Forest area in Norfolk Island
Norfolk Island: Forest area was 490 hectares in 2025. ▬ Flat
Forest area in Norfolk Island, 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 Norfolk Island is 490 hectares, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area in Norfolk Island peaked at 490 hectares in 1990 and was at its lowest, 490 hectares, in 1990.
Norfolk Island ranks 220th of 235 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 490 hectares | 490 hectares | 490 hectares | 10 |
| 2000s | 490 hectares | 490 hectares | 490 hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 490 hectares | 490 hectares | 490 hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 490 hectares | 490 hectares | 490 hectares | 6 |
Countries ranked near Norfolk Island
More environment data for Norfolk Island
- 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 1.71 micrograms per cubic meter (2024)
- Exposure to outdoor air pollution 3.5 µg/m³ (2024)
- Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted 50 hectares (2025)
- Share of terrestrial Key Biodiversity Areas that are protected 58.8% (2024)
- Protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas 54.4% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest area in Norfolk Island?
- Forest area in Norfolk Island was 490 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 Norfolk Island?
- The highest recorded value was 490 hectares in 1990.
- What is the lowest forest area recorded in Norfolk Island?
- The lowest recorded value was 490 hectares in 1990.
- How does Norfolk Island rank for forest area?
- Norfolk Island ranks 220th out of 235 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest area rising or falling in Norfolk Island?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Norfolk Island 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.