Forest land — Area in Montserrat
Montserrat: Forest land — Area was 2.42 1000 ha in 2025. ▼ Falling
Forest land — Area in Montserrat, 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 Montserrat is 2.42 1000 ha, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest land — area in Montserrat peaked at 3.5 1000 ha in 1990 and was at its lowest, 2.42 1000 ha, in 2000.
That places Montserrat 232nd out of 249 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Forest land — Area in Montserrat, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 3.5 1000 ha | — |
| 1991 | 3.39 1000 ha | -3.1% |
| 1992 | 3.28 1000 ha | -3.2% |
| 1993 | 3.18 1000 ha | -3.0% |
| 1994 | 3.07 1000 ha | -3.5% |
| 1995 | 2.96 1000 ha | -3.6% |
| 1996 | 2.85 1000 ha | -3.7% |
| 1997 | 2.74 1000 ha | -3.9% |
| 1998 | 2.64 1000 ha | -3.6% |
| 1999 | 2.53 1000 ha | -4.2% |
| 2000 | 2.42 1000 ha | -4.3% |
| 2001 | 2.42 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 2.42 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 2.42 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 2.42 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 2.42 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 2.42 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 2.42 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 2.42 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 2.42 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 2.42 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 2.42 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 2.42 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 2.42 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 2.42 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 2.42 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 2.42 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 2.42 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 2.42 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 2.42 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 2.42 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 2.42 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 2.42 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 2.42 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 2.42 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 2.42 1000 ha | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.01 1000 ha | 2.53 1000 ha | 3.5 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.42 1000 ha | 2.42 1000 ha | 2.42 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.42 1000 ha | 2.42 1000 ha | 2.42 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.42 1000 ha | 2.42 1000 ha | 2.42 1000 ha | 6 |
Countries ranked near Montserrat
More environment data for Montserrat
- Grazing land use over the long-term, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.27 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.19 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -23.7 Percentage change (2025)
- Paper and paperboard — Import quantity 19 t (2024)
- Graphic papers — Import value 22 1000 USD (2024)
- Graphic papers — Import quantity 6 t (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import value 59 1000 USD (2024)
- Total fibre furnish — Import quantity 0 t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest land — area in Montserrat?
- Forest land — area in Montserrat was 2.42 1000 ha in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest forest land — area recorded in Montserrat?
- The highest recorded value was 3.5 1000 ha in 1990.
- What is the lowest forest land — area recorded in Montserrat?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.42 1000 ha in 2000.
- How does Montserrat rank for forest land — area?
- Montserrat ranks 232nd out of 249 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest land — area rising or falling in Montserrat?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Montserrat 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.