Guernsey vs Sint Maarten (Dutch part): Forest area

Guernsey
470 hectares
in 2025
Sint Maarten (Dutch part)
300 hectares
in 2025
Guernsey rank
222nd
Sint Maarten (Dutch part) rank
224th

Forest area over time

  • Guernsey
  • Sint Maarten (Dutch part)
0100200300400500199020072025

How they compare

Guernsey currently reports 470 hectares against 300 hectares in Sint Maarten (Dutch part), a difference of 170 hectares.

That makes Guernsey's figure about 1.6 times Sint Maarten (Dutch part)'s.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 36 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Sint Maarten (Dutch part) ahead.

Guernsey ranks 222nd and Sint Maarten (Dutch part) ranks 224th of 235 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Guernsey averaged higher in 2 and Sint Maarten (Dutch part) in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Guernsey Sint Maarten (Dutch part) Difference Ahead
1990s 220 hectares 300 hectares 80 hectares Sint Maarten (Dutch part)
2000s 287.5 hectares 300 hectares 12.5 hectares Sint Maarten (Dutch part)
2010s 415 hectares 300 hectares 115 hectares Guernsey
2020s 470 hectares 300 hectares 170 hectares Guernsey

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher forest area, Guernsey or Sint Maarten (Dutch part)?
Guernsey, at 470 hectares against 300 hectares in Sint Maarten (Dutch part) as of 2025.
What is the difference in forest area between Guernsey and Sint Maarten (Dutch part)?
170 hectares, with Guernsey ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guernsey and Sint Maarten (Dutch part)?
36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
How do Guernsey and Sint Maarten (Dutch part) rank globally for forest area?
Guernsey ranks 222nd 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

Indicator
Forest area
Unit
hectares
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
235 places, 8,460 data points, 1990–2025
Last refreshed

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.