Greenland vs Guernsey: Forest area
Greenland
220 hectares
in 2025
Guernsey
470 hectares
in 2025
Greenland rank
225th
Guernsey rank
222nd
Forest area over time
- Greenland
- Guernsey
How they compare
Guernsey currently reports 470 hectares against 220 hectares in Greenland, a difference of 250 hectares.
That makes Guernsey's figure about 2.1 times Greenland's.
Across all 36 years both countries report, Guernsey has been ahead every year.
Greenland ranks 225th and Guernsey ranks 222nd of 235 countries.
Guernsey has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Greenland | Guernsey | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 220 hectares | 220 hectares | 0 hectares | — |
| 2000s | 220 hectares | 287.5 hectares | 67.5 hectares | Guernsey |
| 2010s | 220 hectares | 415 hectares | 195 hectares | Guernsey |
| 2020s | 220 hectares | 470 hectares | 250 hectares | Guernsey |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest area, Greenland or Guernsey?
- Guernsey, at 470 hectares against 220 hectares in Greenland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in forest area between Greenland and Guernsey?
- 250 hectares, with Guernsey ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Greenland and Guernsey?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Greenland and Guernsey rank globally for forest area?
- Greenland ranks 225th and Guernsey ranks 222nd of 235 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Forest area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Forest area is land under natural or planted stands of trees of at least 5 meters in situ, whether productive or not, and excludes tree stands in agricultural production systems.