Guernsey vs Jersey: Forest area
Guernsey
0.47 ha th
in 2025
Jersey
0.68 ha th
in 2025
Guernsey rank
200th
Jersey rank
197th
Forest area over time
- Guernsey
- Jersey
How they compare
Jersey currently reports 0.68 ha th against 0.47 ha th in Guernsey, a difference of 0.21 ha th.
That makes Jersey's figure about 1.4 times Guernsey's.
Across all 6 years both countries report, Jersey has been ahead every year.
Guernsey ranks 200th and Jersey ranks 197th of 212 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 | 0.22 ha th | 0.6 ha th | 0.38 ha th | Jersey |
| 2000s | 0.22 ha th | 0.6 ha th | 0.38 ha th | Jersey |
| 2010s | 0.395 ha th | 0.6 ha th | 0.205 ha th | Jersey |
| 2020s | 0.47 ha th | 0.675 ha th | 0.205 ha th | Jersey |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest area, Guernsey or Jersey?
- Jersey, at 0.68 ha th against 0.47 ha th in Guernsey as of 2025.
- What is the difference in forest area between Guernsey and Jersey?
- 0.21 ha th, with Jersey ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guernsey and Jersey?
- 6 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Guernsey and Jersey rank globally for forest area?
- Guernsey ranks 200th and Jersey ranks 197th of 212 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Forest area (thousands of hectares). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.