Forest area in Cayman Islands
Cayman Islands: Forest area was 125.93 sq. km in 2023. ▬ Flat
Forest area in Cayman Islands, 1990–2023
Source: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Measured in sq. km.
Analysis
Cayman Islands recorded 125.93 sq. km for forest area in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and down 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area in Cayman Islands peaked at 131.3 sq. km in 1990 and was at its lowest, 125.93 sq. km, in 2023.
Cayman Islands ranks 183rd of 214 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 130.4 sq. km | 129.5 sq. km | 131.3 sq. km | 10 |
| 2000s | 128.35 sq. km | 127.41 sq. km | 129.3 sq. km | 10 |
| 2010s | 127.29 sq. km | 127.2 sq. km | 128.1 sq. km | 10 |
| 2020s | 126.53 sq. km | 125.93 sq. km | 127.2 sq. km | 4 |
Countries ranked near Cayman Islands
- 180 American Samoa 170.4 sq. km compare
- 181 Andorra 160 sq. km compare
- 182 Singapore 150.3 sq. km compare
- 184 Saint Kitts and Nevis 110 sq. km compare
- 185 Turks and Caicos Islands 105.2 sq. km compare
- 186 Palestine 101.4 sq. km compare
More agriculture & rural data for Cayman Islands
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.2% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.4% (2024)
- Rural population 0.0% (2025)
- Rural population 0 (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 0.5% (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 35.15 million current US$ (2024)
- Permanent cropland 2.1% (2023)
- Fertilizer consumption 181.95 kilograms per hectare of arable land (2020)
- Land area 240 sq. km (2023)
- Arable land 0.8% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest area in Cayman Islands?
- Forest area in Cayman Islands was 125.93 sq. km in 2023, according to FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
- What is the highest forest area recorded in Cayman Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 131.3 sq. km in 1990.
- What is the lowest forest area recorded in Cayman Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 125.93 sq. km in 2023.
- How does Cayman Islands rank for forest area?
- Cayman Islands ranks 183rd out of 214 countries with data for 2023.
- Is forest area rising or falling in Cayman Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Cayman Islands data come from?
- The figures come from FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Forest area (sq. km). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Forest area is land under natural or planted stands of trees of at least 5 meters in situ, whether productive or not, and excludes tree stands in agricultural production systems (for example, in fruit plantations and agroforestry systems) and trees in urban parks and gardens.