Share of global forest area in Svalbard and Jan Mayen
Svalbard and Jan Mayen: Share of global forest area was 0.0% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Share of global 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 %.
Analysis
In 2025, share of global forest area in Svalbard and Jan Mayen stood at 0.0%. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
Over the whole period, share of global forest area in Svalbard and Jan Mayen peaked at 0.0% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, 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 | 0.0% | 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 |
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More environment data for Svalbard and Jan Mayen
- Forest area 0 hectares (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 share of global forest area in Svalbard and Jan Mayen?
- Share of global forest area in Svalbard and Jan Mayen 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 Svalbard and Jan Mayen?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0% in 1990.
- What is the lowest share of global forest area recorded in Svalbard and Jan Mayen?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1990.
- How does Svalbard and Jan Mayen rank for share of global 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 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.