Forest area as a proportion of total land area in Kiribati
Kiribati: Forest area as a proportion of total land area was 1.3% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
1.3%
World rank
194th
of 219 countries
All-time high
1.3%
in 1990
All-time low
1.3%
in 1990
Years of data
6
1990–2025
Forest area as a proportion of total land area in Kiribati, 1990–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2025, forest area as a proportion of total land area in Kiribati stood at 1.3%. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area as a proportion of total land area in Kiribati peaked at 1.3% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 1.3%, in 1990.
That places Kiribati 194th out of 219 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Forest area as a proportion of total land area in Kiribati, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1.3% | — |
| 2000 | 1.3% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 1.3% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1.3% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 1.3% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 1.3% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.3% | 1.3% | 1.3% | 1 |
| 2000s | 1.3% | 1.3% | 1.3% | 1 |
| 2010s | 1.3% | 1.3% | 1.3% | 2 |
| 2020s | 1.3% | 1.3% | 1.3% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Kiribati
- 191 Afghanistan 1.9% compare
- 192 Iraq 1.6% compare
- 193 Malta 1.5% compare
- 195 Kazakhstan 1.3% compare
- 196 Saudi Arabia 1.3% compare
- 197 Lesotho 1.1% compare
More environment data for Kiribati
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.182 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.02 °C (2025)
- Arable land — Area 2 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Area per capita 0.25 ha/cap (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 5.88 % (2024)
- Wood fuel, non-coniferous — Production 3,640 m3 (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 94.12 % (2024)
- Wood fuel — Production 3,640 m3 (2024)
- Wood fuel, coniferous — Production 0 m3 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest area as a proportion of total land area in Kiribati?
- Forest area as a proportion of total land area in Kiribati was 1.3% in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest forest area as a proportion of total land area recorded in Kiribati?
- The highest recorded value was 1.3% in 1990.
- What is the lowest forest area as a proportion of total land area recorded in Kiribati?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.3% in 1990.
- How does Kiribati rank for forest area as a proportion of total land area?
- Kiribati ranks 194th out of 219 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest area as a proportion of total land area rising or falling in Kiribati?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Kiribati data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Forest area as a proportion of total land area (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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