Annual change in forest area as a share of forest area in Jersey
Jersey: Annual change in forest area as a share of forest area was 0.3% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Annual change in forest area as a share of forest area in Jersey, 1991–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for annual change in forest area as a share of forest area in Jersey is 0.3%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and down 85.9% over five years.
Over the whole period, annual change in forest area as a share of forest area in Jersey peaked at 2.3% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1991.
Jersey ranks 36th of 228 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 9 |
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9% | 0.0% | 2.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6% | 0.3% | 2.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Jersey
More environment data for Jersey
- Share of global forest area 0.0% (2025)
- Forest area 680 hectares (2025)
- Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods 2 hectares (2025)
- Annual change in forest area vs. GDP per capita 0.3% (2025)
- Annual change in forest area 2 hectares (2025)
- Exposure to air pollution from human sources 6.98 micrograms per cubic meter (2024)
- Exposure to outdoor air pollution 8.1 µg/m³ (2024)
- Share of population not using improved drinking water sources 1.9% (2024)
- Share of the population using improved water sources 98.0% (2024)
- Using improved drinking water sources vs. GDP per capita 98.0% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual change in forest area as a share of forest area in Jersey?
- Annual change in forest area as a share of forest area in Jersey was 0.3% in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual change in forest area as a share of forest area recorded in Jersey?
- The highest recorded value was 2.3% in 2016.
- What is the lowest annual change in forest area as a share of forest area recorded in Jersey?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1991.
- How does Jersey rank for annual change in forest area as a share of forest area?
- Jersey ranks 36th out of 228 countries with data for 2025.
- Where does this Jersey data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Annual change in forest area as a share of forest area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Annual net change in forest area measures forest expansion (the sum of afforestation and natural expansion) minus deforestation.