Share of global forest area in Jersey
Jersey: Share of global forest area was 0.0% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of global forest area in Jersey, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, share of global forest area in Jersey stood at 0.0%. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 14.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global forest area in Jersey peaked at 0.0% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1990.
Jersey ranks 219th 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 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Jersey
More environment data for Jersey
- Forest area 680 hectares (2025)
- Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods 2 hectares (2025)
- Annual change in forest area as a share of forest area 0.3% (2025)
- Annual change in forest area 2 hectares (2025)
- Annual change in forest area vs. GDP per capita 0.3% (2025)
- Exposure to outdoor air pollution 8.1 µg/m³ (2024)
- Exposure to air pollution from human sources 6.98 micrograms per cubic meter (2024)
- Share of the population using improved water sources 98.0% (2024)
- Using improved drinking water sources vs. GDP per capita 98.0% (2024)
- Share of population not using improved drinking water sources 1.9% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of global forest area in Jersey?
- Share of global forest area in Jersey was 0.0% 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 share of global forest area recorded in Jersey?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0% in 2025.
- What is the lowest share of global forest area recorded in Jersey?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1990.
- How does Jersey rank for share of global forest area?
- Jersey ranks 219th out of 235 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of global forest area rising or falling in Jersey?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Jersey 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 Share of global forest area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Share of global forest area represents the proportion of a country's forest area relative to the total global forest area.