diff --git a/.changeset/cold-seas-repeat.md b/.changeset/cold-seas-repeat.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..0072c4327d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/cold-seas-repeat.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'@backstage/plugin-code-coverage': patch
+---
+
+Fixed the coverage history statistics to compare newest with oldest record
diff --git a/plugins/code-coverage/src/components/CoverageHistoryChart/CoverageHistoryChart.tsx b/plugins/code-coverage/src/components/CoverageHistoryChart/CoverageHistoryChart.tsx
index 1e5341eb50..09f499fafd 100644
--- a/plugins/code-coverage/src/components/CoverageHistoryChart/CoverageHistoryChart.tsx
+++ b/plugins/code-coverage/src/components/CoverageHistoryChart/CoverageHistoryChart.tsx
@@ -113,8 +113,8 @@ export const CoverageHistoryChart = () => {
     );
   }
 
-  const oldestCoverage = valueHistory.history[0];
-  const [latestCoverage] = valueHistory.history.slice(-1);
+  const [oldestCoverage] = valueHistory.history.slice(-1);
+  const latestCoverage = valueHistory.history[0];
 
   const getTrendForCoverage = (type: Coverage) => {
     if (!oldestCoverage[type].percentage) {