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Saint Kitts and Nevis · Environment

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

10 indicators · 8 with data

Land

Forest area (% of land area)

% of land area

71st of 213 · 23rd in Latin America
Forest coverSaint Kitts and Nevis's forest cover was 42.3 % in 1990 and 42.3 % in 2023.199019952000200520102015202038%40%42%44%46%48%42.3 %

Saint Kitts and Nevis's forest cover was 42.3 % in 1990 and 42.3 % in 2023.

Forest area

km²

184th of 213 · 34th in Latin America
Forest areaSaint Kitts and Nevis's forest area was 110 km in 1994 and 110 km in 2023.199520002005201020152020100110120110 km

Saint Kitts and Nevis's forest area was 110 km in 1994 and 110 km in 2023.

Terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area)

% of land area

108th of 213 · 23rd in Latin America
Terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area)Saint Kitts and Nevis's terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area) rose from 3.3 % in 2013 to 16.9 % in 2025.2014201620182020202220240%5%10%15%20%25%16.9 %

Saint Kitts and Nevis's terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area) rose from 3.3 % in 2013 to 16.9 % in 2025.

Agricultural land (% of land area)

% of land area

141st of 209 · 23rd in Latin America
Agricultural land (% of land area)Saint Kitts and Nevis's agricultural land (% of land area) fell from 38.5 % in 1994 to 23.1 % in 2023.1995200020052010201520200%10%20%30%40%23.1 %

Saint Kitts and Nevis's agricultural land (% of land area) fell from 38.5 % in 1994 to 23.1 % in 2023.

Arable land (% of land area)

% of land area

56th of 206 · 5th in Latin America
Arable land (% of land area)Saint Kitts and Nevis's arable land (% of land area) fell from 26.9 % in 1994 to 19.2 % in 2023.19952000200520102015202015%20%25%19.2 %

Saint Kitts and Nevis's arable land (% of land area) fell from 26.9 % in 1994 to 19.2 % in 2023.

Air

Air pollution (PM2.5)

micrograms per m³

39th of 200 · 5th in Latin America
Air pollution (PM2.5)Saint Kitts and Nevis's air pollution (pm2.5) fell from 10.9 in 1994 to 8.9 in 2023.1995200020052010201520207891011128.9

Saint Kitts and Nevis's air pollution (pm2.5) fell from 10.9 in 1994 to 8.9 in 2023.

Water

Water stress

% of internal resources

146th of 175 · 32nd in Latin America
Water stressSaint Kitts and Nevis's water stress was 50.8 % in 2012 and 50.8 % in 2022.20122014201620182020202244%46%48%50%52%54%56%50.8 %

Saint Kitts and Nevis's water stress was 50.8 % in 2012 and 50.8 % in 2022.

Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita

cubic metres per person

155th of 181 · 33rd in Latin America
Renewable internal freshwater resources per capitaSaint Kitts and Nevis's renewable internal freshwater resources per capita fell from 581.9 in 1993 to 513.8 in 2022.199520002005201020152020500520540560580600513.8

Saint Kitts and Nevis's renewable internal freshwater resources per capita fell from 581.9 in 1993 to 513.8 in 2022.

No data available (2)

These indicators exist in the registry but no source reports a value for Saint Kitts and Nevis.

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