Deforestation statistics for Guadeloupe
Total land area: Guadeloupe
| Total land area | ha |
| Land area | 167,024 |
| Tree cover in 2018 | 101,384 |
Forest and tree cover extent: Guadeloupe
Extent of primary forest cover and tree cover for Guadeloupe. All area figures are in hectares (ha)| Year | Primary forest | Tree cover (30%) |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 95,560 | |
| 2001 | 36,892 | |
| 2010 | 36,841 | 102,549 |
| 2018 | 36,805 | 101,384 |
| Primary/Total tree cover 2018 | 36% | |
| Tree cover/Total land area 2018 | 60.7% |
Primary forest loss and tree cover loss: Guadeloupe
Annual loss of primary forest cover and tree cover for Guadeloupe by year. All area figures are in hectares (ha)| Year | Primary forest | Tree cover (30%) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 323 | ||
| 2002 | 3 | 52 | |
| 2003 | 4 | 79 | |
| 2004 | 9 | 190 | |
| 2005 | 7 | 190 | |
| 2006 | 3 | 62 | |
| 2007 | 5 | 158 | |
| 2008 | 5 | 135 | |
| 2009 | 6 | 118 | |
| 2010 | 11 | 128 | |
| 2011 | 3 | 76 | |
| 2012 | 12 | 297 | |
| 2013 | 2 | 169 | |
| 2014 | 2 | 196 | |
| 2015 | 4 | 70 | |
| 2016 | 0 | 71 | |
| 2017 | 3 | 59 | |
| 2018 | 9 | 99 | |
| Primary loss 2002-2018 | 87 | ||
| Tree cover loss 2001-2018 | 2,149 | ||
| Primary loss/ Total tree cover loss | 4.0% | ||
| Percent loss 2001-2018 | 0.2% | ||
| Loss/year (2001/2-2010) | 5.71 | 144 | |
| Loss/year (2011-2018) | 4.44 | 130 |
Biodiversity data: Guadeloupe
Species count by taxa for Guadeloupe. For consistency, all data for a given group comes from a single source. Amphibians - amphibiaweb; Reptiles - reptile-database; Fish - fishbase; Birds - birdlife; Mammals - IUCN; and Plants - World Conservation Monitoring Centre of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP-WCMC).| Animal / plant group | Species count |
|---|---|
| Birds | 183 |
| Amphibians | 7 |
| Reptiles | 33 |
| Fishes | 435 |
| Mammals | |
| Vascular plants |
Conservation data: Guadeloupe
Data on threatened species in Guadeloupe as of 2018, according to the IUCN Red List.| Taxa | Species count |
|---|---|
| Threatened mammals (2018) | |
| Threatened birds (2018) | |
| Threatened fishes (2018) | |
| Threatened higher plants (2018) |
Protected areas data: Guadeloupe
Data on threatened species in Guadeloupe as of 2017, according to the World Database on Protected Areas (WDPA) maintained by the United Nations Environment World Conservation Monitoring Centre (UNEP-WCMC).| Protected areas (2017) | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Terrestrial protected areas, % of total land area | |
| Marine protected areas, % of territorial waters |
Tree cover loss data for Guadeloupe
"Tree cover threshold" is used for defining the tree cover area. For example, 75% includes only areas with more than 75% tree cover, whereas 10% includes all areas with more than 10% tree cover. 75% tree cover reflects a dense canopy.
| Tree cover threshold (%) | Total area (ha) | Tree cover Extent in 2000 (ha) | % land area | Tree cover Extent in 2010 (ha) | % land area | Tree cover Extent in 2018 (ha) | % land area | Tree cover loss 2001-2018 (ha) | % tree cover loss since 2000 | Avg tree cover loss/year (ha) | Avg loss/year 2001-2010 (ha) | Avg loss/year 2011-2018 (ha) |
| 10 | 167024 | 101822 | 61.00% | 106194 | 63.60% | 105112 | 62.90% | 2582 | 2.50% | 143 | 150 | 135 |
| 15 | 167024 | 99354 | 59.50% | 105607 | 63.20% | 104541 | 62.60% | 2554 | 2.60% | 142 | 149 | 133 |
| 20 | 167024 | 98072 | 58.70% | 105156 | 63.00% | 104095 | 62.30% | 2543 | 2.60% | 141 | 148 | 133 |
| 25 | 167024 | 96936 | 58.00% | 104720 | 62.70% | 103672 | 62.10% | 2526 | 2.60% | 140 | 148 | 131 |
| 30 | 167024 | 95560 | 57.20% | 102549 | 61.40% | 101512 | 60.80% | 2504 | 2.60% | 139 | 147 | 130 |
| 50 | 167024 | 90950 | 54.50% | 92594 | 55.40% | 91621 | 54.90% | 2371 | 2.60% | 132 | 140 | 122 |
| 75 | 167024 | 82493 | 49.40% | 81221 | 48.60% | 80410 | 48.10% | 1959 | 2.40% | 109 | 115 | 101 |
Biomass and land use carbon emissions data for Guadeloupe
"Tree cover threshold" is used for defining the tree cover area. For example, 75% includes only areas with more than 75% tree cover, whereas 10% includes all areas with more than 10% tree cover. 75% tree cover reflects a dense canopy.
