Deforestation statistics for Martinique
Total land area: Martinique
| Total land area | ha |
| Land area | 113,620 |
| Tree cover in 2018 | 77,081 |
Forest and tree cover extent: Martinique
Extent of primary forest cover and tree cover for Martinique. All area figures are in hectares (ha)| Year | Primary forest | Tree cover (30%) |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 75,536 | |
| 2001 | 17,073 | |
| 2010 | 16,987 | 78,149 |
| 2018 | 16,943 | 77,081 |
| Primary/Total tree cover 2018 | 22% | |
| Tree cover/Total land area 2018 | 67.8% |
Primary forest loss and tree cover loss: Martinique
Annual loss of primary forest cover and tree cover for Martinique by year. All area figures are in hectares (ha)| Year | Primary forest | Tree cover (30%) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 196 | ||
| 2002 | 3 | 49 | |
| 2003 | 7 | 293 | |
| 2004 | 13 | 170 | |
| 2005 | 7 | 170 | |
| 2006 | 3 | 93 | |
| 2007 | 10 | 154 | |
| 2008 | 18 | 282 | |
| 2009 | 17 | 199 | |
| 2010 | 6 | 76 | |
| 2011 | 11 | 153 | |
| 2012 | 22 | 308 | |
| 2013 | 2 | 148 | |
| 2014 | 1 | 159 | |
| 2015 | 0 | 35 | |
| 2016 | 1 | 23 | |
| 2017 | 5 | 117 | |
| 2018 | 2 | 49 | |
| Primary loss 2002-2018 | 130 | ||
| Tree cover loss 2001-2018 | 2,478 | ||
| Primary loss/ Total tree cover loss | 5.2% | ||
| Percent loss 2001-2018 | 0.8% | ||
| Loss/year (2001/2-2010) | 9.47 | 168 | |
| Loss/year (2011-2018) | 5.59 | 124 |
Biodiversity data: Martinique
Species count by taxa for Martinique. For consistency, all data for a given group comes from a single source. Amphibians - amphibiaweb; Reptiles - reptile-database; Fish - fishbase; Birds - birdlife; Mammals - IUCN; and Plants - World Conservation Monitoring Centre of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP-WCMC).| Animal / plant group | Species count |
|---|---|
| Birds | 217 |
| Amphibians | 6 |
| Reptiles | 30 |
| Fishes | 456 |
| Mammals | |
| Vascular plants |
Conservation data: Martinique
Data on threatened species in Martinique as of 2018, according to the IUCN Red List.| Taxa | Species count |
|---|---|
| Threatened mammals (2018) | |
| Threatened birds (2018) | |
| Threatened fishes (2018) | |
| Threatened higher plants (2018) |
Protected areas data: Martinique
Data on threatened species in Martinique as of 2017, according to the World Database on Protected Areas (WDPA) maintained by the United Nations Environment World Conservation Monitoring Centre (UNEP-WCMC).| Protected areas (2017) | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Terrestrial protected areas, % of total land area | |
| Marine protected areas, % of territorial waters |
Tree cover loss data for Martinique
"Tree cover threshold" is used for defining the tree cover area. For example, 75% includes only areas with more than 75% tree cover, whereas 10% includes all areas with more than 10% tree cover. 75% tree cover reflects a dense canopy.
| Tree cover threshold (%) | Total area (ha) | Tree cover Extent in 2000 (ha) | % land area | Tree cover Extent in 2010 (ha) | % land area | Tree cover Extent in 2018 (ha) | % land area | Tree cover loss 2001-2018 (ha) | % tree cover loss since 2000 | Avg tree cover loss/year (ha) | Avg loss/year 2001-2010 (ha) | Avg loss/year 2011-2018 (ha) |
| 10 | 113620 | 79994 | 70.40% | 80256 | 70.60% | 79222 | 69.70% | 2765 | 3.50% | 154 | 173 | 129 |
| 15 | 113620 | 78200 | 68.80% | 79879 | 70.30% | 78859 | 69.40% | 2741 | 3.50% | 152 | 172 | 128 |
| 20 | 113620 | 77158 | 67.90% | 79437 | 69.90% | 78427 | 69.00% | 2728 | 3.50% | 152 | 172 | 126 |
| 25 | 113620 | 76379 | 67.20% | 79220 | 69.70% | 78216 | 68.80% | 2721 | 3.60% | 151 | 172 | 126 |
| 30 | 113620 | 75536 | 66.50% | 78149 | 68.80% | 77157 | 67.90% | 2707 | 3.60% | 150 | 172 | 124 |
| 50 | 113620 | 71844 | 63.20% | 70808 | 62.30% | 69874 | 61.50% | 2605 | 3.60% | 145 | 167 | 117 |
| 75 | 113620 | 63633 | 56.00% | 61568 | 54.20% | 60861 | 53.60% | 2203 | 3.50% | 122 | 150 | 88 |
Biomass and land use carbon emissions data for Martinique
"Tree cover threshold" is used for defining the tree cover area. For example, 75% includes only areas with more than 75% tree cover, whereas 10% includes all areas with more than 10% tree cover. 75% tree cover reflects a dense canopy.
