Forestland — Area in Caribbean
Caribbean: Forestland — Area was 8,398 1000 ha in 2025. ▲ Rising
Forestland — Area in Caribbean, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
Caribbean recorded 8,398 1000 ha for forestland — area in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forestland — area in Caribbean peaked at 8,398 1000 ha in 2025 and was at its lowest, 6,733 1000 ha, in 1990.
Caribbean ranks 29th of 31 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Forestland — Area in Caribbean, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 6,733 1000 ha | — |
| 1991 | 6,789 1000 ha | +0.8% |
| 1992 | 6,844 1000 ha | +0.8% |
| 1993 | 6,900 1000 ha | +0.8% |
| 1994 | 6,955 1000 ha | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 7,011 1000 ha | +0.8% |
| 1996 | 7,066 1000 ha | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 7,122 1000 ha | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 7,177 1000 ha | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 7,233 1000 ha | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 7,288 1000 ha | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 7,351 1000 ha | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 7,413 1000 ha | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 7,475 1000 ha | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 7,538 1000 ha | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 7,600 1000 ha | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 7,662 1000 ha | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 7,725 1000 ha | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 7,787 1000 ha | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 7,849 1000 ha | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 7,912 1000 ha | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 7,985 1000 ha | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 8,053 1000 ha | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 8,121 1000 ha | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 8,189 1000 ha | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 8,257 1000 ha | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 8,276 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 8,295 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 8,315 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 8,334 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 8,354 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 8,363 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 8,371 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 8,380 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 8,389 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2025 | 8,398 1000 ha | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6,983 1000 ha | 6,733 1000 ha | 7,233 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 7,569 1000 ha | 7,288 1000 ha | 7,849 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 8,174 1000 ha | 7,912 1000 ha | 8,334 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 8,376 1000 ha | 8,354 1000 ha | 8,398 1000 ha | 6 |
Countries ranked near Caribbean
- 26 South Africa 22,881 1000 ha compare
- 27 Finland 22,543 1000 ha compare
- 28 Sudan 21,980 1000 ha compare
- 29 Congo 21,854 1000 ha compare
- 30 Côte d'Ivoire 3,774 1000 ha compare
- 30 Thailand 19,648 1000 ha compare
- 31 Cabo Verde 51.06 1000 ha compare
- 31 Cameroon 19,143 1000 ha compare
- 32 Spain 19,133 1000 ha 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 in Caribbean?
- Forestland — area in Caribbean was 8,398 1000 ha in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest forestland — area recorded in Caribbean?
- The highest recorded value was 8,398 1000 ha in 2025.
- What is the lowest forestland — area recorded in Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 6,733 1000 ha in 1990.
- How does Caribbean rank for forestland — area?
- Caribbean ranks 29th out of 31 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forestland — area rising or falling in Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Caribbean data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Forestland — Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Forests consists of CO2 emissions and removals corresponding to forest carbon stock changes (aboveground and belowground living biomass). Estimates are computed following the 2006 IPCC Guidelines for National Greenhouse Gas Inventories (IPCC, 2006).