Forest land — Share in Land area in Norfolk Island
Norfolk Island: Forest land — Share in Land area was 13.61 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
Forest land — Share in Land area in Norfolk Island, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for forest land — share in land area in Norfolk Island is 13.61 %, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of up 11.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest land — share in land area in Norfolk Island peaked at 13.61 % in 2021 and was at its lowest, 12.25 %, in 1990.
Norfolk Island ranks 176th of 249 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Forest land — Share in Land area in Norfolk Island, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 12.25 % | — |
| 1991 | 12.25 % | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 12.25 % | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 12.25 % | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 12.25 % | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 12.25 % | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 12.25 % | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 12.25 % | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 12.25 % | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 12.25 % | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 12.25 % | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 12.25 % | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 12.25 % | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 12.25 % | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 12.25 % | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 12.25 % | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 12.25 % | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 12.25 % | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 12.25 % | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 12.25 % | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 12.25 % | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 12.25 % | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 12.25 % | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 12.25 % | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 12.25 % | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 12.25 % | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 12.25 % | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 12.25 % | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 12.25 % | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 12.25 % | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 12.25 % | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 13.61 % | +11.1% |
| 2022 | 13.61 % | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 13.61 % | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 13.61 % | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 12.25 % | 12.25 % | 12.25 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 12.25 % | 12.25 % | 12.25 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.25 % | 12.25 % | 12.25 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.34 % | 12.25 % | 13.61 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Norfolk Island
- 173 Bermuda 14.44 % compare
- 174 Bangladesh 14.4 % compare
- 175 Lebanon 13.8 % compare
- 177 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 13.5 % compare
- 177 United Kingdom 13.5 % compare
- 179 Haiti 13.45 % compare
More environment data for Norfolk Island
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.296 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.6 °C (2025)
- Roundwood, non-coniferous — Production 41 m3 (2024)
- Roundwood — Import quantity 15 m3 (2024)
- Roundwood — Export quantity 0 m3 (2024)
- Roundwood — Export value 0 1000 USD (2024)
- Roundwood, coniferous — Production 0 m3 (2024)
- Industrial roundwood — Import value 5 1000 USD (2024)
- Industrial roundwood — Import quantity 15 m3 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest land — share in land area in Norfolk Island?
- Forest land — share in land area in Norfolk Island was 13.61 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest forest land — share in land area recorded in Norfolk Island?
- The highest recorded value was 13.61 % in 2021.
- What is the lowest forest land — share in land area recorded in Norfolk Island?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.25 % in 1990.
- How does Norfolk Island rank for forest land — share in land area?
- Norfolk Island ranks 176th out of 249 countries with data for 2024.
- Is forest land — share in land area rising or falling in Norfolk Island?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Norfolk Island data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Forest land — Share in Land area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.