Antigua and Barbuda — Forest area
Forest Area (% of Land Area) for Antigua and Barbuda, 1990–2024.
Forest area for Antigua and Barbuda was 17.85% in 2024, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 35 years, from 1990 to 2024. The highest recorded value was 22.98% in 1990. Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to -0.74% per year.
Antigua and Barbuda ranks 136 of 214 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 64%. The median for Latin America & Caribbean is 49.75%, so Antigua and Barbuda sits below it. It peaked in 1990 and has fallen 22% since. Over the last decade (2014–2024) the figure moved down 8%. Within Latin America & Caribbean it ranks 34 of 42 economies; Argentina (17.09%) is just below it. That is 4% below this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
World ranking. Slipped: 108th of 178 in 1990 → 130th of 207 in 2000 → 133rd of 209 in 2010 → 136th of 214 in 2020 → 135th of 209 in 2024.
Key figures
Full history — 1990 to 2024
| Year | % of land area | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 17.85% | -0.1 pp |
| 2023 | 17.99% | -0.2 pp |
| 2022 | 18.16% | -0.1 pp |
| 2021 | 18.3% | -0.2 pp |
| 2020 | 18.45% | -0.2 pp |
| 2019 | 18.61% | -0.1 pp |
| 2018 | 18.75% | -0.2 pp |
| 2017 | 18.91% | -0.1 pp |
| 2016 | 19.05% | -0.2 pp |
| 2015 | 19.2% | -0.2 pp |
| 2014 | 19.36% | -0.1 pp |
| 2013 | 19.5% | -0.2 pp |
| 2012 | 19.66% | -0.1 pp |
| 2011 | 19.8% | -0.2 pp |
| 2010 | 19.95% | -0.2 pp |
| 2009 | 20.11% | -0.1 pp |
| 2008 | 20.25% | -0.2 pp |
| 2007 | 20.41% | -0.2 pp |
| 2006 | 20.57% | -0.2 pp |
| 2005 | 20.73% | -0.1 pp |
| 2004 | 20.86% | -0.2 pp |
| 2003 | 21.02% | -0.2 pp |
| 2002 | 21.18% | -0.1 pp |
| 2001 | 21.32% | -0.2 pp |
| 2000 | 21.48% | -0.2 pp |
| 1999 | 21.64% | -0.1 pp |
| 1998 | 21.77% | -0.2 pp |
| 1997 | 21.93% | -0.1 pp |
| 1996 | 22.07% | -0.2 pp |
| 1995 | 22.23% | -0.2 pp |
| 1994 | 22.39% | -0.1 pp |
| 1993 | 22.52% | -0.2 pp |
| 1992 | 22.68% | -0.1 pp |
| 1991 | 22.82% | -0.2 pp |
| 1990 | 22.98% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Antigua and Barbuda’s Forest area in 1991?
22.82% (1991). The full year-by-year table above lists every published year, most recent first.
Are changes in this series measured in percentage points?
Yes. The series is a share expressed in % of land area, so year-over-year movements in the Change column are percentage points (pp), not percent.
Is Antigua and Barbuda’s Forest area growing or shrinking?
Between 1990 and 2024 the series was shrinking overall: -22.3% in total — about 0.7% a year compounded.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator AG.LND.FRST.ZS. Values are reproduced as published; this page only computes summary statistics such as change, CAGR and extremes.
What are the most recent published figures?
The last five published years: 2024: 17.85%; 2023: 17.99%; 2022: 18.16%; 2021: 18.3%; 2020: 18.45%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
AG.LND.FRST.ZS — Forest Area (% of Land Area). Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.