Forestland — Area, annual growth rate in Caribbean
Caribbean: Forestland — Area, annual growth rate was 0.1061 % change on previous year in 2025. ▼ Falling
Forestland — Area, annual growth rate in Caribbean, 1991–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
Caribbean recorded 0.1061 % change on previous year for forestland — area, annual growth rate in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and down 87.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forestland — area, annual growth rate in Caribbean peaked at 0.9308 % change on previous year in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.1061 % change on previous year, in 2025.
Caribbean ranks 61st of 236 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Forestland — Area, annual growth rate in Caribbean, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 0.8244 % change on previous year | — |
| 1992 | 0.8177 % change on previous year | -0.8% |
| 1993 | 0.8112 % change on previous year | -0.8% |
| 1994 | 0.8045 % change on previous year | -0.8% |
| 1995 | 0.7981 % change on previous year | -0.8% |
| 1996 | 0.7918 % change on previous year | -0.8% |
| 1997 | 0.7856 % change on previous year | -0.8% |
| 1998 | 0.7796 % change on previous year | -0.8% |
| 1999 | 0.7734 % change on previous year | -0.8% |
| 2000 | 0.7675 % change on previous year | -0.8% |
| 2001 | 0.8551 % change on previous year | +11.4% |
| 2002 | 0.8479 % change on previous year | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 0.8407 % change on previous year | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 0.8337 % change on previous year | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 0.8269 % change on previous year | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 0.82 % change on previous year | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 0.8133 % change on previous year | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 0.8068 % change on previous year | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 0.8004 % change on previous year | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 0.794 % change on previous year | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 0.9308 % change on previous year | +17.2% |
| 2012 | 0.8493 % change on previous year | -8.8% |
| 2013 | 0.842 % change on previous year | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 0.8351 % change on previous year | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 0.8282 % change on previous year | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 0.2351 % change on previous year | -71.6% |
| 2017 | 0.2347 % change on previous year | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 0.234 % change on previous year | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 0.2336 % change on previous year | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 0.2329 % change on previous year | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 0.1065 % change on previous year | -54.3% |
| 2022 | 0.1064 % change on previous year | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 0.1063 % change on previous year | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 0.1062 % change on previous year | -0.1% |
| 2025 | 0.1061 % change on previous year | -0.1% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Forestland — Area, annual growth rate in Caribbean changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | -71.6% | 0.8282 % change on previous year | 0.2351 % change on previous year |
| 2021 | -54.3% | 0.2329 % change on previous year | 0.1065 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.7985 % change on previous year | 0.7734 % change on previous year | 0.8244 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 2000s | 0.8212 % change on previous year | 0.7675 % change on previous year | 0.8551 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6017 % change on previous year | 0.2336 % change on previous year | 0.9308 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1274 % change on previous year | 0.1061 % change on previous year | 0.2329 % change on previous year | 6 |
Countries ranked near Caribbean
- 58 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 0.122 % change on previous year compare
- 59 India 0.1184 % change on previous year compare
- 60 Costa Rica 0.1179 % change on previous year compare
- 62 United Arab Emirates 0.1036 % change on previous year compare
- 63 Russian Federation 0.101 % change on previous year compare
- 64 Slovakia 0.0954 % change on previous year compare
More climate change data for Caribbean
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 196.02 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 31,106 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 8,905 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 22,200 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 33.6 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 792.87 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 5,098 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 1,366 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 3,732 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 5.15 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forestland — area, annual growth rate in Caribbean?
- Forestland — area, annual growth rate in Caribbean was 0.1061 % change on previous year in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest forestland — area, annual growth rate recorded in Caribbean?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9308 % change on previous year in 2011.
- What is the lowest forestland — area, annual growth rate recorded in Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1061 % change on previous year in 2025.
- How does Caribbean rank for forestland — area, annual growth rate?
- Caribbean ranks 61st out of 236 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forestland — area, annual growth rate rising or falling in Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is down 87.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Caribbean data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Forestland — Area, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Forestland — Area. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Forestland — Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Forestland — Area. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.