Niue vs World: Forest land — Share in Land area
Forest land — Share in Land area over time
- Niue
- World
How they compare
Niue currently reports 72.86 % against 31.85 % in World, a difference of 41.01 %.
That makes Niue's figure about 2.3 times World's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Niue has been ahead every year.
Niue ranks 18th and World ranks 18th of 231 countries.
Niue has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Niue | World | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 72.64 % | 33.03 % | 39.61 % | Niue |
| 2000s | 72.32 % | 32.43 % | 39.89 % | Niue |
| 2010s | 72.36 % | 32.11 % | 40.25 % | Niue |
| 2020s | 72.69 % | 31.91 % | 40.78 % | Niue |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest land — share in land area, Niue or World?
- Niue, at 72.86 % against 31.85 % in World as of 2024.
- What is the difference in forest land — share in land area between Niue and World?
- 41.01 %, with Niue ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Niue and World?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Niue and World rank globally for forest land — share in land area?
- Niue ranks 18th and World ranks 18th of 231 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Forest land — Share in Land area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.