Forest land — Area in Small Island Developing States (SIDS)
Small Island Developing States (SIDS): Forest land — Area was 86,156 1000 ha in 2025. ▬ Flat
Forest land — Area in Small Island Developing States (SIDS), 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 Small Island Developing States (SIDS) is 86,156 1000 ha, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest land — area in Small Island Developing States (SIDS) peaked at 86,502 1000 ha in 2015 and was at its lowest, 85,698 1000 ha, in 1990.
That places Small Island Developing States (SIDS) 24th out of 36 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 85,923 1000 ha | 85,698 1000 ha | 86,043 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 86,159 1000 ha | 86,066 1000 ha | 86,252 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 86,396 1000 ha | 86,272 1000 ha | 86,502 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 86,236 1000 ha | 86,156 1000 ha | 86,315 1000 ha | 6 |
Countries ranked near Small Island Developing States (SIDS)
- 21 Melanesia 39,480 1000 ha compare
- 22 Papua New Guinea 34,029 1000 ha compare
- 23 Mozambique 32,243 1000 ha compare
- 24 Sudan (former) 31,559 1000 ha compare
- 25 Sweden 27,934 1000 ha compare
- 26 Myanmar 27,095 1000 ha compare
- 27 Ethiopia 26,747 1000 ha compare
More environment data for Small Island Developing States (SIDS)
- Pesticides (total) — Export value 38,354 1000 USD (1989)
- Cropland — Share in Agricultural land 60.27 % (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 12.72 g/Int$ (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per capita 3.71 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per area of cropland 27.27 kg/ha (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use 272,357 t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Export quantity 707,344 t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity 176,855 t (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Land area 8.2 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 19.14 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest land — area in Small Island Developing States (SIDS)?
- Forest land — area in Small Island Developing States (SIDS) was 86,156 1000 ha in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest forest land — area recorded in Small Island Developing States (SIDS)?
- The highest recorded value was 86,502 1000 ha in 2015.
- What is the lowest forest land — area recorded in Small Island Developing States (SIDS)?
- The lowest recorded value was 85,698 1000 ha in 1990.
- How does Small Island Developing States (SIDS) rank for forest land — area?
- Small Island Developing States (SIDS) ranks 24th out of 36 groups with data for 2025.
- Is forest land — area rising or falling in Small Island Developing States (SIDS)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Small Island Developing States (SIDS) 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.