Deforestation statistics for Cayman Islands
Cayman Islands: Demographic data
| Population (2022) | 65,722 |
| Annual population growth rate (2022) | 1.20% |
| Population density (people/sq km) | 274 |
| Net migration | - |
| Fertility rate | N.A. |
| Median age | N.A. |
| Urban population share | 97% |
Cayman Islands: Land cover and land use change data
| Land area (sq km): 240 |
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Tree cover (30%) Tree cover extent in 2000 (ha): 13,458 Tree cover extent as % of land area: 56.10% Tree cover loss from 2001-20 (ha): 507 Tree cover extent as % of 2000 tree cover: 3.80% |
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Tropical primary forest Primary forest extent in 2001 (ha): 6,199 Primary forest extent as % of land area: 25.80% Primary forest extent as % of 2000 tree cover: 46.10% Primary forest loss from 2002-20 (ha): 133 Primary forest loss from 2002-20 as % of 2001 primary forest cover: 2.10% Primary forest extent in 2020 (ha): 6,066 Primary forest extent in 2020 as % of land area: 25.30% Primary forest extent in 2020 as % of 2000 tree cover area: 45% |
Cayman Islands: Annual forest and tree cover data
Cayman Islands: Tropical primary forest loss by year All figures in hectares
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Year: Hectares 2002: 1 2003: nan 2004: 2 2005: 2 2006: 3 2007: 2 2008: 1 2009: 1 2010: 7 2011: 3 2012: 2 2013: 5 2014: 1 2015: nan 2016: 37 2017: 37 2018: 25 2019: 1 2020: 0 |
Cayman Islands: Tree cover loss by year 30% tree cover threshold; all figures in hectares
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Year: Hectares 2001: 21 2002: 6 2003: 6 2004: 47 2005: 9 2006: 18 2007: 18 2008: 32 2009: 30 2010: 40 2011: 40 2012: 9 2013: 18 2014: 8 2015: 0 2016: 70 2017: 74 2018: 42 2019: 11 2020: 9 |
Tree cover loss by year at the subnational level (administrative level 1)
| Sub-national admin area 1 | Tree cover extent (2001) ha | Tree cover loss (2001-05) ha | Tree cover loss (2006-10) ha | Tree cover loss (2011-15) ha | Tree cover loss (2016-20) ha | Tree cover loss (2001-20) ha | Tree cover loss (2001-20) % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bodden Town | 230 | 2 | 10 | 11 | 2 | 25 | 11.0% |
| Cayman Brac | 2,259 | 21 | 33 | 3 | 174 | 232 | 10.3% |
| East End | 3,088 | 4 | 18 | 17 | 13 | 51 | 1.7% |
| George Town | 512 | 35 | 30 | 4 | 2 | 72 | 14.0% |
| Little Cayman | 1,660 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0.3% |
| North Side | 5,415 | 18 | 40 | 33 | 11 | 102 | 1.9% |
| West Bay | 295 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 21 | 7.1% |
Tree cover loss by year at the subnational level (administrative level 2)
| Sub-national admin area 1 | Admin area 2 | Tree cover extent (2000) ha | Tree cover loss (2001-05) ha | Tree cover loss (2006-10) ha | Tree cover loss (2011-15) ha | Tree cover loss (2016-20) ha | Tree cover loss (2001-20) ha | Tree cover loss (2001-20) % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bodden Town | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.5% | |
| Cayman Brac | 1,125 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 99 | 109 | 9.7% | |
| East End | 877 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0.5% | |
| Little Cayman | 214 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | |
| North Side | 3,975 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 19 | 0.5% |
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2019 forest data for Cayman Islands | Archived forest data for Cayman Islands | Forest data for Cayman Islands
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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