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Cayman Islands · Environment

Forests, air quality, land, water and protected areas.

10 indicators · 5 with data

Land

Forest cover

% of land area

44th of 213 · 15th in Latin America
Forest coverCayman Islands's forest cover fell from 54.4 % in 1994 to 52.5 % in 2023.19952000200520102015202052%53%53%54%54%55%52.5 %

Cayman Islands's forest cover fell from 54.4 % in 1994 to 52.5 % in 2023.

Forest area

km²

183rd of 213 · 33rd in Latin America
Forest areaCayman Islands's forest area fell from 131 km in 1994 to 126 km in 2023.199520002005201020152020126128130126 km

Cayman Islands's forest area fell from 131 km in 1994 to 126 km in 2023.

Terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area)

% of land area

160th of 213 · 33rd in Latin America
Terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area)Cayman Islands's terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area) rose from 8.7 % in 2013 to 8.8 % in 2025.2014201620182020202220249%9%10%10%11%11%8.8 %

Cayman Islands's terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area) rose from 8.7 % in 2013 to 8.8 % in 2025.

Agricultural land (% of land area)

% of land area

173rd of 209 · 31st in Latin America
Agricultural land (% of land area)Cayman Islands's agricultural land (% of land area) was 11.3 % in 1994 and 11.3 % in 2023.19952000200520102015202010%11%11%12%12%13%11.3 %

Cayman Islands's agricultural land (% of land area) was 11.3 % in 1994 and 11.3 % in 2023.

Arable land (% of land area)

% of land area

185th of 206 · 36th in Latin America
Arable land (% of land area)Cayman Islands's arable land (% of land area) was 0.8 % in 1994 and 0.8 % in 2023.1995200020052010201520200.7%0.8%0.8%0.9%0.9%1.0%0.8 %

Cayman Islands's arable land (% of land area) was 0.8 % in 1994 and 0.8 % in 2023.

No data available (5)

These indicators exist in the registry but no source reports a value for Cayman Islands.

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