Forest area as a proportion of total land area in Saint Helena
Saint Helena: Forest area as a proportion of total land area was 5.2% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Forest area as a proportion of total land area in Saint Helena, 1990–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for forest area as a proportion of total land area in Saint Helena is 5.2%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area as a proportion of total land area in Saint Helena peaked at 5.2% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 5.2%, in 1990.
Saint Helena ranks 181st of 219 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Forest area as a proportion of total land area in Saint Helena, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 5.2% | — |
| 2000 | 5.2% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 5.2% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 5.2% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 5.2% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 5.2% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.2% | 5.2% | 5.2% | 1 |
| 2000s | 5.2% | 5.2% | 5.2% | 1 |
| 2010s | 5.2% | 5.2% | 5.2% | 2 |
| 2020s | 5.2% | 5.2% | 5.2% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Saint Helena
- 178 Isle of Man 6.4% compare
- 179 Jersey 5.7% compare
- 180 Bahrain 5.5% compare
- 182 Turkmenistan 5.0% compare
- 183 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 4.8% compare
- 184 United Arab Emirates 4.6% compare
More environment data for Saint Helena
- Land use hidden — Other areas 250 Square kilometres (2022)
- Land use hidden — Total area 390 Square kilometres (2022)
- Land use hidden — Cropland 40 Square kilometres (2022)
- Land use hidden — Land area 390 Square kilometres (2022)
- Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures 80 Square kilometres (2022)
- Land use hidden — Naturally regenerating forest 20 Square kilometres (2022)
- Land use hidden — Planted Forest 0 Square kilometres (2022)
- Land use hidden — Forest 20 Square kilometres (2022)
- Human caused air pollution exposure 2.46 (2024)
- Outdoor air pollution exposure 4.1 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest area as a proportion of total land area in Saint Helena?
- Forest area as a proportion of total land area in Saint Helena was 5.2% 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 Saint Helena?
- The highest recorded value was 5.2% in 1990.
- What is the lowest forest area as a proportion of total land area recorded in Saint Helena?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.2% in 1990.
- How does Saint Helena rank for forest area as a proportion of total land area?
- Saint Helena ranks 181st out of 219 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest area as a proportion of total land area rising or falling in Saint Helena?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Saint Helena 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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