Aruba Forest Area

Aruba’s forest area has remained unchanged at 2.33 percent of its land surface for the entire 35‑year series from 1990 through the latest 2025 estimate, a figure that places the island at rank 185 globally according to World Bank data. The constancy of the indicator means that the all‑time peak recorded in 2023 (2.33 percent) and the all‑time trough in 2025 (2.33 percent) are identical, underscoring a lack of measurable expansion or loss of forest cover over three decades. By contrast, neighboring Maldives registers a slightly higher forest proportion of 2.75 percent, while Iraq records 1.90 percent, illustrating that Aruba’s forest coverage sits within a narrow band among peers. The stability may reflect the island’s limited land area, stringent land‑use policies, and the dominance of urban and tourism development, which leave little room for afforestation. Future shifts in climate‑adaptation strategies or incentives for reforestation could alter this flat trajectory, potentially raising Aruba’s forest share modestly in the coming years.