Terrestrial barren land — Area from MODIS in Caribbean
Caribbean: Terrestrial barren land — Area from MODIS was 79.98 1000 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling
Terrestrial barren land — Area from MODIS in Caribbean, 2001–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
In 2024, terrestrial barren land — area from modis in Caribbean stood at 79.98 1000 ha.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 46.6% on the previous year and down 13.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, terrestrial barren land — area from modis in Caribbean peaked at 192.82 1000 ha in 2001 and was at its lowest, 54.56 1000 ha, in 2023.
Caribbean ranks 24th of 26 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Terrestrial barren land — Area from MODIS in Caribbean, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 192.82 1000 ha | — |
| 2002 | 149.81 1000 ha | -22.3% |
| 2003 | 140.61 1000 ha | -6.1% |
| 2004 | 165.76 1000 ha | +17.9% |
| 2005 | 169.61 1000 ha | +2.3% |
| 2006 | 173.92 1000 ha | +2.5% |
| 2007 | 170.48 1000 ha | -2.0% |
| 2008 | 169.54 1000 ha | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 159.93 1000 ha | -5.7% |
| 2010 | 154.56 1000 ha | -3.4% |
| 2011 | 146.5 1000 ha | -5.2% |
| 2012 | 126.44 1000 ha | -13.7% |
| 2013 | 106.21 1000 ha | -16.0% |
| 2014 | 92.78 1000 ha | -12.6% |
| 2015 | 88.73 1000 ha | -4.4% |
| 2016 | 76.87 1000 ha | -13.4% |
| 2017 | 85.02 1000 ha | +10.6% |
| 2018 | 78.33 1000 ha | -7.9% |
| 2019 | 69.98 1000 ha | -10.7% |
| 2020 | 70.02 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 71.44 1000 ha | +2.0% |
| 2022 | 63.79 1000 ha | -10.7% |
| 2023 | 54.56 1000 ha | -14.5% |
| 2024 | 79.98 1000 ha | +46.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 165.83 1000 ha | 140.61 1000 ha | 192.82 1000 ha | 9 |
| 2010s | 102.54 1000 ha | 69.98 1000 ha | 154.56 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 67.96 1000 ha | 54.56 1000 ha | 79.98 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Caribbean
- 21 Chile 27,842 1000 ha compare
- 22 Western Sahara 26,790 1000 ha compare
- 23 Argentina 23,169 1000 ha compare
- 24 Namibia 19,784 1000 ha compare
- 25 Cabo Verde 75.86 1000 ha compare
- 25 Kazakhstan 19,272 1000 ha compare
- 26 Côte d'Ivoire 0.28 1000 ha compare
- 26 Uzbekistan 18,946 1000 ha compare
- 27 Morocco 18,490 1000 ha 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)
- 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 terrestrial barren land — area from modis in Caribbean?
- Terrestrial barren land — area from modis in Caribbean was 79.98 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest terrestrial barren land — area from modis recorded in Caribbean?
- The highest recorded value was 192.82 1000 ha in 2001.
- What is the lowest terrestrial barren land — area from modis recorded in Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 54.56 1000 ha in 2023.
- How does Caribbean rank for terrestrial barren land — area from modis?
- Caribbean ranks 24th out of 26 countries with data for 2024.
- Is terrestrial barren land — area from modis rising or falling in Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.8%. 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 Terrestrial barren land — Area from MODIS. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Land Cover data under the Agri-Environmental Indicators section contains land cover information organized by the land cover classes of the international standard system for Environmental and Economic Accounting Central Framework (SEEA CF). The land cover information is compiled from publicly available Global Land Cover (GLC) maps: a) MODIS land cover types based on the Land Cover Classification System, LCCS; b) The European Spatial Agency (ESA) Climate Change Initiative (CCI) annual land cover maps produced by the Université catholique de Louvain (UCL)-Geomatics and now under the European Copernicus Program; c) The annual land cover maps which were produced under the European Copernicus Global Land Service (CGLS) (CGLS land cover, containing discrete land cover categorization), with spatial resolution 100m; and d) the WorldCover maps of the European Space Agency, produced at 10m resolution.