Guernsey vs Jersey: Forest area
Guernsey
470 hectares
in 2025
Jersey
680 hectares
in 2025
Guernsey rank
222nd
Jersey rank
219th
Forest area over time
- Guernsey
- Jersey
How they compare
Jersey currently reports 680 hectares against 470 hectares in Guernsey, a difference of 210 hectares.
That makes Jersey's figure about 1.4 times Guernsey's.
Across all 36 years both countries report, Jersey has been ahead every year.
Guernsey ranks 222nd and Jersey ranks 219th of 235 countries.
Jersey has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guernsey | Jersey | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 220 hectares | 600 hectares | 380 hectares | Jersey |
| 2000s | 287.5 hectares | 600 hectares | 312.5 hectares | Jersey |
| 2010s | 415 hectares | 614 hectares | 199 hectares | Jersey |
| 2020s | 470 hectares | 675 hectares | 205 hectares | Jersey |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest area, Guernsey or Jersey?
- Jersey, at 680 hectares against 470 hectares in Guernsey as of 2025.
- What is the difference in forest area between Guernsey and Jersey?
- 210 hectares, with Jersey ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guernsey and Jersey?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Guernsey and Jersey rank globally for forest area?
- Guernsey ranks 222nd and Jersey ranks 219th 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.