Forest land — Share in Land area in Cayman Islands
Cayman Islands: Forest land — Share in Land area was 53 % in 2024. ▬ Flat
Forest land — Share in Land area in Cayman Islands, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Cayman Islands recorded 53 % for forest land — share in land area in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest land — share in land area in Cayman Islands peaked at 54.71 % in 1990 and was at its lowest, 53 %, in 2010.
That places Cayman Islands 55th out of 231 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 54.34 % | 53.96 % | 54.71 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 53.48 % | 53.09 % | 53.88 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 53 % | 53 % | 53 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 53 % | 53 % | 53 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cayman Islands
- 52 Micronesia 53.51 % compare
- 53 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 53.44 % compare
- 54 Northern Mariana Islands 53.3 % compare
- 56 Honduras 52.83 % compare
- 57 Peru 52.7 % compare
- 58 Guam 52.26 % compare
More environment data for Cayman Islands
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 18.52 % (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 2.4 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 8.33 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 74.07 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 2 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Agricultural land 25.93 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 0.5 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 7.41 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 0.2 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Area per capita 0.01 ha/cap (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest land — share in land area in Cayman Islands?
- Forest land — share in land area in Cayman Islands was 53 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest forest land — share in land area recorded in Cayman Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 54.71 % in 1990.
- What is the lowest forest land — share in land area recorded in Cayman Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 53 % in 2010.
- How does Cayman Islands rank for forest land — share in land area?
- Cayman Islands ranks 55th out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is forest land — share in land area rising or falling in Cayman Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Cayman Islands 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
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.