Forest land — Area in Caribbean
Caribbean: Forest land — Area was 8,398 1000 ha in 2025. ▲ Rising
Forest land — Area in Caribbean, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for forest land — area in Caribbean is 8,398 1000 ha, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest land — area in Caribbean peaked at 8,398 1000 ha in 2025 and was at its lowest, 6,739 1000 ha, in 1990.
That places Caribbean 68th out of 249 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Forest land — Area in Caribbean, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 6,739 1000 ha | — |
| 1991 | 6,795 1000 ha | +0.8% |
| 1992 | 6,850 1000 ha | +0.8% |
| 1993 | 6,906 1000 ha | +0.8% |
| 1994 | 6,961 1000 ha | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 7,017 1000 ha | +0.8% |
| 1996 | 7,072 1000 ha | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 7,128 1000 ha | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 7,183 1000 ha | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 7,239 1000 ha | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 7,294 1000 ha | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 7,356 1000 ha | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 7,419 1000 ha | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 7,481 1000 ha | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 7,543 1000 ha | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 7,606 1000 ha | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 7,668 1000 ha | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 7,730 1000 ha | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 7,793 1000 ha | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 7,855 1000 ha | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 7,917 1000 ha | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 7,985 1000 ha | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 8,053 1000 ha | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 8,121 1000 ha | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 8,189 1000 ha | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 8,256 1000 ha | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 8,276 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 8,295 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 8,315 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 8,334 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 8,354 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 8,362 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 8,371 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 8,380 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 8,389 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2025 | 8,398 1000 ha | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6,989 1000 ha | 6,739 1000 ha | 7,239 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 7,575 1000 ha | 7,294 1000 ha | 7,855 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 8,174 1000 ha | 7,917 1000 ha | 8,334 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 8,376 1000 ha | 8,354 1000 ha | 8,398 1000 ha | 6 |
Countries ranked near Caribbean
More environment data for Caribbean
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -4.29 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -4.76 Percentage change (2025)
- Temperature change 1.29 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.233 °C (2025)
- Roundwood — Import quantity 152,566 m3 (2024)
- Primary wood and paper products (export/import) — Export value 152,436 1000 USD (2024)
- Roundwood — Production 6.26 million m3 (2024)
- Sawlogs and veneer logs, coniferous — Production 355,073 m3 (2024)
- Wood fuel, non-coniferous — Production 4.77 million m3 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest land — area in Caribbean?
- Forest land — area in Caribbean was 8,398 1000 ha in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest forest land — area recorded in Caribbean?
- The highest recorded value was 8,398 1000 ha in 2025.
- What is the lowest forest land — area recorded in Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 6,739 1000 ha in 1990.
- How does Caribbean rank for forest land — area?
- Caribbean ranks 68th out of 249 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest land — area rising or falling in Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Caribbean data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Forest land — Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.