Forest area in Guadeloupe
Guadeloupe: Forest area was 75,600 hectares in 2025. ▬ Flat
Forest area in Guadeloupe, 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 Guadeloupe is 75,600 hectares, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 3.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area in Guadeloupe peaked at 75,600 hectares in 2025 and was at its lowest, 71,550 hectares, in 2010.
That places Guadeloupe 165th out of 235 regions with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 72,765 hectares | 72,360 hectares | 73,170 hectares | 10 |
| 2000s | 71,946 hectares | 71,622 hectares | 72,270 hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 72,765 hectares | 71,550 hectares | 73,980 hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 74,925 hectares | 74,250 hectares | 75,600 hectares | 6 |
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More environment data for Guadeloupe
- Share of global forest area 0.0% (2025)
- Annual change in forest area 270 hectares (2025)
- Annual change in forest area as a share of forest area 0.4% (2025)
- Annual change in forest area vs. GDP per capita 0.4% (2025)
- Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods 270 hectares (2025)
- Emissions of air pollutants 25,272 tonnes (2022)
- Exposure to air pollution from human sources 3.89 micrograms per cubic meter (2024)
- Exposure to outdoor air pollution 9.3 µg/m³ (2024)
- Land use over the long-term 22,768 hectares (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term 22,768 hectares (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest area in Guadeloupe?
- Forest area in Guadeloupe was 75,600 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 Guadeloupe?
- The highest recorded value was 75,600 hectares in 2025.
- What is the lowest forest area recorded in Guadeloupe?
- The lowest recorded value was 71,550 hectares in 2010.
- How does Guadeloupe rank for forest area?
- Guadeloupe ranks 165th out of 235 regions with data for 2025.
- Is forest area rising or falling in Guadeloupe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Guadeloupe 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.