Annual change in forest area vs. GDP per capita in Wallis and Futuna
Wallis and Futuna: Annual change in forest area vs. GDP per capita was 0.8% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Annual change in forest area vs. GDP per capita in Wallis and Futuna, 1991–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Wallis and Futuna recorded 0.8% for annual change in forest area vs. gdp per capita in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.8% on the previous year and down 6.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual change in forest area vs. gdp per capita in Wallis and Futuna peaked at 0.9% in 2011 and was at its lowest, -0.5%, in 2000.
That places Wallis and Futuna 12th out of 227 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Annual change in forest area vs. GDP per capita in Wallis and Futuna, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | -0.5% | — |
| 1992 | -0.5% | +0.5% |
| 1993 | -0.5% | +0.5% |
| 1994 | -0.5% | +0.5% |
| 1995 | -0.5% | +0.5% |
| 1996 | -0.5% | +0.5% |
| 1997 | -0.5% | +0.5% |
| 1998 | -0.5% | +0.5% |
| 1999 | -0.5% | +0.5% |
| 2000 | -0.5% | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 0.4% | -169.1% |
| 2002 | 0.4% | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 0.4% | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 0.4% | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 0.4% | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 0.4% | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 0.4% | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 0.4% | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 0.4% | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 0.4% | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 0.9% | +156.4% |
| 2012 | 0.9% | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 0.9% | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 0.9% | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 0.9% | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 0.9% | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 0.9% | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 0.9% | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 0.9% | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 0.9% | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 0.9% | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 0.9% | -0.9% |
| 2023 | 0.8% | -0.8% |
| 2024 | 0.8% | -0.8% |
| 2025 | 0.8% | -0.8% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Annual change in forest area vs. GDP per capita in Wallis and Futuna changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +169.1% | -0.5% | 0.4% |
| 2011 | +156.4% | 0.4% | 0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -0.5% | -0.5% | -0.5% | 9 |
| 2000s | 0.3% | -0.5% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8% | 0.4% | 0.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8% | 0.8% | 0.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Wallis and Futuna
- 9 Ireland 0.9% compare
- 10 Uruguay 0.9% compare
- 11 Azerbaijan 0.9% compare
- 13 United States Virgin Islands 0.7% compare
- 14 China 0.7% compare
- 15 New Zealand 0.7% compare
More environment data for Wallis and Futuna
- Land use hidden — Other areas 23.7 Square kilometres (2023)
- Land use hidden — Land area 142 Square kilometres (2023)
- Share of global forest area 0.0% (2025)
- Forest area 10,820 hectares (2025)
- Land use hidden — Total area 142 Square kilometres (2023)
- Land use hidden — Cropland 60 Square kilometres (2023)
- Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods 90 hectares (2025)
- Annual change in forest area 90 hectares (2025)
- Annual change in forest area as a share of forest area 0.8% (2025)
- Emissions of air pollutants 139.72 tonnes (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual change in forest area vs. gdp per capita in Wallis and Futuna?
- Annual change in forest area vs. gdp per capita in Wallis and Futuna was 0.8% in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual change in forest area vs. gdp per capita recorded in Wallis and Futuna?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9% in 2011.
- What is the lowest annual change in forest area vs. gdp per capita recorded in Wallis and Futuna?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.5% in 2000.
- How does Wallis and Futuna rank for annual change in forest area vs. gdp per capita?
- Wallis and Futuna ranks 12th out of 227 countries with data for 2025.
- Is annual change in forest area vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Wallis and Futuna?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Wallis and Futuna data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Annual change in forest area vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Annual net change in forest area measures forest expansion (the sum of afforestation and natural expansion) minus deforestation.