Forest area in Guernsey
Guernsey: Forest area was 0.47 ha th in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
0.47 ha th
World rank
240th
of 255 countries
All-time high
0.47 ha th
in 2020
All-time low
0.22 ha th
in 1990
Years of data
6
1990–2025
Forest area in Guernsey, 1990–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in ha th.
Analysis
In 2025, forest area in Guernsey stood at 0.47 ha th. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of up 11.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area in Guernsey peaked at 0.47 ha th in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.22 ha th, in 1990.
That places Guernsey 240th out of 255 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Forest area in Guernsey, year by year
| Year | ha th | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.22 ha th | — |
| 2000 | 0.22 ha th | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.37 ha th | +68.2% |
| 2015 | 0.42 ha th | +13.5% |
| 2020 | 0.47 ha th | +11.9% |
| 2025 | 0.47 ha th | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.22 ha th | 0.22 ha th | 0.22 ha th | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.22 ha th | 0.22 ha th | 0.22 ha th | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.395 ha th | 0.37 ha th | 0.42 ha th | 2 |
| 2020s | 0.47 ha th | 0.47 ha th | 0.47 ha th | 2 |
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More environment data for Guernsey
- Standard Deviation 0.483 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Temperature change 1.96 °C (2025)
- Forest area 470 hectares (2025)
- 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)
- Annual change in forest area vs. GDP per capita 0.0% (2025)
- Annual change in forest area as a share of forest area 0.0% (2025)
- Exposure to outdoor air pollution 7.4 µg/m³ (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest area in Guernsey?
- Forest area in Guernsey was 0.47 ha th in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest forest area recorded in Guernsey?
- The highest recorded value was 0.47 ha th in 2020.
- What is the lowest forest area recorded in Guernsey?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.22 ha th in 1990.
- How does Guernsey rank for forest area?
- Guernsey ranks 240th out of 255 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 United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Forest area (thousands of hectares). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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