Naturally regenerating forest — Area in Latin America and the Caribbean
Latin America and the Caribbean: Naturally regenerating forest — Area was 928,008 1000 ha in 2025. ▼ Falling
Naturally regenerating forest — Area in Latin America and the Caribbean, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for naturally regenerating forest — area in Latin America and the Caribbean is 928,008 1000 ha, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 4.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, naturally regenerating forest — area in Latin America and the Caribbean peaked at 1.13 million 1000 ha in 1990 and was at its lowest, 928,008 1000 ha, in 2025.
That places Latin America and the Caribbean 4th out of 31 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.09 million 1000 ha | 1.06 million 1000 ha | 1.13 million 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.02 million 1000 ha | 997,631 1000 ha | 1.05 million 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 973,668 1000 ha | 955,326 1000 ha | 991,828 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 939,614 1000 ha | 928,008 1000 ha | 951,220 1000 ha | 6 |
Countries ranked near Latin America and the Caribbean
- 1 OECD 1.00 million 1000 ha compare
- 2 Russian Federation 811,833 1000 ha compare
- 3 Brazil 476,873 1000 ha compare
- 4 Canada 348,111 1000 ha compare
- 5 Australia and New Zealand 139,374 1000 ha compare
- 6 China (People’s Republic of) 134,550 1000 ha compare
- 6 China, mainland 134,550 1000 ha compare
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 naturally regenerating forest — area in Latin America and the Caribbean?
- Naturally regenerating forest — area in Latin America and the Caribbean was 928,008 1000 ha in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest naturally regenerating forest — area recorded in Latin America and the Caribbean?
- The highest recorded value was 1.13 million 1000 ha in 1990.
- What is the lowest naturally regenerating forest — area recorded in Latin America and the Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 928,008 1000 ha in 2025.
- How does Latin America and the Caribbean rank for naturally regenerating forest — area?
- Latin America and the Caribbean ranks 4th out of 31 groups with data for 2025.
- Is naturally regenerating forest — area rising or falling in Latin America and the Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.5%. 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 Naturally regenerating forest — 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.