Forest area (sq. km) in Channel Islands
Channel Islands: Forest area (sq. km) was 10.2 sq. km in 2021. ▲ Rising
Forest area in Channel Islands, 1990–2021
Source: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Measured in sq. km.
Analysis
Channel Islands recorded 10.2 sq. km for forest area in 2021. That is the highest value across all 32 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area in Channel Islands peaked at 10.2 sq. km in 2010 and was at its lowest, 8.3 sq. km, in 1990.
Channel Islands ranks 203rd of 214 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
Forest area (sq. km) in Channel Islands, year by year
| Year | sq. km | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 8.3 sq. km | — |
| 1991 | 8.3 sq. km | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 8.3 sq. km | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 8.3 sq. km | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 8.3 sq. km | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 8.3 sq. km | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 8.3 sq. km | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 8.3 sq. km | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 8.3 sq. km | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 8.3 sq. km | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 8.3 sq. km | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 8.49 sq. km | +2.3% |
| 2002 | 8.68 sq. km | +2.2% |
| 2003 | 8.87 sq. km | +2.2% |
| 2004 | 9.06 sq. km | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 9.25 sq. km | +2.1% |
| 2006 | 9.44 sq. km | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 9.63 sq. km | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 9.82 sq. km | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 10.01 sq. km | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 10.2 sq. km | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 10.2 sq. km | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 10.2 sq. km | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 10.2 sq. km | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 10.2 sq. km | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 10.2 sq. km | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 10.2 sq. km | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 10.2 sq. km | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 10.2 sq. km | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 10.2 sq. km | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 10.2 sq. km | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 10.2 sq. km | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.3 sq. km | 8.3 sq. km | 8.3 sq. km | 10 |
| 2000s | 9.15 sq. km | 8.3 sq. km | 10.01 sq. km | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.2 sq. km | 10.2 sq. km | 10.2 sq. km | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.2 sq. km | 10.2 sq. km | 10.2 sq. km | 2 |
Countries ranked near Channel Islands
More agriculture & rural data for Channel Islands
- Rural population growth 0.3% (2025)
- Rural population 67.4% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 0.6% (2023)
- Rural population 113,473 (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 74.90 million current US$ (2023)
- Agricultural land 85.7 sq. km (2021)
- Land area 198 sq. km (2021)
- Land area (sq. km), per capita 0.0012 sq. km per person (2021)
- Land area (sq. km), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2021)
- Agricultural land (sq. km), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest area in Channel Islands?
- Forest area in Channel Islands was 10.2 sq. km in 2021, according to FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
- What is the highest forest area recorded in Channel Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 10.2 sq. km in 2010.
- What is the lowest forest area recorded in Channel Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.3 sq. km in 1990.
- How does Channel Islands rank for forest area?
- Channel Islands ranks 203rd out of 214 countries with data for 2021.
- Is forest area rising or falling in Channel Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Channel Islands data come from?
- The figures come from FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Forest area (sq. km). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.