Tree-covered areas — Area from MODIS in Saint Kitts and Nevis
Saint Kitts and Nevis: Tree-covered areas — Area from MODIS was 15.38 1000 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Tree-covered areas — Area from MODIS in Saint Kitts and Nevis, 2001–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for tree-covered areas — area from modis in Saint Kitts and Nevis is 15.38 1000 ha, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 3.6% on the previous year and down 16.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tree-covered areas — area from modis in Saint Kitts and Nevis peaked at 18.6 1000 ha in 2009 and was at its lowest, 11.08 1000 ha, in 2001.
That places Saint Kitts and Nevis 173rd out of 223 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Tree-covered areas — Area from MODIS in Saint Kitts and Nevis, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 11.08 1000 ha | — |
| 2002 | 13.91 1000 ha | +25.5% |
| 2003 | 13.46 1000 ha | -3.2% |
| 2004 | 13.95 1000 ha | +3.6% |
| 2005 | 14.36 1000 ha | +2.9% |
| 2006 | 14.59 1000 ha | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 16.17 1000 ha | +10.8% |
| 2008 | 16.65 1000 ha | +3.0% |
| 2009 | 18.6 1000 ha | +11.7% |
| 2010 | 17.67 1000 ha | -5.0% |
| 2011 | 17.03 1000 ha | -3.6% |
| 2012 | 18.51 1000 ha | +8.7% |
| 2013 | 17.91 1000 ha | -3.2% |
| 2014 | 18.31 1000 ha | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 18.04 1000 ha | -1.5% |
| 2016 | 17.99 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 17.35 1000 ha | -3.6% |
| 2018 | 17.76 1000 ha | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 16.67 1000 ha | -6.1% |
| 2020 | 15.81 1000 ha | -5.2% |
| 2021 | 16.37 1000 ha | +3.5% |
| 2022 | 14.74 1000 ha | -10.0% |
| 2023 | 14.85 1000 ha | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 15.38 1000 ha | +3.6% |
Saint Kitts and Nevis compared with similar countries
- Saint Kitts and Nevis's 15.38 1000 ha is below the median for high income countries, which is 456.91 1000 ha, 3% of the median. (73 countries reporting)
- Saint Kitts and Nevis's 15.38 1000 ha is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1,846 1000 ha, 1% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14.75 1000 ha | 11.08 1000 ha | 18.6 1000 ha | 9 |
| 2010s | 17.72 1000 ha | 16.67 1000 ha | 18.51 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.43 1000 ha | 14.74 1000 ha | 16.37 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Saint Kitts and Nevis
- 170 Saudi Arabia 16.91 1000 ha compare
- 171 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 16.12 1000 ha compare
- 172 United States Virgin Islands 16.01 1000 ha compare
- 174 Seychelles 15.35 1000 ha compare
- 175 Singapore 14.83 1000 ha compare
- 176 Faroe Islands 13.86 1000 ha compare
More environment data for Saint Kitts and Nevis
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 2.19 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.27 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.19 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 3.46 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 8.82 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tree-covered areas — area from modis in Saint Kitts and Nevis?
- Tree-covered areas — area from modis in Saint Kitts and Nevis was 15.38 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest tree-covered areas — area from modis recorded in Saint Kitts and Nevis?
- The highest recorded value was 18.6 1000 ha in 2009.
- What is the lowest tree-covered areas — area from modis recorded in Saint Kitts and Nevis?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.08 1000 ha in 2001.
- How does Saint Kitts and Nevis rank for tree-covered areas — area from modis?
- Saint Kitts and Nevis ranks 173rd out of 223 countries with data for 2024.
- Is tree-covered areas — area from modis rising or falling in Saint Kitts and Nevis?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Saint Kitts and Nevis data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Tree-covered areas — 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.