Forest area as a proportion of total land area in Jersey
Jersey: Forest area as a proportion of total land area was 5.7% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
5.7%
World rank
179th
of 219 countries
All-time high
5.7%
in 2025
All-time low
5.0%
in 1990
Years of data
6
1990–2025
Forest area as a proportion of total land area in Jersey, 1990–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Jersey recorded 5.7% for forest area as a proportion of total land area in 2025. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of up 13.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area as a proportion of total land area in Jersey peaked at 5.7% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 5.0%, in 1990.
Jersey ranks 179th of 219 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Forest area as a proportion of total land area in Jersey, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 5.0% | — |
| 2000 | 5.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 5.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 5.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 5.6% | +11.6% |
| 2025 | 5.7% | +1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.0% | 5.0% | 5.0% | 1 |
| 2000s | 5.0% | 5.0% | 5.0% | 1 |
| 2010s | 5.0% | 5.0% | 5.0% | 2 |
| 2020s | 5.6% | 5.6% | 5.7% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Jersey
- 176 Kenya 6.7% compare
- 177 Kyrgyzstan 6.5% compare
- 178 Isle of Man 6.4% compare
- 180 Bahrain 5.5% compare
- 181 Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha 5.2% compare
- 182 Turkmenistan 5.0% compare
More environment data for Jersey
- Standard Deviation 0.486 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2 °C (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -3.05 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 0.2705 Percentage change (2024)
- Forest area km 680 (2025)
- Share global forest 0 (2025)
- Change forest area share total 0.2941 (2025)
- Domestic forest change vs imported deforestation 2 (2025)
- Annual change forest area 2 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest area as a proportion of total land area in Jersey?
- Forest area as a proportion of total land area in Jersey was 5.7% in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest forest area as a proportion of total land area recorded in Jersey?
- The highest recorded value was 5.7% in 2025.
- What is the lowest forest area as a proportion of total land area recorded in Jersey?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.0% in 1990.
- How does Jersey rank for forest area as a proportion of total land area?
- Jersey ranks 179th out of 219 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest area as a proportion of total land area rising or falling in Jersey?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Jersey data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Forest area as a proportion of total land area (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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