| Tree cover threshold (%) | Total area (ha) | Tree cover Extent in 2000 (ha) | Tree cover Extent in 2010 (ha) | Carbon biomass (Mt) | Biomass loss 2001-18 (Mt) | Avg biomass loss/year (Mt) | Carbon emissions 2001-18 (Mt) | Avg carbon emissions/year (Mt) |
| 10 | 113620 | 79994 | 80256 | 28654167 | 528492 | 29361 | 968914 | 53829 |
| 15 | 113620 | 78200 | 79879 | 28319059 | 526667 | 29259 | 965577 | 53643 |
| 20 | 113620 | 77158 | 79437 | 28121046 | 525244 | 29180 | 962965 | 53498 |
| 25 | 113620 | 76379 | 79220 | 27975469 | 524156 | 29120 | 960957 | 53387 |
| 30 | 113620 | 75536 | 78149 | 27816631 | 522746 | 29041 | 958376 | 53243 |
| 50 | 113620 | 71844 | 70808 | 27058919 | 512055 | 28448 | 938761 | 52153 |
| 75 | 113620 | 63633 | 61568 | 24971898 | 460109 | 25562 | 843535 | 46863 |
Tree cover data for subnational administrative areas in Martinique
"This data is based on a definition of 30% tree cover. Areas with less than 30% canopy cover are excluded.
| Administrative area | Total area (ha) | Tree cover Extent in 2000 (ha) | Tree cover Extent in 2010 (ha) | Tree cover Extent in 2018 (ha) | % cover in 2018 | Loss 2001-2018 (ha) | % loss since 2000 | Avg loss/year since 2000 (ha) | Loss 2001-2010 (ha) | loss between 2000-2010 | Avg loss/year 2001-2010 (ha) | Loss 2011-2018 (ha) | loss between 2011-2018 | Avg loss/year 2011-2018 (ha) |
| Fort-de-France | 18950 | 10204 | 10581 | 10468 | 55% | 334 | 3% | 19 | 221 | 2% | 22 | 113 | 1% | 14 |
| Le Marin | 39721 | 24711 | 26089 | 25833 | 65% | 864 | 3% | 48 | 608 | 2% | 61 | 256 | 1% | 32 |
| Le Trinité | 35606 | 23989 | 24997 | 24531 | 69% | 1031 | 4% | 57 | 565 | 2% | 57 | 466 | 2% | 58 |
| Saint-Pierre | 19343 | 16632 | 16482 | 16325 | 84% | 478 | 3% | 27 | 321 | 2% | 32 | 157 | 1% | 20 |
Carbon dioxide emissions data for subnational administrative areas in Martinique
"This data is based on a definition of 30% tree cover. Areas with less than 30% canopy cover are excluded.
| Administrative area | Total area (ha) | Tree cover Extent in 2000 (ha) | Tree cover Extent in 2010 (ha) | Carbon biomass (Mt) | Carbon emissions 2001-18 (Mt) | Avg carbon emissions/year 2001-18 (Mt) | Avg carbon emissions/year 2001-10 (Mt) | Avg carbon emissions/year 2011-18 (Mt) |
| Fort-de-France | 18950 | 10204 | 10581 | 3765648 | 118424 | 6579 | 8059 | 4729 |
| Le Marin | 39721 | 24711 | 26089 | 8354439 | 296431 | 16468 | 21352 | 10364 |
| Le Trinité | 35606 | 23989 | 24997 | 8943497 | 354652 | 19703 | 20699 | 18458 |
| Saint-Pierre | 19343 | 16632 | 16482 | 6753047 | 188869 | 10493 | 13396 | 6864 |
Biomass data for subnational administrative areas in Martinique
This data is based on a definition of 30% tree cover. Areas with less than 30% canopy cover are excluded.
| Administrative area | Total area (ha) | Tree cover Extent in 2000 (ha) | Tree cover Extent in 2010 (ha) | Carbon biomass (Mt) | Avg biomass per ha (Mt) | Carbon emissions 2001-18 (Mt) | Avg annual emissions 2001-18 (Mt) | Avg annual emissions 2001-10 (Mt) | Avg annual emissions 2011-18 (Mt) |
| Fort-de-France | 18950 | 10204 | 10581 | 2053991 | 201 | 64595 | 3589 | 4396 | 2580 |
| Le Marin | 39721 | 24711 | 26089 | 4556965 | 184 | 161687 | 8983 | 11646 | 5653 |
| Le Trinité | 35606 | 23989 | 24997 | 4878271 | 203 | 193444 | 10747 | 11290 | 10068 |
| Saint-Pierre | 19343 | 16632 | 16482 | 3683480 | 221 | 103020 | 5723 | 7307 | 3744 |
Archived forest data for Martinique | Forest data for Martinique
Data Source: Tree cover loss: Hansen/UMD/Google/USGS/NASA via Global Forest Watch. Administrative boundaries: Global Administrative Areas database (GADM), version 3.6.
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