Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted was 500 hectares in 2025. ▲ Rising
Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted 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
In 2025, forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines stood at 500 hectares. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is up 22.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines peaked at 500 hectares in 2020 and was at its lowest, 40 hectares, in 1990.
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines ranks 170th of 185 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, year by year
| Year | hectares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 40 hectares | — |
| 1991 | 77 hectares | +92.5% |
| 1992 | 114 hectares | +48.1% |
| 1993 | 151 hectares | +32.5% |
| 1994 | 188 hectares | +24.5% |
| 1995 | 225 hectares | +19.7% |
| 1996 | 262 hectares | +16.4% |
| 1997 | 299 hectares | +14.1% |
| 1998 | 336 hectares | +12.4% |
| 1999 | 373 hectares | +11.0% |
| 2000 | 410 hectares | +9.9% |
| 2001 | 411 hectares | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 412 hectares | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 413 hectares | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 414 hectares | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 415 hectares | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 416 hectares | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 417 hectares | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 418 hectares | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 419 hectares | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 420 hectares | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 418 hectares | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 416 hectares | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 414 hectares | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 412 hectares | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 410 hectares | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 428 hectares | +4.4% |
| 2017 | 446 hectares | +4.2% |
| 2018 | 464 hectares | +4.0% |
| 2019 | 482 hectares | +3.9% |
| 2020 | 500 hectares | +3.7% |
| 2021 | 500 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 500 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 500 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 500 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 500 hectares | +0.0% |
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines compared with similar countries
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines's 500 hectares is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 216,840 hectares, 0% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines's 500 hectares is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 120,150 hectares, 0% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | +92.5% | 40 hectares | 77 hectares |
| 1992 | +48.1% | 77 hectares | 114 hectares |
| 1993 | +32.5% | 114 hectares | 151 hectares |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 206.5 hectares | 40 hectares | 373 hectares | 10 |
| 2000s | 414.5 hectares | 410 hectares | 419 hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 431 hectares | 410 hectares | 482 hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 500 hectares | 500 hectares | 500 hectares | 6 |
Countries ranked near Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
- 167 Cook Islands 1,190 hectares compare
- 168 French Guiana 800 hectares compare
- 169 Mayotte 740 hectares compare
- 170 Guadeloupe 500 hectares compare
- 170 Tonga 500 hectares compare
- 173 Guinea-Bissau 370 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 by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
- Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines was 500 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 by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted recorded in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
- The highest recorded value was 500 hectares in 2020.
- What is the lowest forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted recorded in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
- The lowest recorded value was 40 hectares in 1990.
- How does Saint Vincent and the Grenadines rank for forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted?
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines ranks 170th out of 185 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted rising or falling in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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