Pitcairn Islands Environment - 2021

GEOGRAPHICAL NAMES 

Environment - current issues

deforestation (only a small portion of the original forest remains because of burning and clearing for settlement)

Climate

tropical; hot and humid; modified by southeast trade winds; rainy season (November to March)

Land use

agricultural land: 0% (2011 est.)

forest: 74.5% (2018 est.)

other: 25.5% (2018 est.)

Urbanization

urban population: 0% of total population (2012)

rate of urbanization: NA

Major infectious diseases

degree of risk: high (2020)

food or waterborne diseases: bacterial diarrhea

vectorborne diseases: malaria

NOTE: The information regarding Pitcairn Islands on this page is re-published from the 2021 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency and other sources. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Pitcairn Islands 2021 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Pitcairn Islands 2021 should be addressed to the CIA or the source cited on each page.