Deforestation statistics for Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba
Total land area: Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba
| Total land area | ha |
| Land area | 32,648 |
| Tree cover in 2018 | 3,716 |
Forest and tree cover extent: Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba
Extent of primary forest cover and tree cover for Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba. All area figures are in hectares (ha)| Year | Primary forest | Tree cover (30%) |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2,432 | |
| 2001 | 742 | |
| 2010 | 731 | 3,737 |
| 2018 | 726 | 3,716 |
| Primary/Total tree cover 2018 | 20% | |
| Tree cover/Total land area 2018 | 11.4% |
Primary forest loss and tree cover loss: Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba
Annual loss of primary forest cover and tree cover for Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba by year. All area figures are in hectares (ha)| Year | Primary forest | Tree cover (30%) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 3 | ||
| 2002 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2003 | 7 | 16 | |
| 2004 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2005 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2006 | 2 | 7 | |
| 2007 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2008 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2009 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2010 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2011 | 5 | 9 | |
| 2012 | 0 | 3 | |
| 2013 | 0 | 5 | |
| 2014 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2015 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2016 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2017 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2018 | 0 | 0 | |
| Primary loss 2002-2018 | 16 | ||
| Tree cover loss 2001-2018 | 47 | ||
| Primary loss/ Total tree cover loss | 34.4% | ||
| Percent loss 2001-2018 | 2.2% | ||
| Loss/year (2001/2-2010) | 1.17 | 3 | |
| Loss/year (2011-2018) | 0.71 | 2 |
Biodiversity data: Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba
Species count by taxa for Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba. 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 | 281 |
| Amphibians | 16 |
| Reptiles | 1 |
| Fishes | 336 |
| Mammals | |
| Vascular plants |
Conservation data: Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba
Data on threatened species in Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba as of 2018, according to the IUCN Red List.| Taxa | Species count |
|---|---|
| Threatened mammals (2018) | 4 |
| Threatened birds (2018) | 7 |
| Threatened fishes (2018) | 36 |
| Threatened higher plants (2018) | 3 |
Protected areas data: Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba
Data on threatened species in Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba 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 | 1.4 |
| Marine protected areas, % of territorial waters |
Archived forest data for Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba | Forest data for Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba
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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