Forest area in Montserrat
Montserrat: Forest area was 2,420 hectares in 2025. ▼ Falling
Forest area in Montserrat, 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 Montserrat stood at 2,420 hectares. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area in Montserrat peaked at 3,500 hectares in 1990 and was at its lowest, 2,420 hectares, in 2000.
Montserrat ranks 210th of 235 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Forest area in Montserrat, year by year
| Year | hectares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 3,500 hectares | — |
| 1991 | 3,392 hectares | -3.1% |
| 1992 | 3,284 hectares | -3.2% |
| 1993 | 3,176 hectares | -3.3% |
| 1994 | 3,068 hectares | -3.4% |
| 1995 | 2,960 hectares | -3.5% |
| 1996 | 2,852 hectares | -3.6% |
| 1997 | 2,744 hectares | -3.8% |
| 1998 | 2,636 hectares | -3.9% |
| 1999 | 2,528 hectares | -4.1% |
| 2000 | 2,420 hectares | -4.3% |
| 2001 | 2,420 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 2,420 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 2,420 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 2,420 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 2,420 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 2,420 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 2,420 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 2,420 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 2,420 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 2,420 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 2,420 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 2,420 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 2,420 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 2,420 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 2,420 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 2,420 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 2,420 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 2,420 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 2,420 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 2,420 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 2,420 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 2,420 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 2,420 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 2,420 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 2,420 hectares | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3,014 hectares | 2,528 hectares | 3,500 hectares | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,420 hectares | 2,420 hectares | 2,420 hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,420 hectares | 2,420 hectares | 2,420 hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,420 hectares | 2,420 hectares | 2,420 hectares | 6 |
Countries ranked near Montserrat
More environment data for Montserrat
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -23.7 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.27 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.19 °C (2025)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 1 1000 ha (2024)
- Country area — Area 10.2 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 33.33 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 9.8 % (2024)
- Value Added Deflator (Agriculture, forestry and fishery) — Value US$ 159.81 USD (2024)
- Pesticides (total) — Export value 0.437 1000 USD (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest area in Montserrat?
- Forest area in Montserrat was 2,420 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 Montserrat?
- The highest recorded value was 3,500 hectares in 1990.
- What is the lowest forest area recorded in Montserrat?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,420 hectares in 2000.
- How does Montserrat rank for forest area?
- Montserrat ranks 210th out of 235 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest area rising or falling in Montserrat?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Montserrat 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.