Caribbean - Map & Statistics
Protection Statistics Table
| CARIBBEAN STATISTICS |
| Land area: 229,111 km2
|
Area of forest: 61,457.6
km2 |
% Land area forested:
26.8 |
| Forest
Type |
Area Protected
(km2) in IUCN Categories I-VI: |
Total
Forest (km2) |
Total
Protected (km2) |
% Protected |
| Ia |
Ib |
II |
III |
IV |
V |
VI |
| Temperate and Boreal |
| 9 Sparse trees/parkland |
0.0 |
0.0 |
10.3 |
0.0 |
0.03 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
1,704.3 |
10.4 |
0.6 |
| Tropical |
| 14 Lowland evergreen broadleaf
rainforest |
146.3 |
0.0 |
499.2 |
0.0 |
4.7 |
273.1 |
21.1 |
2,868.8 |
944.4 |
32.9 |
| 15 Lower montane forest |
116.2 |
0.0 |
141.5 |
0.0 |
112.3 |
1,011.9 |
165.4 |
3,647.8 |
1,547.2 |
42.4 |
| 16 Upper montane forest |
0.0 |
0.0 |
15.7 |
0.0 |
30.2 |
28.0 |
145.8 |
491.0 |
219.7 |
44.7 |
| 17 Freshwater swamp forest |
88.1 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
132.5 |
51.1 |
0.5 |
3,588.5 |
272.4 |
7.6 |
| 18 Semi-evergreen moist
broadleaf forest |
21.0 |
0.0 |
65.6 |
0.0 |
92.0 |
0.0 |
587.5 |
7,190.0 |
766.1 |
10.7 |
| 19 Mixed needleleaf/broadleaf
forest |
0.0 |
0.0 |
409.3 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
715.8 |
409.3 |
57.2 |
| 20 Needleleaf forest |
217.1 |
0.0 |
1,218.6 |
0.0 |
23.9 |
50.7 |
0.0 |
4,723.3 |
1,510.3 |
32.0 |
| 21 Mangrove |
158.7 |
9.2 |
471.3 |
0.0 |
218.0 |
247.9 |
14.0 |
9,806.4 |
1,119.1 |
11.4 |
| 22 Disturbed natural forest |
0.0 |
0.0 |
55.3 |
0.0 |
16.4 |
697.6 |
52.3 |
6,829.8 |
821.5 |
12.0 |
| 23 Deciduous/semi-deciduous
broadleaf forest |
549.1 |
0.1 |
340.9 |
0.0 |
19.4 |
230.6 |
43.1 |
7,425.0 |
1,183.3 |
15.9 |
| 24 Sclerophyllous dry
forest |
1.5 |
0.0 |
874.7 |
4.5 |
20.5 |
64.1 |
0.0 |
5,768.0 |
965.3 |
16.7 |
| 25 Thorn forest |
24.3 |
0.0 |
126.7 |
0.0 |
24.2 |
35.3 |
30.3 |
1,021.5 |
240.7 |
23.6 |
| 26 Sparse trees/parkland |
1.1 |
0.0 |
436.2 |
0.0 |
1.0 |
0.1 |
0.003 |
4,609.5 |
438.4 |
9.5 |
| 27 Exotic species plantations |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
66.3 |
1,067.5 |
66.3 |
6.2 |
| 28 Native species plantations |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.2 |
0.8 |
0.2 |
31.8 |
| Total |
1,323.28 |
9.27 |
4,665.20 |
4.51 |
695.17 |
2,690.53 |
1,126.45 |
61,457.61 |
10,514.43 |
17.11 |
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