Primary Forest — Area in Caribbean
Caribbean: Primary Forest — Area was 487.3 1000 ha in 2025. ▼ Falling
Primary Forest — Area in Caribbean, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
Caribbean recorded 487.3 1000 ha for primary forest — area in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.0% on the previous year and down 9.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary forest — area in Caribbean peaked at 655.55 1000 ha in 1990 and was at its lowest, 487.3 1000 ha, in 2025.
Caribbean ranks 48th of 182 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Primary Forest — Area in Caribbean, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 655.55 1000 ha | — |
| 1991 | 650.86 1000 ha | -0.7% |
| 1992 | 646.17 1000 ha | -0.7% |
| 1993 | 641.47 1000 ha | -0.7% |
| 1994 | 636.78 1000 ha | -0.7% |
| 1995 | 632.09 1000 ha | -0.7% |
| 1996 | 627.4 1000 ha | -0.7% |
| 1997 | 622.71 1000 ha | -0.7% |
| 1998 | 618.01 1000 ha | -0.8% |
| 1999 | 613.32 1000 ha | -0.8% |
| 2000 | 608.63 1000 ha | -0.8% |
| 2001 | 603.79 1000 ha | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 598.94 1000 ha | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 594.1 1000 ha | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 589.25 1000 ha | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 584.41 1000 ha | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 579.57 1000 ha | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 574.72 1000 ha | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 569.88 1000 ha | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 565.03 1000 ha | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 560.19 1000 ha | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 555.33 1000 ha | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 550.47 1000 ha | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 545.62 1000 ha | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 540.76 1000 ha | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 535.9 1000 ha | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 531.02 1000 ha | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 526.14 1000 ha | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 521.25 1000 ha | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 516.37 1000 ha | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 511.49 1000 ha | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 506.65 1000 ha | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 501.81 1000 ha | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 496.98 1000 ha | -1.0% |
| 2024 | 492.14 1000 ha | -1.0% |
| 2025 | 487.3 1000 ha | -1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 634.44 1000 ha | 613.32 1000 ha | 655.55 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 586.83 1000 ha | 565.03 1000 ha | 608.63 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 538.31 1000 ha | 516.37 1000 ha | 560.19 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 499.39 1000 ha | 487.3 1000 ha | 511.49 1000 ha | 6 |
Countries ranked near Caribbean
More environment data for Caribbean
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -4.29 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -4.76 Percentage change (2025)
- Temperature change 1.29 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.233 °C (2025)
- Roundwood — Import quantity 152,566 m3 (2024)
- Primary wood and paper products (export/import) — Export value 152,436 1000 USD (2024)
- Roundwood — Production 6.26 million m3 (2024)
- Sawlogs and veneer logs, coniferous — Production 355,073 m3 (2024)
- Wood fuel, non-coniferous — Production 4.77 million m3 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary forest — area in Caribbean?
- Primary forest — area in Caribbean was 487.3 1000 ha in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest primary forest — area recorded in Caribbean?
- The highest recorded value was 655.55 1000 ha in 1990.
- What is the lowest primary forest — area recorded in Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 487.3 1000 ha in 2025.
- How does Caribbean rank for primary forest — area?
- Caribbean ranks 48th out of 182 countries with data for 2025.
- Is primary forest — area rising or falling in Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Caribbean data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Primary 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.