Forest area as a proportion of total land area in Niue
Niue: Forest area as a proportion of total land area was 72.6% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
72.6%
World rank
16th
of 219 countries
All-time high
72.8%
in 1990
All-time low
72.2%
in 2010
Years of data
6
1990–2025
Forest area as a proportion of total land area in Niue, 1990–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for forest area as a proportion of total land area in Niue is 72.6%, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area as a proportion of total land area in Niue peaked at 72.8% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 72.2%, in 2010.
Niue ranks 16th of 219 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Forest area as a proportion of total land area in Niue, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 72.8% | — |
| 2000 | 72.4% | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 72.2% | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 72.4% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 72.6% | +0.3% |
| 2025 | 72.6% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 72.8% | 72.8% | 72.8% | 1 |
| 2000s | 72.4% | 72.4% | 72.4% | 1 |
| 2010s | 72.3% | 72.2% | 72.4% | 2 |
| 2020s | 72.6% | 72.6% | 72.6% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Niue
- 13 Vanuatu 74.4% compare
- 14 Finland 74.2% compare
- 15 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 73.2% compare
- 17 Central African Republic 72.4% compare
- 18 Brunei Darussalam 72.1% compare
- 19 Bhutan 70.1% compare
More environment data for Niue
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 63.22 % change on previous year (1993)
- Temperature change 0.609 °C (1993)
- Standard Deviation 0.395 °C (1993)
- Land area — Area 25.9 1000 ha (2024)
- Roundwood — Import value 1 1000 USD (2024)
- Agriculture — Area 4.8 1000 ha (2024)
- Agricultural land — Area 4.8 1000 ha (2024)
- Agricultural land — Share in Land area 18.53 % (2024)
- Cropland — Area 3.8 1000 ha (2024)
- Pesticides (total) — Export value 0.0473 1000 USD (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest area as a proportion of total land area in Niue?
- Forest area as a proportion of total land area in Niue was 72.6% 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 Niue?
- The highest recorded value was 72.8% in 1990.
- What is the lowest forest area as a proportion of total land area recorded in Niue?
- The lowest recorded value was 72.2% in 2010.
- How does Niue rank for forest area as a proportion of total land area?
- Niue ranks 16th out of 219 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest area as a proportion of total land area rising or falling in Niue?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Niue 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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