Niue vs Seychelles: Forest area
Niue
18,870 hectares
in 2025
Seychelles
26,520 hectares
in 2025
Niue rank
183rd
Seychelles rank
180th
Forest area over time
- Niue
- Seychelles
How they compare
Seychelles currently reports 26,520 hectares against 18,870 hectares in Niue, a difference of 7,650 hectares.
That makes Seychelles's figure about 1.4 times Niue's.
Across all 36 years both countries report, Seychelles has been ahead every year.
Niue ranks 183rd and Seychelles ranks 180th of 235 countries.
Seychelles has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Niue | Seychelles | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 18,885 hectares | 33,154 hectares | 14,268 hectares | Seychelles |
| 2000s | 18,803 hectares | 30,984 hectares | 12,180 hectares | Seychelles |
| 2010s | 18,815 hectares | 28,809 hectares | 9,994 hectares | Seychelles |
| 2020s | 18,870 hectares | 27,065 hectares | 8,195 hectares | Seychelles |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest area, Niue or Seychelles?
- Seychelles, at 26,520 hectares against 18,870 hectares in Niue as of 2025.
- What is the difference in forest area between Niue and Seychelles?
- 7,650 hectares, with Seychelles ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Niue and Seychelles?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Niue and Seychelles rank globally for forest area?
- Niue ranks 183rd and Seychelles ranks 180th 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.