Forest area in Martinique
Martinique: Forest area was 52,670 hectares in 2025. ▲ Rising
Forest area in Martinique, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
Martinique recorded 52,670 hectares for forest area in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 2.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area in Martinique peaked at 52,670 hectares in 2025 and was at its lowest, 47,840 hectares, in 1990.
Martinique ranks 171st of 235 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Forest area in Martinique, year by year
| Year | hectares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 47,840 hectares | — |
| 1991 | 47,930 hectares | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 48,020 hectares | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 48,110 hectares | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 48,200 hectares | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 48,290 hectares | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 48,380 hectares | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 48,470 hectares | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 48,560 hectares | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 48,650 hectares | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 48,740 hectares | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 48,895 hectares | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 49,050 hectares | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 49,205 hectares | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 49,360 hectares | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 49,515 hectares | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 49,670 hectares | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 49,825 hectares | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 49,980 hectares | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 50,135 hectares | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 50,290 hectares | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 50,490 hectares | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 50,690 hectares | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 50,890 hectares | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 51,090 hectares | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 51,290 hectares | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 51,490 hectares | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 51,690 hectares | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 51,890 hectares | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 52,090 hectares | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 52,290 hectares | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 52,366 hectares | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 52,442 hectares | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 52,518 hectares | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 52,594 hectares | +0.1% |
| 2025 | 52,670 hectares | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 48,245 hectares | 47,840 hectares | 48,650 hectares | 10 |
| 2000s | 49,438 hectares | 48,740 hectares | 50,135 hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 51,190 hectares | 50,290 hectares | 52,090 hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 52,480 hectares | 52,290 hectares | 52,670 hectares | 6 |
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More environment data for Martinique
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 3.12 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 4.63 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.257 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.2 °C (2025)
- Pesticides (total) — Import value 19,084 1000 USD (2024)
- Agricultural land — Share in Land area 29.54 % (2024)
- Pesticides (total) — Export value 107.58 1000 USD (2024)
- Arable land — Area 11.15 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Area per capita 0.05 ha/cap (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest area in Martinique?
- Forest area in Martinique was 52,670 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 Martinique?
- The highest recorded value was 52,670 hectares in 2025.
- What is the lowest forest area recorded in Martinique?
- The lowest recorded value was 47,840 hectares in 1990.
- How does Martinique rank for forest area?
- Martinique ranks 171st out of 235 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest area rising or falling in Martinique?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Martinique 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.