Tree cover loss in Guadeloupe
Guadeloupe: Tree cover loss was 28.55 hectares in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Tree cover loss in Guadeloupe, 2001–2024
Source: Global Forest Watch (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
The most recent figure for tree cover loss in Guadeloupe is 28.55 hectares, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of down 22.2% on the previous year and down 85.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tree cover loss in Guadeloupe peaked at 309.32 hectares in 2001 and was at its lowest, 28.55 hectares, in 2024.
Guadeloupe ranks 157th of 197 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Tree cover loss in Guadeloupe, year by year
| Year | hectares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 309.32 hectares | — |
| 2002 | 49.18 hectares | -84.1% |
| 2003 | 74.21 hectares | +50.9% |
| 2004 | 183.03 hectares | +146.6% |
| 2005 | 217.38 hectares | +18.8% |
| 2006 | 58.79 hectares | -73.0% |
| 2007 | 152.98 hectares | +160.2% |
| 2008 | 130.42 hectares | -14.7% |
| 2009 | 113.07 hectares | -13.3% |
| 2010 | 118.29 hectares | +4.6% |
| 2011 | 69.25 hectares | -41.5% |
| 2012 | 282.99 hectares | +308.7% |
| 2013 | 164.54 hectares | -41.9% |
| 2014 | 194.35 hectares | +18.1% |
| 2015 | 68 hectares | -65.0% |
| 2016 | 68.99 hectares | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 59.86 hectares | -13.2% |
| 2018 | 96.09 hectares | +60.5% |
| 2019 | 68.04 hectares | -29.2% |
| 2020 | 50.52 hectares | -25.8% |
| 2021 | 66.7 hectares | +32.0% |
| 2022 | 40.39 hectares | -39.4% |
| 2023 | 36.68 hectares | -9.2% |
| 2024 | 28.55 hectares | -22.2% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Tree cover loss in Guadeloupe changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | +308.7% | 69.25 hectares | 282.99 hectares |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 143.16 hectares | 49.18 hectares | 309.32 hectares | 9 |
| 2010s | 119.04 hectares | 59.86 hectares | 282.99 hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 44.57 hectares | 28.55 hectares | 66.7 hectares | 5 |
Countries ranked near Guadeloupe
- 154 Cayman Islands 35.55 hectares compare
- 155 Egypt 29.85 hectares compare
- 156 Armenia 28.75 hectares compare
- 158 Sudan 27.06 hectares compare
- 159 Turks and Caicos Islands 21.32 hectares compare
- 160 United States Virgin Islands 20.61 hectares compare
More reference data data for Guadeloupe
- Global number of reported disasters by size, gaps filled 1 events (2022)
- Milk production 160.2 tonnes (2006)
- Milk production, annual growth rate 1.31 % change on previous year (2006)
- FAO projections of arable land 22,387 hectares (2023)
- Fertility rate: births per woman 2.09 live births per woman (2023)
- Land area in hectares 162,000 hectares (2023)
- Area of permanent meadows and pastures 24,198 hectares (2023)
- Average age of mothers at childbirth 31.98 years (2023)
- Area of permanent meadows and pastures, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2023)
- FAO projections of arable land, annual growth rate -2 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tree cover loss in Guadeloupe?
- Tree cover loss in Guadeloupe was 28.55 hectares in 2024, according to Global Forest Watch (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest tree cover loss recorded in Guadeloupe?
- The highest recorded value was 309.32 hectares in 2001.
- What is the lowest tree cover loss recorded in Guadeloupe?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.55 hectares in 2024.
- How does Guadeloupe rank for tree cover loss?
- Guadeloupe ranks 157th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is tree cover loss rising or falling in Guadeloupe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 85.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Guadeloupe data come from?
- The figures come from Global Forest Watch (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Tree cover loss. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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