Forest area in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: Forest area was 28,560 hectares in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
28,560 hectares
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
178th
of 235 countries
All-time high
28,560 hectares
in 2020
All-time low
28,520 hectares
in 1990
Years of data
36
1990–2025
Forest area in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines recorded 28,560 hectares for forest area in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines peaked at 28,560 hectares in 2020 and was at its lowest, 28,520 hectares, in 1990.
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines ranks 178th of 235 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Forest area in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, year by year
| Year | hectares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 28,520 hectares | — |
| 1991 | 28,522 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 28,524 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 28,526 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 28,528 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 28,530 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 28,532 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 28,534 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 28,536 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 28,538 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 28,540 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 28,541 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 28,542 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 28,543 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 28,544 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 28,545 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 28,546 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 28,547 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 28,548 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 28,549 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 28,550 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 28,550 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 28,550 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 28,550 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 28,550 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 28,550 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 28,552 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 28,554 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 28,556 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 28,558 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 28,560 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 28,560 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 28,560 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 28,560 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 28,560 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 28,560 hectares | +0.0% |
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines compared with similar countries
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines's 28,560 hectares is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2.29 million hectares, 1% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines's 28,560 hectares is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 999,945 hectares, 3% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 28,529 hectares | 28,520 hectares | 28,538 hectares | 10 |
| 2000s | 28,544 hectares | 28,540 hectares | 28,549 hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 28,552 hectares | 28,550 hectares | 28,558 hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 28,560 hectares | 28,560 hectares | 28,560 hectares | 6 |
Countries ranked near Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
- 175 Lesotho 34,520 hectares compare
- 176 Comoros 33,370 hectares compare
- 177 Saint Lucia 32,840 hectares compare
- 179 Guam 28,270 hectares compare
- 180 Seychelles 26,520 hectares compare
- 181 Northern Mariana Islands 24,360 hectares compare
More environment data for Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -8.15 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.272 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.44 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.49 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate -2.67 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest area in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
- Forest area in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines was 28,560 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 Vincent and the Grenadines?
- The highest recorded value was 28,560 hectares in 2020.
- What is the lowest forest area recorded in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
- The lowest recorded value was 28,520 hectares in 1990.
- How does Saint Vincent and the Grenadines rank for forest area?
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines ranks 178th out of 235 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest area rising or falling in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 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.