Kiribati vs Tuvalu: Forest area
Kiribati
1,070 hectares
in 2025
Tuvalu
1,030 hectares
in 2025
Kiribati rank
215th
Tuvalu rank
216th
Forest area over time
- Kiribati
- Tuvalu
How they compare
Kiribati currently reports 1,070 hectares against 1,030 hectares in Tuvalu, a difference of 40 hectares.
Across all 36 years both countries report, Kiribati has been ahead every year.
Kiribati ranks 215th and Tuvalu ranks 216th of 235 countries.
Kiribati has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kiribati | Tuvalu | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,070 hectares | 1,030 hectares | 40 hectares | Kiribati |
| 2000s | 1,070 hectares | 1,030 hectares | 40 hectares | Kiribati |
| 2010s | 1,070 hectares | 1,030 hectares | 40 hectares | Kiribati |
| 2020s | 1,070 hectares | 1,030 hectares | 40 hectares | Kiribati |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest area, Kiribati or Tuvalu?
- Kiribati, at 1,070 hectares against 1,030 hectares in Tuvalu as of 2025.
- What is the difference in forest area between Kiribati and Tuvalu?
- 40 hectares, with Kiribati ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kiribati and Tuvalu?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Kiribati and Tuvalu rank globally for forest area?
- Kiribati ranks 215th and Tuvalu ranks 216th of 235 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Forest area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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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.