Forest land — Share in Land area in Small Island Developing States (SIDS)
Small Island Developing States (SIDS): Forest land — Share in Land area was 71.17 % in 2024. ▬ Flat
Forest land — Share in Land area in Small Island Developing States (SIDS), 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 Small Island Developing States (SIDS) is 71.17 %, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest land — share in land area in Small Island Developing States (SIDS) peaked at 72.28 % in 2015 and was at its lowest, 71.17 %, in 2024.
Small Island Developing States (SIDS) ranks 3rd of 36 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 71.59 % | 71.5 % | 71.68 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 71.83 % | 71.71 % | 71.92 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 72.15 % | 71.94 % | 72.28 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 71.23 % | 71.17 % | 71.3 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Small Island Developing States (SIDS)
- 1 French Guiana 96.37 % compare
- 2 Micronesia (Federated States of) 92.07 % compare
- 3 Suriname 91.54 % compare
- 4 Gabon 91.44 % compare
- 5 Palau 90.83 % compare
- 6 Solomon Islands 89.84 % 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 — share in land area in Small Island Developing States (SIDS)?
- Forest land — share in land area in Small Island Developing States (SIDS) was 71.17 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest forest land — share in land area recorded in Small Island Developing States (SIDS)?
- The highest recorded value was 72.28 % in 2015.
- What is the lowest forest land — share in land area recorded in Small Island Developing States (SIDS)?
- The lowest recorded value was 71.17 % in 2024.
- How does Small Island Developing States (SIDS) rank for forest land — share in land area?
- Small Island Developing States (SIDS) ranks 3rd out of 36 groups with data for 2024.
- Is forest land — share in land area rising or falling in Small Island Developing States (SIDS)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.5%. 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 — 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.