Forest area in Svalbard and Jan Mayen
Svalbard and Jan Mayen: Forest area was 0 hectares in 2025. ▬ Flat
Forest area in Svalbard and Jan Mayen, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
Svalbard and Jan Mayen recorded 0 hectares for forest area in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
Over the whole period, forest area in Svalbard and Jan Mayen peaked at 0 hectares in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0 hectares, in 1990.
That places Svalbard and Jan Mayen 229th out of 235 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0 hectares | 0 hectares | 0 hectares | 10 |
| 2000s | 0 hectares | 0 hectares | 0 hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 0 hectares | 0 hectares | 0 hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 hectares | 0 hectares | 0 hectares | 6 |
Countries ranked near Svalbard and Jan Mayen
- 226 Saint Barthelemy 170 hectares compare
- 227 Faroe Islands 80 hectares compare
- 228 Curacao 70 hectares compare
- 229 Falkland Islands 0 hectares compare
- 229 Gibraltar 0 hectares compare
- 229 Monaco 0 hectares compare
- 229 Nauru 0 hectares compare
- 229 Tokelau 0 hectares compare
- 229 Vatican 0 hectares compare
More environment data for Svalbard and Jan Mayen
- Share of global forest area 0.0% (2025)
- Annual change in forest area 0 hectares (2025)
- Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods 0 hectares (2025)
- Land use over the long-term 0 hectares (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term 0 hectares (2025)
- Share of terrestrial Key Biodiversity Areas that are protected 75.5% (2024)
- Protected area coverage of mountain key biodiversity areas 88.6% (2024)
- Protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas 74.0% (2024)
- Share of freshwater Key Biodiversity Areas that are protected 94.1% (2024)
- Forest certified for sustainable use 0 thousands of hectares (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest area in Svalbard and Jan Mayen?
- Forest area in Svalbard and Jan Mayen was 0 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 Svalbard and Jan Mayen?
- The highest recorded value was 0 hectares in 1990.
- What is the lowest forest area recorded in Svalbard and Jan Mayen?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 hectares in 1990.
- How does Svalbard and Jan Mayen rank for forest area?
- Svalbard and Jan Mayen ranks 229th out of 235 countries with data for 2025.
- Where does this Svalbard and Jan Mayen 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.