Annual change in forest area as a share of forest area in Saint Pierre and Miquelon
Saint Pierre and Miquelon: Annual change in forest area as a share of forest area was -2.0% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Annual change in forest area as a share of forest area in Saint Pierre and Miquelon, 1991–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, annual change in forest area as a share of forest area in Saint Pierre and Miquelon stood at -2.0%. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is down 2.0% on the previous year and down 10.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual change in forest area as a share of forest area in Saint Pierre and Miquelon peaked at -1.2% in 1991 and was at its lowest, -2.0%, in 2025.
Saint Pierre and Miquelon ranks 222nd of 228 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -1.3% | -1.4% | -1.2% | 9 |
| 2000s | -1.4% | -1.5% | -1.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | -1.8% | -1.9% | -1.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | -1.9% | -2.0% | -1.9% | 6 |
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More environment data for Saint Pierre and Miquelon
- Share of global forest area 0.0% (2025)
- Forest area 1,100 hectares (2025)
- Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods -22 hectares (2025)
- Annual change in forest area vs. GDP per capita -2.0% (2025)
- Annual change in forest area -22 hectares (2025)
- Emissions of air pollutants 774.39 tonnes (2022)
- Exposure to outdoor air pollution 5.1 µg/m³ (2024)
- Exposure to air pollution from human sources 4.17 micrograms per cubic meter (2024)
- Land use over the long-term 370 hectares (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term 370 hectares (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual change in forest area as a share of forest area in Saint Pierre and Miquelon?
- Annual change in forest area as a share of forest area in Saint Pierre and Miquelon was -2.0% 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 Saint Pierre and Miquelon?
- The highest recorded value was -1.2% in 1991.
- What is the lowest annual change in forest area as a share of forest area recorded in Saint Pierre and Miquelon?
- The lowest recorded value was -2.0% in 2025.
- How does Saint Pierre and Miquelon rank for annual change in forest area as a share of forest area?
- Saint Pierre and Miquelon ranks 222nd out of 228 countries with data for 2025.
- Is annual change in forest area as a share of forest area rising or falling in Saint Pierre and Miquelon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Saint Pierre and Miquelon 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.