Forest area in Sint Maarten (Dutch part)
Sint Maarten (Dutch part): Forest area was 300 hectares in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
300 hectares
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
224th
of 235 countries
All-time high
300 hectares
in 1990
All-time low
300 hectares
in 1990
Years of data
36
1990–2025
Forest area in Sint Maarten (Dutch part), 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
Sint Maarten (Dutch part) recorded 300 hectares for forest area in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area in Sint Maarten (Dutch part) peaked at 300 hectares in 1990 and was at its lowest, 300 hectares, in 1990.
Sint Maarten (Dutch part) ranks 224th of 235 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Forest area in Sint Maarten (Dutch part), year by year
| Year | hectares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 300 hectares | — |
| 1991 | 300 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 300 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 300 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 300 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 300 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 300 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 300 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 300 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 300 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 300 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 300 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 300 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 300 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 300 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 300 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 300 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 300 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 300 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 300 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 300 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 300 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 300 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 300 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 300 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 300 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 300 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 300 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 300 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 300 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 300 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 300 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 300 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 300 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 300 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 300 hectares | +0.0% |
Sint Maarten (Dutch part) compared with similar countries
- Sint Maarten (Dutch part)'s 300 hectares is below the median for high income countries, which is 436,060 hectares, 0% of the median. (83 countries reporting)
- Sint Maarten (Dutch part)'s 300 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 | 300 hectares | 300 hectares | 300 hectares | 10 |
| 2000s | 300 hectares | 300 hectares | 300 hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 300 hectares | 300 hectares | 300 hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 300 hectares | 300 hectares | 300 hectares | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sint Maarten (Dutch part)
- 222 Guernsey 470 hectares compare
- 222 Malta 470 hectares compare
- 225 Greenland 220 hectares compare
- 226 Saint Barthelemy 170 hectares compare
- 227 Faroe Islands 80 hectares compare
More environment data for Sint Maarten (Dutch part)
- Land area — Area, per unit of GDP 0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Pesticides (total) — Export value, annual growth rate 63.09 % change on previous year (2024)
- Country area — Area, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Country area — Area, per unit of GDP 0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Country area — Area, per capita 0.0001 1000 ha per person (2024)
- Land area — Area, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Country area — Area 3.4 1000 ha (2024)
- Pesticides (total) — Import value 1,428 1000 USD (2024)
- Pesticides (total) — Export value 0.4617 1000 USD (2024)
- Pesticides (total) — Export value, gaps filled 0.4617 1000 USD (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest area in Sint Maarten (Dutch part)?
- Forest area in Sint Maarten (Dutch part) was 300 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 Sint Maarten (Dutch part)?
- The highest recorded value was 300 hectares in 1990.
- What is the lowest forest area recorded in Sint Maarten (Dutch part)?
- The lowest recorded value was 300 hectares in 1990.
- How does Sint Maarten (Dutch part) rank for forest area?
- Sint Maarten (Dutch part) ranks 224th out of 235 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest area rising or falling in Sint Maarten (Dutch part)?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 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.