Deforestation statistics for Sint Maarten

Sint Maarten: Demographic data

Population (2022)42,876
Annual population growth rate (2022)1.20%
Population density (people/sq km)1,261
Net migration-
Fertility rateN.A.
Median ageN.A.
Urban population share96%


Sint Maarten: Land cover and land use change data
Land area (sq km): 34
Tree cover (30%)
Tree cover extent in 2000 (ha): 1,022
Tree cover extent as % of land area: 30.10%

Tree cover loss from 2001-20 (ha): 31
Tree cover extent as % of 2000 tree cover: 3.10%
Tropical primary forest
Primary forest extent in 2001 (ha): 256
Primary forest extent as % of land area: 7.50%
Primary forest extent as % of 2000 tree cover: 25.00%

Primary forest loss from 2002-20 (ha): 6
Primary forest loss from 2002-20 as % of 2001 primary forest cover: 2.20%

Primary forest extent in 2020 (ha): 250
Primary forest extent in 2020 as % of land area: 7.40%
Primary forest extent in 2020 as % of 2000 tree cover area: 24%


Sint Maarten: Annual forest and tree cover data



Sint Maarten: Tropical primary forest loss by year All figures in hectares
Year: Hectares
2002: 0
2003: 0
2004: 0
2005: 0
2006: 0
2007: 0
2008: 1
2009: 1
2010: 0
2011: 1
2012: nan
2013: 1
2014: 0
2015: nan
2016: 0
2017: 1
2018: nan
2019: nan
2020: nan


Sint Maarten: Tree cover loss by year 30% tree cover threshold; all figures in hectares
Year: Hectares
2001: 1
2002: 0
2003: 2
2004: 1
2005: 4
2006: 2
2007: 5
2008: 2
2009: 3
2010: 0
2011: 3
2012: 0
2013: 3
2014: 0
2015: 0
2016: 0
2017: 5
2018: 0
2019: 0
2020: 0


 

2019 forest data for Sint Maarten | Archived forest data for Sint Maarten | Forest data for Sint Maarten

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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