Cayman Islands — Forest area
Forest Area (% of Land Area) for Cayman Islands, 1990–2024.
Forest area for Cayman Islands was 53.00% in 2024, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 35 years, from 1990 to 2024. The highest recorded value was 54.71% in 1990. The lowest was 53.00% in 2010 (about 1.0× the low point). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to -0.09% per year.
Cayman Islands ranks 49 of 214 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 23%. The median for Latin America & Caribbean is 49.75%, so Cayman Islands sits above it. It peaked in 1990 and has fallen 3% since. Over the last decade (2014–2024) the figure moved up 0%. Within Latin America & Caribbean it ranks 15 of 42 economies; Honduras (52.83%) is just below it.
Data highlights
World ranking. Slipped: 47th of 178 in 1990 → 50th of 207 in 2000 → 51st of 209 in 2010 → 50th of 214 in 2020 → 49th of 209 in 2024.
Key figures
Full history — 1990 to 2024
| Year | % of land area | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 53% | +0.0 pp |
| 2023 | 53% | +0.0 pp |
| 2022 | 53% | +0.0 pp |
| 2021 | 53% | +0.0 pp |
| 2020 | 53% | +0.0 pp |
| 2019 | 53% | +0.0 pp |
| 2018 | 53% | +0.0 pp |
| 2017 | 53% | +0.0 pp |
| 2016 | 53% | +0.0 pp |
| 2015 | 53% | +0.0 pp |
| 2014 | 53% | +0.0 pp |
| 2013 | 53% | +0.0 pp |
| 2012 | 53% | +0.0 pp |
| 2011 | 53% | +0.0 pp |
| 2010 | 53% | -0.1 pp |
| 2009 | 53.08% | -0.1 pp |
| 2008 | 53.17% | -0.1 pp |
| 2007 | 53.25% | -0.1 pp |
| 2006 | 53.33% | -0.1 pp |
| 2005 | 53.46% | -0.1 pp |
| 2004 | 53.54% | -0.1 pp |
| 2003 | 53.63% | -0.1 pp |
| 2002 | 53.71% | -0.1 pp |
| 2001 | 53.79% | -0.1 pp |
| 2000 | 53.88% | -0.1 pp |
| 1999 | 53.96% | -0.1 pp |
| 1998 | 54.04% | -0.1 pp |
| 1997 | 54.13% | -0.1 pp |
| 1996 | 54.21% | -0.1 pp |
| 1995 | 54.29% | -0.1 pp |
| 1994 | 54.38% | -0.1 pp |
| 1993 | 54.46% | -0.1 pp |
| 1992 | 54.54% | -0.1 pp |
| 1991 | 54.63% | -0.1 pp |
| 1990 | 54.71% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Cayman Islands’s Forest area in 1991?
54.63% (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 Cayman Islands’s Forest area growing or shrinking?
Between 1990 and 2024 the series was shrinking overall: -3.1% in total — about 0.1% 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: 53%; 2023: 53%; 2022: 53%; 2021: 53%; 2020: 53%. 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.