Forest land — Share in Land area in Montserrat
Montserrat: Forest land — Share in Land area was 23.73 % in 2024. ▼ Falling
Forest land — Share in Land area in Montserrat, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, forest land — share in land area in Montserrat stood at 23.73 %. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest land — share in land area in Montserrat peaked at 35 % in 1990 and was at its lowest, 23.73 %, in 2023.
That places Montserrat 148th out of 249 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Forest land — Share in Land area in Montserrat, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 35 % | — |
| 1991 | 33.92 % | -3.1% |
| 1992 | 32.84 % | -3.2% |
| 1993 | 31.76 % | -3.3% |
| 1994 | 30.68 % | -3.4% |
| 1995 | 29.6 % | -3.5% |
| 1996 | 28.52 % | -3.6% |
| 1997 | 27.44 % | -3.8% |
| 1998 | 26.36 % | -3.9% |
| 1999 | 25.28 % | -4.1% |
| 2000 | 24.2 % | -4.3% |
| 2001 | 24.2 % | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 24.2 % | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 24.2 % | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 24.2 % | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 24.2 % | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 24.2 % | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 24.2 % | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 24.2 % | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 24.2 % | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 24.2 % | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 24.2 % | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 24.2 % | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 24.2 % | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 24.2 % | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 24.2 % | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 24.2 % | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 24.2 % | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 24.2 % | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 24.2 % | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 24.2 % | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 24.2 % | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 24.2 % | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 23.73 % | -1.9% |
| 2024 | 23.73 % | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 30.14 % | 25.28 % | 35 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 24.2 % | 24.2 % | 24.2 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 24.2 % | 24.2 % | 24.2 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 24.01 % | 23.73 % | 24.2 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Montserrat
- 145 China, mainland 24.02 % compare
- 146 China 23.93 % compare
- 147 Ethiopia 23.84 % compare
- 149 Saint Martin (French Part) 23.4 % compare
- 150 Belgium-Luxembourg 23 % compare
- 151 Hungary 22.81 % compare
More environment data for Montserrat
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -23.7 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.27 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.19 °C (2025)
- Agriculture — Area 3 1000 ha (2024)
- Country area — Area 10.2 1000 ha (2024)
- Land area — Area 10.2 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 9.8 % (2024)
- Value Added Deflator (Agriculture, forestry and fishery) — Value US$ 159.81 USD (2024)
- Pesticides (total) — Import value 336.22 1000 USD (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest land — share in land area in Montserrat?
- Forest land — share in land area in Montserrat was 23.73 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest forest land — share in land area recorded in Montserrat?
- The highest recorded value was 35 % in 1990.
- What is the lowest forest land — share in land area recorded in Montserrat?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.73 % in 2023.
- How does Montserrat rank for forest land — share in land area?
- Montserrat ranks 148th out of 249 countries with data for 2024.
- Is forest land — share in land area rising or falling in Montserrat?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.9%. 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 — 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.