Forest land — Share in Land area in Antigua and Barbuda

Antigua and Barbuda: Forest land — Share in Land area was 17.84 % in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
17.84 %
Change on year
down 0.8%
World rank
151st
of 231 countries
All-time high
22.98 %
in 1990
All-time low
17.84 %
in 2024
Years of data
35
1990–2024

Forest land — Share in Land area in Antigua and Barbuda, 1990–2024

05101520251990200720241990: 23 %1991: 22.8 %1992: 22.7 %1993: 22.5 %1994: 22.4 %1995: 22.2 %1996: 22.1 %1997: 21.9 %1998: 21.8 %1999: 21.6 %2000: 21.5 %2001: 21.3 %2002: 21.2 %2003: 21 %2004: 20.9 %2005: 20.7 %2006: 20.6 %2007: 20.4 %2008: 20.3 %2009: 20.1 %2010: 19.9 %2011: 19.8 %2012: 19.6 %2013: 19.5 %2014: 19.4 %2015: 19.2 %2016: 19.1 %2017: 18.9 %2018: 18.8 %2019: 18.6 %2020: 18.4 %2021: 18.3 %2022: 18.1 %2023: 18 %2024: 17.8 %

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.

Analysis

The most recent figure for forest land — share in land area in Antigua and Barbuda is 17.84 %, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.8% on the previous year and down 7.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, forest land — share in land area in Antigua and Barbuda peaked at 22.98 % in 1990 and was at its lowest, 17.84 %, in 2024.

Antigua and Barbuda ranks 151st of 231 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 22.3 % 21.63 % 22.98 % 10
2000s 20.79 % 20.11 % 21.48 % 10
2010s 19.27 % 18.6 % 19.95 % 10
2020s 18.15 % 17.84 % 18.45 % 5

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Frequently asked questions

What is forest land — share in land area in Antigua and Barbuda?
Forest land — share in land area in Antigua and Barbuda was 17.84 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest forest land — share in land area recorded in Antigua and Barbuda?
The highest recorded value was 22.98 % in 1990.
What is the lowest forest land — share in land area recorded in Antigua and Barbuda?
The lowest recorded value was 17.84 % in 2024.
How does Antigua and Barbuda rank for forest land — share in land area?
Antigua and Barbuda ranks 151st out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
Is forest land — share in land area rising or falling in Antigua and Barbuda?
Over the last ten years it is down 7.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Antigua and Barbuda data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Forest land — Share in Land area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Forest land — Share in Land area
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
267 places, 9,048 data points, 1990–2024
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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.