USD (2024)
- Total fisheries production (metric tons), per unit of GDP 0 metric tons per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total fisheries production (metric tons), per capita 0.0157 metric tons per person (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Import quantity 529 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Import value 1,704 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Export quantity 119 t (2024)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 1,600 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import quantity 31 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value 570 1000 USD (2024)
- Printing and writing papers — Import value 1,577 1000 USD (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest area in Curacao?
- Forest area in Curacao was 70 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 Curacao?
- The highest recorded value was 70 hectares in 1990.
- What is the lowest forest area recorded in Curacao?
- The lowest recorded value was 70 hectares in 1990.
- How does Curacao rank for forest area?
- Curacao ranks 228th out of 235 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest area rising or falling in Curacao?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Curacao 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.