Jersey vs Norfolk Island: Forest area
Jersey
680 hectares
in 2025
Norfolk Island
490 hectares
in 2025
Jersey rank
219th
Norfolk Island rank
220th
Forest area over time
- Jersey
- Norfolk Island
How they compare
Jersey currently reports 680 hectares against 490 hectares in Norfolk Island, a difference of 190 hectares.
That makes Jersey's figure about 1.4 times Norfolk Island's.
Across all 36 years both countries report, Jersey has been ahead every year.
Jersey ranks 219th and Norfolk Island ranks 220th of 235 countries.
Jersey has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Jersey | Norfolk Island | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 600 hectares | 490 hectares | 110 hectares | Jersey |
| 2000s | 600 hectares | 490 hectares | 110 hectares | Jersey |
| 2010s | 614 hectares | 490 hectares | 124 hectares | Jersey |
| 2020s | 675 hectares | 490 hectares | 185 hectares | Jersey |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest area, Jersey or Norfolk Island?
- Jersey, at 680 hectares against 490 hectares in Norfolk Island as of 2025.
- What is the difference in forest area between Jersey and Norfolk Island?
- 190 hectares, with Jersey ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Jersey and Norfolk Island?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Jersey and Norfolk Island rank globally for forest area?
- Jersey ranks 219th and Norfolk Island ranks 220th 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.