Forest area in Guernsey
Guernsey: Forest area was 470 hectares in 2025. ▲ Rising
Forest area in Guernsey, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
The most recent figure for forest area in Guernsey is 470 hectares, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of up 11.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area in Guernsey peaked at 470 hectares in 2020 and was at its lowest, 220 hectares, in 1990.
Guernsey ranks 222nd of 235 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 220 hectares | 220 hectares | 220 hectares | 10 |
| 2000s | 287.5 hectares | 220 hectares | 355 hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 415 hectares | 370 hectares | 460 hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 470 hectares | 470 hectares | 470 hectares | 6 |
Countries ranked near Guernsey
- 219 Jersey 680 hectares compare
- 220 Aruba 490 hectares compare
- 220 Norfolk Island 490 hectares compare
- 224 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 300 hectares compare
- 225 Greenland 220 hectares compare
More environment data for Guernsey
- Share of global forest area 0.0% (2025)
- Annual change in forest area as a share of forest area 0.0% (2025)
- Annual change in forest area 0 hectares (2025)
- Annual change in forest area vs. GDP per capita 0.0% (2025)
- Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods 0 hectares (2025)
- Exposure to air pollution from human sources 6.23 micrograms per cubic meter (2024)
- Exposure to outdoor air pollution 7.4 µg/m³ (2024)
- Share of terrestrial Key Biodiversity Areas that are protected 11.0% (2024)
- Protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas 11.0% (2024)
- Forest certified for sustainable use 0 thousands of hectares (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest area in Guernsey?
- Forest area in Guernsey was 470 hectares 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 forest area recorded in Guernsey?
- The highest recorded value was 470 hectares in 2020.
- What is the lowest forest area recorded in Guernsey?
- The lowest recorded value was 220 hectares in 1990.
- How does Guernsey rank for forest area?
- Guernsey ranks 222nd out of 235 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest area rising or falling in Guernsey?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guernsey 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 Forest area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Forest area is land under natural or planted stands of trees of at least 5 meters in situ, whether productive or not, and excludes tree stands in agricultural production systems.