| Tree cover threshold (%) | Total area (ha) | Tree cover Extent in 2000 (ha) | Tree cover Extent in 2010 (ha) | Carbon biomass (Mt) | Biomass loss 2001-18 (Mt) | Avg biomass loss/year (Mt) | Carbon emissions 2001-18 (Mt) | Avg carbon emissions/year (Mt) |
| 10 | 167024 | 101822 | 106194 | 35095321 | 398762 | 22153 | 731060 | 40614 |
| 15 | 167024 | 99354 | 105607 | 34734113 | 396655 | 22036 | 727187 | 40399 |
| 20 | 167024 | 98072 | 105156 | 34537804 | 395143 | 21952 | 724423 | 40246 |
| 25 | 167024 | 96936 | 104720 | 34369210 | 394051 | 21892 | 722411 | 40134 |
| 30 | 167024 | 95560 | 102549 | 34160547 | 392344 | 21797 | 719283 | 39960 |
| 50 | 167024 | 90950 | 92594 | 33426210 | 380911 | 21162 | 698303 | 38795 |
| 75 | 167024 | 82493 | 81221 | 31611047 | 338336 | 18796 | 620270 | 34459 |
Tree cover data for subnational administrative areas in Guadeloupe
"This data is based on a definition of 30% tree cover. Areas with less than 30% canopy cover are excluded.
| Administrative area | Total area (ha) | Tree cover Extent in 2000 (ha) | Tree cover Extent in 2010 (ha) | Tree cover Extent in 2018 (ha) | % cover in 2018 | Loss 2001-2018 (ha) | % loss since 2000 | Avg loss/year since 2000 (ha) | Loss 2001-2010 (ha) | loss between 2000-2010 | Avg loss/year 2001-2010 (ha) | Loss 2011-2018 (ha) | loss between 2011-2018 | Avg loss/year 2011-2018 (ha) |
| Basse-Terre | 87906 | 63402 | 65705 | 65427 | 74% | 746 | 1% | 41 | 468 | 1% | 47 | 278 | 0% | 35 |
| Pointe-à-Pitre | 79118 | 32158 | 36844 | 36085 | 46% | 1758 | 5% | 98 | 999 | 3% | 100 | 759 | 2% | 95 |
Carbon dioxide emissions data for subnational administrative areas in Guadeloupe
"This data is based on a definition of 30% tree cover. Areas with less than 30% canopy cover are excluded.
| Administrative area | Total area (ha) | Tree cover Extent in 2000 (ha) | Tree cover Extent in 2010 (ha) | Carbon biomass (Mt) | Carbon emissions 2001-18 (Mt) | Avg carbon emissions/year 2001-18 (Mt) | Avg carbon emissions/year 2001-10 (Mt) | Avg carbon emissions/year 2011-18 (Mt) |
| Basse-Terre | 87906 | 63402 | 65705 | 25497063 | 260036 | 14446 | 16401 | 12003 |
| Pointe-à-Pitre | 79118 | 32158 | 36844 | 8663484 | 459247 | 25514 | 27354 | 23214 |
Biomass data for subnational administrative areas in Guadeloupe
This data is based on a definition of 30% tree cover. Areas with less than 30% canopy cover are excluded.
| Administrative area | Total area (ha) | Tree cover Extent in 2000 (ha) | Tree cover Extent in 2010 (ha) | Carbon biomass (Mt) | Avg biomass per ha (Mt) | Carbon emissions 2001-18 (Mt) | Avg annual emissions 2001-18 (Mt) | Avg annual emissions 2001-10 (Mt) | Avg annual emissions 2011-18 (Mt) |
| Basse-Terre | 87906 | 63402 | 65705 | 13907487 | 219 | 141844 | 7880 | 8947 | 6547 |
| Pointe-à-Pitre | 79118 | 32158 | 36844 | 4725536 | 147 | 250500 | 13917 | 14920 | 12663 |
Archived forest data for Guadeloupe | Forest data for Guadeloupe
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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