Deforestation statistics for Montserrat
Total land area: Montserrat
| Total land area | ha |
| Land area | 10,205 |
| Tree cover in 2018 | 4,316 |
Forest and tree cover extent: Montserrat
Extent of primary forest cover and tree cover for Montserrat. All area figures are in hectares (ha)| Year | Primary forest | Tree cover (30%) |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 4,616 | |
| 2001 | 1,729 | |
| 2010 | 1,684 | 4,449 |
| 2018 | 1,675 | 4,316 |
| Primary/Total tree cover 2018 | 39% | |
| Tree cover/Total land area 2018 | 42.3% |
Primary forest loss and tree cover loss: Montserrat
Annual loss of primary forest cover and tree cover for Montserrat by year. All area figures are in hectares (ha)| Year | Primary forest | Tree cover (30%) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 7 | ||
| 2002 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2003 | 0 | 3 | |
| 2004 | 3 | 8 | |
| 2005 | 10 | 8 | |
| 2006 | 4 | 13 | |
| 2007 | 0 | 12 | |
| 2008 | 3 | 7 | |
| 2009 | 3 | 6 | |
| 2010 | 21 | 110 | |
| 2011 | 2 | 6 | |
| 2012 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2013 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2014 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2015 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2016 | 3 | 6 | |
| 2017 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2018 | 3 | 9 | |
| Primary loss 2002-2018 | 53 | ||
| Tree cover loss 2001-2018 | 191 | ||
| Primary loss/ Total tree cover loss | 27.8% | ||
| Percent loss 2001-2018 | 3.1% | ||
| Loss/year (2001/2-2010) | 4.92 | 18 | |
| Loss/year (2011-2018) | 1.12 | 3 |
Biodiversity data: Montserrat
Species count by taxa for Montserrat. 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 | 197 |
| Amphibians | 3 |
| Reptiles | 12 |
| Fishes | 405 |
| Mammals | |
| Vascular plants |
Conservation data: Montserrat
Data on threatened species in Montserrat 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: Montserrat
Data on threatened species in Montserrat 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 Montserrat
"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 | 10205 | 4919 | 48.20% | 4664 | 45.70% | 4640 | 45.50% | 217 | 4.40% | 12 | 19 | 3 |
| 15 | 10205 | 4814 | 47.20% | 4640 | 45.50% | 4616 | 45.20% | 217 | 4.50% | 12 | 19 | 3 |
| 20 | 10205 | 4745 | 46.50% | 4585 | 44.90% | 4561 | 44.70% | 217 | 4.60% | 12 | 19 | 3 |
| 25 | 10205 | 4688 | 45.90% | 4552 | 44.60% | 4529 | 44.40% | 216 | 4.60% | 12 | 19 | 3 |
| 30 | 10205 | 4616 | 45.20% | 4449 | 43.60% | 4426 | 43.40% | 215 | 4.70% | 12 | 19 | 3 |
| 50 | 10205 | 4322 | 42.40% | 3902 | 38.20% | 3879 | 38.00% | 209 | 4.80% | 12 | 19 | 3 |
| 75 | 10205 | 3554 | 34.80% | 3222 | 31.60% | 3205 | 31.40% | 192 | 5.40% | 11 | 18 | 2 |
Biomass and land use carbon emissions data for Montserrat
"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 | 10205 | 4919 | 4664 | 1703641 | 46916 | 2606 | 86007 | 4778 |
| 15 | 10205 | 4814 | 4640 | 1683281 | 46854 | 2603 | 85889 | 4772 |
| 20 | 10205 | 4745 | 4585 | 1669877 | 46830 | 2602 | 85846 | 4769 |
| 25 | 10205 | 4688 | 4552 | 1658564 | 46778 | 2599 | 85753 | 4764 |
| 30 | 10205 | 4616 | 4449 | 1644957 | 46689 | 2594 | 85590 | 4755 |
| 50 | 10205 | 4322 | 3902 | 1583479 | 46197 | 2567 | 84688 | 4705 |
| 75 | 10205 | 3554 | 3222 | 1375204 | 43766 | 2431 | 80233 | 4457 |
Tree cover data for subnational administrative areas in Montserrat
"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) |
| Saint Anthon | 3825 | 1141 | 1236 | 1225 | 32% | 54 | 5% | 3 | 43 | 4% | 4 | 11 | 1% | 1 |
| Saint Georges | 2817 | 1128 | 1014 | 1007 | 36% | 132 | 12% | 7 | 125 | 11% | 13 | 7 | 1% | 1 |
| Saint Peter | 3563 | 2347 | 2199 | 2194 | 62% | 29 | 1% | 2 | 24 | 1% | 2 | 5 | 0% | 1 |
Carbon dioxide emissions data for subnational administrative areas in Montserrat
"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) |
| Saint Anthon | 3825 | 1141 | 1236 | 371791 | 21699 | 1206 | 1737 | 541 |
| Saint Georges | 2817 | 1128 | 1014 | 413615 | 52877 | 2938 | 4996 | 365 |
| Saint Peter | 3563 | 2347 | 2199 | 859551 | 11014 | 612 | 872 | 287 |
Biomass data for subnational administrative areas in Montserrat
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) |
| Saint Anthon | 3825 | 1141 | 1236 | 202795 | 178 | 11837 | 658 | 948 | 295 |
| Saint Georges | 2817 | 1128 | 1014 | 225608 | 200 | 28843 | 1602 | 2725 | 199 |
| Saint Peter | 3563 | 2347 | 2199 | 468846 | 200 | 6009 | 334 | 476 | 157 |
Archived forest data for Montserrat | Forest data for Montserrat
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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