Naturally regenerating forest — Area in Small island developing States (SIDS)
Small island developing States (SIDS): Naturally regenerating forest — Area was 84,687 1000 ha in 2025. ▬ Flat
Naturally regenerating forest — Area in Small island developing States (SIDS), 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
Small island developing States (SIDS) recorded 84,687 1000 ha for naturally regenerating forest — area in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and down 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, naturally regenerating forest — area in Small island developing States (SIDS) peaked at 85,176 1000 ha in 2000 and was at its lowest, 84,687 1000 ha, in 2025.
That places Small island developing States (SIDS) 24th out of 32 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
Naturally regenerating forest — Area in Small island developing States (SIDS), year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 84,908 1000 ha | — |
| 1991 | 85,015 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 85,033 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 85,050 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 85,068 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 85,086 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 85,104 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 85,122 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 85,140 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 85,158 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 85,176 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 85,169 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 85,162 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 85,155 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 85,148 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 85,142 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 85,135 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 85,128 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 85,121 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 85,114 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 85,108 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 85,117 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 85,126 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 85,135 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 85,144 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 85,153 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 85,103 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 85,052 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 85,002 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 84,951 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 84,901 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 84,858 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 84,815 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 84,773 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 84,730 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2025 | 84,687 1000 ha | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 85,068 1000 ha | 84,908 1000 ha | 85,158 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 85,145 1000 ha | 85,114 1000 ha | 85,176 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 85,089 1000 ha | 84,951 1000 ha | 85,153 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 84,794 1000 ha | 84,687 1000 ha | 84,901 1000 ha | 6 |
Countries ranked near Small island developing States (SIDS)
- 21 Central African Republic 45,091 1000 ha compare
- 22 Zambia 44,820 1000 ha compare
- 23 United Republic of Tanzania 42,847 1000 ha compare
- 24 Melanesia 39,145 1000 ha compare
- 25 Papua New Guinea 33,970 1000 ha compare
- 26 Mozambique 32,159 1000 ha compare
- 27 Sudan (former) 30,713 1000 ha compare
More environment data for Small island developing States (SIDS)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.168 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.21 °C (2025)
- Agriculture — Area 16,068 1000 ha (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity 176,855 t (2024)
- Pesticides (total) — Export value 38,354 1000 USD (1989)
- Pesticides (total) — Import value 223,110 1000 USD (1989)
- Country area — Area 135,020 1000 ha (2024)
- Land area — Area 121,110 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Land area 8.2 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is naturally regenerating forest — area in Small island developing States (SIDS)?
- Naturally regenerating forest — area in Small island developing States (SIDS) was 84,687 1000 ha in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest naturally regenerating forest — area recorded in Small island developing States (SIDS)?
- The highest recorded value was 85,176 1000 ha in 2000.
- What is the lowest naturally regenerating forest — area recorded in Small island developing States (SIDS)?
- The lowest recorded value was 84,687 1000 ha in 2025.
- How does Small island developing States (SIDS) rank for naturally regenerating forest — area?
- Small island developing States (SIDS) ranks 24th out of 32 groups with data for 2025.
- Is naturally regenerating forest — area rising or falling in Small island developing States (SIDS)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.5%. 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 Naturally regenerating forest — Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.