Greenland vs Sint Maarten (Dutch part): Forest area
Greenland
220 hectares
in 2025
Sint Maarten (Dutch part)
300 hectares
in 2025
Greenland rank
225th
Sint Maarten (Dutch part) rank
224th
Forest area over time
- Greenland
- Sint Maarten (Dutch part)
How they compare
Sint Maarten (Dutch part) currently reports 300 hectares against 220 hectares in Greenland, a difference of 80 hectares.
That makes Sint Maarten (Dutch part)'s figure about 1.4 times Greenland's.
Across all 36 years both countries report, Sint Maarten (Dutch part) has been ahead every year.
Greenland ranks 225th and Sint Maarten (Dutch part) ranks 224th of 235 countries.
Sint Maarten (Dutch part) has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Greenland | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 220 hectares | 300 hectares | 80 hectares | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) |
| 2000s | 220 hectares | 300 hectares | 80 hectares | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) |
| 2010s | 220 hectares | 300 hectares | 80 hectares | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) |
| 2020s | 220 hectares | 300 hectares | 80 hectares | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest area, Greenland or Sint Maarten (Dutch part)?
- Sint Maarten (Dutch part), at 300 hectares against 220 hectares in Greenland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in forest area between Greenland and Sint Maarten (Dutch part)?
- 80 hectares, with Sint Maarten (Dutch part) ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Greenland and Sint Maarten (Dutch part)?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Greenland and Sint Maarten (Dutch part) rank globally for forest area?
- Greenland ranks 225th and Sint Maarten (Dutch part) ranks 224th 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.