Proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas in Caribbean
Caribbean: Proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas was 29.9% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas in Caribbean, 1990–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas in Caribbean is 29.9%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
The figure is up 37.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas in Caribbean peaked at 29.9% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 17.9%, in 1990.
Caribbean ranks 7th of 32 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 17.9% | 17.9% | 17.9% | 1 |
| 2000s | 18.7% | 18.7% | 18.7% | 1 |
| 2010s | 21.4% | 20.9% | 21.8% | 2 |
| 2020s | 29.9% | 29.9% | 29.9% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Caribbean
- 4 Cook Islands 95.6% compare
- 5 Faroe Islands 87.5% compare
- 6 Zambia 82.5% compare
- 7 Réunion 73.0% compare
- 8 Sri Lanka 69.5% compare
- 9 Pitcairn 66.7% compare
- 10 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 59.5% compare
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)
- Standard Deviation 0.233 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.29 °C (2025)
- Industrial roundwood — Import value 51,897 1000 USD (2024)
- Industrial roundwood — Export value 244 1000 USD (2024)
- Industrial roundwood — Export quantity 1,192 m3 (2024)
- Industrial roundwood — Production 1.30 million m3 (2024)
- Sawlogs and veneer logs, non-coniferous — Production 384,456 m3 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas in Caribbean?
- Proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas in Caribbean was 29.9% in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas recorded in Caribbean?
- The highest recorded value was 29.9% in 2025.
- What is the lowest proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas recorded in Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.9% in 1990.
- How does Caribbean rank for proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas?
- Caribbean ranks 7th out of 32 groups with data for 2025.
- Is proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas rising or falling in Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is up 37.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Caribbean data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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