Planted Forest — Area in Latin America and the Caribbean
Latin America and the Caribbean: Planted Forest — Area was 19,013 1000 ha in 2025. ▲ Rising
Planted Forest — Area in Latin America and the Caribbean, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
Latin America and the Caribbean recorded 19,013 1000 ha for planted forest — area in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 2.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, planted forest — area in Latin America and the Caribbean peaked at 19,013 1000 ha in 2025 and was at its lowest, 7,227 1000 ha, in 1990.
That places Latin America and the Caribbean 11th out of 35 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8,190 1000 ha | 7,227 1000 ha | 9,152 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 11,906 1000 ha | 9,366 1000 ha | 14,445 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 17,491 1000 ha | 15,009 1000 ha | 18,654 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 18,853 1000 ha | 18,692 1000 ha | 19,013 1000 ha | 6 |
Countries ranked near Latin America and the Caribbean
More environment data for Latin America and the Caribbean
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 440,935 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Agricultural land 29.54 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 158,363 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 25.3 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 26,525 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 4.24 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 15.48 % (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 35,902 1000 ha (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 28,612 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Land area 9.17 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is planted forest — area in Latin America and the Caribbean?
- Planted forest — area in Latin America and the Caribbean was 19,013 1000 ha in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest planted forest — area recorded in Latin America and the Caribbean?
- The highest recorded value was 19,013 1000 ha in 2025.
- What is the lowest planted forest — area recorded in Latin America and the Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 7,227 1000 ha in 1990.
- How does Latin America and the Caribbean rank for planted forest — area?
- Latin America and the Caribbean ranks 11th out of 35 groups with data for 2025.
- Is planted forest — area rising or falling in Latin America and the Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 Planted 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.