Forest land — Share in Land area in Latin America and the Caribbean
Latin America and the Caribbean: Forest land — Share in Land area was 47.21 % in 2024. ▼ Falling
Forest land — Share in Land area in Latin America and the Caribbean, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for forest land — share in land area in Latin America and the Caribbean is 47.21 %, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.5% on the previous year and down 4.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest land — share in land area in Latin America and the Caribbean peaked at 56.34 % in 1990 and was at its lowest, 47.21 %, in 2024.
Latin America and the Caribbean ranks 3rd of 31 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Forest land — Share in Land area in Latin America and the Caribbean, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 56.34 % | — |
| 1991 | 55.96 % | -0.7% |
| 1992 | 55.57 % | -0.7% |
| 1993 | 55.19 % | -0.7% |
| 1994 | 54.81 % | -0.7% |
| 1995 | 54.42 % | -0.7% |
| 1996 | 54.04 % | -0.7% |
| 1997 | 53.66 % | -0.7% |
| 1998 | 53.35 % | -0.6% |
| 1999 | 52.96 % | -0.7% |
| 2000 | 52.58 % | -0.7% |
| 2001 | 52.32 % | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 52.06 % | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 51.8 % | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 51.54 % | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 51.28 % | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 51.02 % | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 50.76 % | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 50.5 % | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 50.24 % | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 49.98 % | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 49.82 % | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 49.65 % | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 49.49 % | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 49.34 % | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 49.17 % | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 48.97 % | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 48.77 % | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 48.56 % | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 48.36 % | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 48.12 % | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 47.89 % | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 47.66 % | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 47.44 % | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 47.21 % | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 54.63 % | 52.96 % | 56.34 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 51.41 % | 50.24 % | 52.58 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 49.21 % | 48.36 % | 49.98 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 47.66 % | 47.21 % | 48.12 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Latin America and the Caribbean
More environment data for Latin America and the Caribbean
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -5.99 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -4.93 Percentage change (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest land — share in land area in Latin America and the Caribbean?
- Forest land — share in land area in Latin America and the Caribbean was 47.21 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest forest land — share in land area recorded in Latin America and the Caribbean?
- The highest recorded value was 56.34 % in 1990.
- What is the lowest forest land — share in land area recorded in Latin America and the Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 47.21 % in 2024.
- How does Latin America and the Caribbean rank for forest land — share in land area?
- Latin America and the Caribbean ranks 3rd out of 31 groups with data for 2024.
- Is forest land — share in land area rising or falling in Latin America and the Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.3%. 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 — 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.