Share of global forest area in Norfolk Island
Norfolk Island: Share of global forest area was 0.0% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Share of global 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 %.
Analysis
In 2025, share of global forest area in Norfolk Island stood at 0.0%. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global forest area in Norfolk Island peaked at 0.0% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, 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 | 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 Norfolk Island
More environment data for Norfolk Island
- Forest area 490 hectares (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 share of global forest area in Norfolk Island?
- Share of global forest area in Norfolk Island 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 Norfolk Island?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0% in 2025.
- What is the lowest share of global forest area recorded in Norfolk Island?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1990.
- How does Norfolk Island rank for share of global forest area?
- Norfolk Island ranks 220th out of 235 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of global forest area rising or falling in Norfolk Island?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.0%. 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 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.