Naturally regenerating forest — Share in Forest land in Latin America and the Caribbean
Latin America and the Caribbean: Naturally regenerating forest — Share in Forest land was 97.99 % in 2025. ▬ Flat
Naturally regenerating forest — Share in Forest land in Latin America and the Caribbean, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, naturally regenerating forest — share in forest land in Latin America and the Caribbean stood at 97.99 %. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, naturally regenerating forest — share in forest land in Latin America and the Caribbean peaked at 99.36 % in 1990 and was at its lowest, 97.99 %, in 2025.
Latin America and the Caribbean ranks 3rd of 31 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
Naturally regenerating forest — Share in Forest land in Latin America and the Caribbean, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 99.36 % | — |
| 1991 | 99.34 % | -0.0% |
| 1992 | 99.32 % | -0.0% |
| 1993 | 99.29 % | -0.0% |
| 1994 | 99.27 % | -0.0% |
| 1995 | 99.24 % | -0.0% |
| 1996 | 99.22 % | -0.0% |
| 1997 | 99.19 % | -0.0% |
| 1998 | 99.17 % | -0.0% |
| 1999 | 99.14 % | -0.0% |
| 2000 | 99.12 % | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 99.06 % | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 99 % | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 98.94 % | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 98.88 % | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 98.82 % | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 98.76 % | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 98.7 % | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 98.64 % | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 98.57 % | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 98.51 % | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 98.43 % | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 98.36 % | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 98.28 % | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 98.21 % | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 98.13 % | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 98.12 % | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 98.11 % | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 98.1 % | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 98.08 % | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 98.07 % | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 98.06 % | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 98.04 % | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 98.02 % | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 98.01 % | -0.0% |
| 2025 | 97.99 % | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 99.25 % | 99.14 % | 99.36 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 98.85 % | 98.57 % | 99.12 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 98.23 % | 98.08 % | 98.51 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 98.03 % | 97.99 % | 98.07 % | 6 |
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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 — share in forest land in Latin America and the Caribbean?
- Naturally regenerating forest — share in forest land in Latin America and the Caribbean was 97.99 % in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest naturally regenerating forest — share in forest land recorded in Latin America and the Caribbean?
- The highest recorded value was 99.36 % in 1990.
- What is the lowest naturally regenerating forest — share in forest land recorded in Latin America and the Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 97.99 % in 2025.
- How does Latin America and the Caribbean rank for naturally regenerating forest — share in forest land?
- Latin America and the Caribbean ranks 3rd out of 31 groups with data for 2025.
- Is naturally regenerating forest — share in forest land rising or falling in Latin America and the Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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 — Share in Forest land. 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.