Proportion of forest area with a long-term management plan in Latin America and the Caribbean
Latin America and the Caribbean: Proportion of forest area with a long-term management plan was 17.6% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Proportion of forest area with a long-term management plan in Latin America and the Caribbean, 1990–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, proportion of forest area with a long-term management plan in Latin America and the Caribbean stood at 17.6%. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of up 6.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of forest area with a long-term management plan in Latin America and the Caribbean peaked at 17.6% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 6.1%, in 1990.
Latin America and the Caribbean ranks 32nd of 35 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Proportion of forest area with a long-term management plan in Latin America and the Caribbean, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 6.1% | — |
| 2000 | 7.8% | +29.3% |
| 2010 | 14.8% | +88.4% |
| 2015 | 16.6% | +12.0% |
| 2020 | 17.4% | +5.1% |
| 2025 | 17.6% | +1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.1% | 6.1% | 6.1% | 1 |
| 2000s | 7.8% | 7.8% | 7.8% | 1 |
| 2010s | 15.7% | 14.8% | 16.6% | 2 |
| 2020s | 17.5% | 17.4% | 17.6% | 2 |
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 proportion of forest area with a long-term management plan in Latin America and the Caribbean?
- Proportion of forest area with a long-term management plan in Latin America and the Caribbean was 17.6% in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of forest area with a long-term management plan recorded in Latin America and the Caribbean?
- The highest recorded value was 17.6% in 2025.
- What is the lowest proportion of forest area with a long-term management plan recorded in Latin America and the Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.1% in 1990.
- How does Latin America and the Caribbean rank for proportion of forest area with a long-term management plan?
- Latin America and the Caribbean ranks 32nd out of 35 groups with data for 2025.
- Is proportion of forest area with a long-term management plan rising or falling in Latin America and the Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.5%. 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 United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of forest area with a long-term management plan (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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