Planted Forest — Share in Forest land in Latin America and the Caribbean
Latin America and the Caribbean: Planted Forest — Share in Forest land was 2.01 % in 2025. ▲ Rising
Planted 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, planted forest — share in forest land in Latin America and the Caribbean stood at 2.01 %. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.0% on the previous year and up 7.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, planted forest — share in forest land in Latin America and the Caribbean peaked at 2.01 % in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.64 %, in 1990.
That places Latin America and the Caribbean 29th out of 31 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Planted Forest — Share in Forest land in Latin America and the Caribbean, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.64 % | — |
| 1991 | 0.66 % | +3.1% |
| 1992 | 0.68 % | +3.0% |
| 1993 | 0.71 % | +4.4% |
| 1994 | 0.73 % | +2.8% |
| 1995 | 0.76 % | +4.1% |
| 1996 | 0.78 % | +2.6% |
| 1997 | 0.81 % | +3.8% |
| 1998 | 0.83 % | +2.5% |
| 1999 | 0.86 % | +3.6% |
| 2000 | 0.88 % | +2.3% |
| 2001 | 0.94 % | +6.8% |
| 2002 | 1 % | +6.4% |
| 2003 | 1.06 % | +6.0% |
| 2004 | 1.12 % | +5.7% |
| 2005 | 1.18 % | +5.4% |
| 2006 | 1.24 % | +5.1% |
| 2007 | 1.3 % | +4.8% |
| 2008 | 1.36 % | +4.6% |
| 2009 | 1.43 % | +5.1% |
| 2010 | 1.49 % | +4.2% |
| 2011 | 1.57 % | +5.4% |
| 2012 | 1.64 % | +4.5% |
| 2013 | 1.72 % | +4.9% |
| 2014 | 1.79 % | +4.1% |
| 2015 | 1.87 % | +4.5% |
| 2016 | 1.88 % | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 1.89 % | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 1.9 % | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 1.92 % | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 1.93 % | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 1.94 % | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 1.96 % | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 1.98 % | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 1.99 % | +0.5% |
| 2025 | 2.01 % | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.746 % | 0.64 % | 0.86 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.15 % | 0.88 % | 1.43 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.77 % | 1.49 % | 1.92 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.97 % | 1.93 % | 2.01 % | 6 |
Countries ranked near Latin America and the Caribbean
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)
- Cropland — Share in Land area 9.17 % (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)
- Inland waters — Area 35,902 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is planted forest — share in forest land in Latin America and the Caribbean?
- Planted forest — share in forest land in Latin America and the Caribbean was 2.01 % in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest planted forest — share in forest land recorded in Latin America and the Caribbean?
- The highest recorded value was 2.01 % in 2025.
- What is the lowest planted forest — share in forest land recorded in Latin America and the Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.64 % in 1990.
- How does Latin America and the Caribbean rank for planted forest — share in forest land?
- Latin America and the Caribbean ranks 29th out of 31 groups with data for 2025.
- Is planted forest — share in forest land rising or falling in Latin America and the Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.5%. 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 — 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.