Forest land — Area in Latin America and the Caribbean
Latin America and the Caribbean: Forest land — Area was 947,026 1000 ha in 2025. ▼ Falling
Forest land — Area in Latin America and the Caribbean, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
In 2025, forest land — area in Latin America and the Caribbean stood at 947,026 1000 ha. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 4.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest land — area in Latin America and the Caribbean peaked at 1.14 million 1000 ha in 1990 and was at its lowest, 947,026 1000 ha, in 2025.
That places Latin America and the Caribbean 2nd out of 47 regions with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.10 million 1000 ha | 1.07 million 1000 ha | 1.14 million 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.04 million 1000 ha | 1.01 million 1000 ha | 1.06 million 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 991,166 1000 ha | 973,986 1000 ha | 1.01 million 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 958,472 1000 ha | 947,026 1000 ha | 969,918 1000 ha | 6 |
Countries ranked near Latin America and the Caribbean
- 1 OECD 1.12 million 1000 ha compare
- 2 Russian Federation 832,630 1000 ha compare
- 3 Brazil 486,087 1000 ha compare
- 4 Canada 368,819 1000 ha compare
- 5 China, People's Republic of 227,153 1000 ha compare
- 5 China, mainland 227,153 1000 ha compare
More environment data for Latin America and the Caribbean
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Temperature change 1.27 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.204 °C (2025)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 4.24 % (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Land area 9.17 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 158,363 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 25.3 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 28,612 1000 ha (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 35,902 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 26,525 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest land — area in Latin America and the Caribbean?
- Forest land — area in Latin America and the Caribbean was 947,026 1000 ha in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest forest land — area recorded in Latin America and the Caribbean?
- The highest recorded value was 1.14 million 1000 ha in 1990.
- What is the lowest forest land — area recorded in Latin America and the Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 947,026 1000 ha in 2025.
- How does Latin America and the Caribbean rank for forest land — area?
- Latin America and the Caribbean ranks 2nd out of 47 regions with data for 2025.
- Is forest land — area rising or falling in Latin America and the Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Latin America and the 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.