Which has higher forest area, Aruba or Channel Islands?

Channel Islands, at 10.2 sq. km against 4.9 sq. km in Aruba as of 2021.

What is the difference in forest area between Aruba and Channel Islands?

5.3 sq. km, with Channel Islands ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Aruba and Channel Islands?

32 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2021.

Where does this data come from?

FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as Forest area (sq. km). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Aruba vs Channel Islands: Forest area (sq. km)

Aruba

4.9 sq. km

in 2025

Channel Islands

10.2 sq. km

in 2021

Aruba rank

206th

Channel Islands rank

203rd

Forest area (sq. km) over time

Aruba
Channel Islands

How they compare

Channel Islands currently reports 10.2 sq. km against 4.9 sq. km in Aruba, a difference of 5.3 sq. km.

That makes Channel Islands's figure about 2.1 times Aruba's.

Across all 32 years both countries report, Channel Islands has been ahead every year.

Aruba ranks 206th and Channel Islands ranks 203rd of 214 countries.

Channel Islands has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Aruba	Channel Islands	Difference	Ahead
1990s	4.9 sq. km	8.3 sq. km	3.4 sq. km	Channel Islands
2000s	4.9 sq. km	9.15 sq. km	4.25 sq. km	Channel Islands
2010s	4.9 sq. km	10.2 sq. km	5.3 sq. km	Channel Islands
2020s	4.9 sq. km	10.2 sq. km	5.3 sq. km	Channel Islands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher forest area, Aruba or Channel Islands?: Channel Islands, at 10.2 sq. km against 4.9 sq. km in Aruba as of 2021.
What is the difference in forest area between Aruba and Channel Islands?: 5.3 sq. km, with Channel Islands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Aruba and Channel Islands?: 32 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2021.
How do Aruba and Channel Islands rank globally for forest area?: Aruba ranks 206th and Channel Islands ranks 203rd of 214 countries.
Where does this data come from?: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as Forest area (sq. km). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Aruba vs Channel Islands: Forest area. Statizoid, drawing on FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Retrieved 24 October 2026, from https://agriculture.statizoid.com/compare/forest-area-sq-km/aruba/chitral/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://agriculture.statizoid.com/compare/forest-area-sq-km/aruba/chitral/">Aruba vs Channel Islands: Forest area</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator: Forest area (sq. km)
Unit: sq. km
Source: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 262 places, 9,089 data points, 1990–2025
Last refreshed: 15 October 2026

Forest area is land under natural or planted stands of trees of at least 5 meters in situ, whether productive or not, and excludes tree stands in agricultural production systems (for example, in fruit plantations and agroforestry systems) and trees in urban parks and gardens.