Forest area in Saint Kitts and Nevis
Saint Kitts and Nevis: Forest area was 11,000 hectares in 2025. ▬ Flat
Forest area in Saint Kitts and Nevis, 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 Saint Kitts and Nevis stood at 11,000 hectares. 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 Saint Kitts and Nevis peaked at 11,000 hectares in 1990 and was at its lowest, 11,000 hectares, in 1990.
That places Saint Kitts and Nevis 191st out of 235 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11,000 hectares | 11,000 hectares | 11,000 hectares | 10 |
| 2000s | 11,000 hectares | 11,000 hectares | 11,000 hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 11,000 hectares | 11,000 hectares | 11,000 hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 11,000 hectares | 11,000 hectares | 11,000 hectares | 6 |
Countries ranked near Saint Kitts and Nevis
- 188 Cook Islands 15,590 hectares compare
- 189 Cayman Islands 12,720 hectares compare
- 190 Palestine 11,100 hectares compare
- 192 Wallis and Futuna 10,820 hectares compare
- 193 Turks and Caicos Islands 10,520 hectares compare
- 194 British Virgin Islands 9,970 hectares compare
More environment data for Saint Kitts and Nevis
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 0.1855 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 3.96 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 0.0111 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 0 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 0.043 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0001 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0002 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 0.0316 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest area in Saint Kitts and Nevis?
- Forest area in Saint Kitts and Nevis was 11,000 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 Saint Kitts and Nevis?
- The highest recorded value was 11,000 hectares in 1990.
- What is the lowest forest area recorded in Saint Kitts and Nevis?
- The lowest recorded value was 11,000 hectares in 1990.
- How does Saint Kitts and Nevis rank for forest area?
- Saint Kitts and Nevis ranks 191st out of 235 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest area rising or falling in Saint Kitts and Nevis?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Saint Kitts and Nevis 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.