Share of forest area within protected areas in Aruba
Aruba: Share of forest area within protected areas was 8.2% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Share of forest area within protected areas in Aruba, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, share of forest area within protected areas in Aruba stood at 8.2%. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of forest area within protected areas in Aruba peaked at 8.2% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 8.2%, in 1990.
Aruba ranks 149th of 197 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Share of forest area within protected areas in Aruba, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 8.2% | — |
| 2000 | 8.2% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 8.2% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 8.2% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 8.2% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 8.2% | +0.0% |
Aruba compared with similar countries
- Aruba's 8.2% is below the median for high income countries, which is 16.0%, 51% of the median. (69 countries reporting)
- Aruba's 8.2% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 19.9%, 41% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.2% | 8.2% | 8.2% | 1 |
| 2000s | 8.2% | 8.2% | 8.2% | 1 |
| 2010s | 8.2% | 8.2% | 8.2% | 2 |
| 2020s | 8.2% | 8.2% | 8.2% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Aruba
- 146 Trinidad and Tobago 8.5% compare
- 147 Sweden 8.4% compare
- 148 Gambia 8.2% compare
- 150 Algeria 7.7% compare
- 151 Bonaire Sint Eustatius and Saba 7.6% compare
- 152 Kyrgyzstan 7.5% compare
More environment data for Aruba
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2020)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -16.08 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.339 °C (2020)
- Temperature change 1.63 °C (2020)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per area of cropland 0 kg/ha (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per area of cropland 0 kg/ha (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per capita 0 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity 0 t (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per capita 0 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity 0 t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of forest area within protected areas in Aruba?
- Share of forest area within protected areas in Aruba was 8.2% in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of forest area within protected areas recorded in Aruba?
- The highest recorded value was 8.2% in 1990.
- What is the lowest share of forest area within protected areas recorded in Aruba?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.2% in 1990.
- How does Aruba rank for share of forest area within protected areas?
- Aruba ranks 149th out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of forest area within protected areas rising or falling in Aruba?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Aruba data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of forest area within protected areas. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas (%).