Curaçao Forest Area

Curaçao’s forest cover has remained static at 0.16 percent of its land area over the 14‑year series recorded by the World Bank, with the latest 2025 figure identical to the all‑time peak of 0.16 percent and to the trough observed in 2023. This persistence suggests that the island’s limited natural vegetation has neither expanded nor contracted despite broader regional fluctuations; for comparison, Djibouti reports a higher share of 0.27 percent while Libya records a lower 0.12 percent. The constancy may reflect Curaçao’s arid climate, high urbanisation and the dominance of non‑forest land uses such as tourism infrastructure and coastal development. Given the island’s constrained topography and the absence of significant reforestation programmes, future changes in forest area are likely to depend on targeted environmental policies, climate‑adaptation measures and possible investment in green spaces that could modestly raise the share of forested land.