Forest area as a proportion of total land area in Wallis and Futuna Islands
Wallis and Futuna Islands: Forest area as a proportion of total land area was 76.2% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Forest area as a proportion of total land area in Wallis and Futuna Islands, 1990–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, forest area as a proportion of total land area in Wallis and Futuna Islands stood at 76.2%. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area as a proportion of total land area in Wallis and Futuna Islands peaked at 76.2% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 65.3%, in 2000.
That places Wallis and Futuna Islands 12th out of 253 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
Forest area as a proportion of total land area in Wallis and Futuna Islands, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 68.8% | — |
| 2000 | 65.3% | -5.1% |
| 2010 | 67.7% | +3.7% |
| 2015 | 70.9% | +4.7% |
| 2020 | 74.1% | +4.5% |
| 2025 | 76.2% | +2.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 68.8% | 68.8% | 68.8% | 1 |
| 2000s | 65.3% | 65.3% | 65.3% | 1 |
| 2010s | 69.3% | 67.7% | 70.9% | 2 |
| 2020s | 75.1% | 74.1% | 76.2% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Wallis and Futuna Islands
- 9 American Samoa 79.2% compare
- 10 Pitcairn 78.5% compare
- 11 Dominica 76.5% compare
- 13 Papua New Guinea 75.1% compare
- 14 Guinea-Bissau 74.7% compare
- 15 Melanesia 74.5% compare
More environment data for Wallis and Futuna Islands
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Temperature change 1.23 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.185 °C (2025)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 28.57 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 0.06 1000 ha (2024)
- Agriculture — Area 3.5 1000 ha (2024)
- Agricultural land — Area 3.5 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 71.43 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 2.5 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Area 3.5 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest area as a proportion of total land area in Wallis and Futuna Islands?
- Forest area as a proportion of total land area in Wallis and Futuna Islands was 76.2% 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 Wallis and Futuna Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 76.2% in 2025.
- What is the lowest forest area as a proportion of total land area recorded in Wallis and Futuna Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 65.3% in 2000.
- How does Wallis and Futuna Islands rank for forest area as a proportion of total land area?
- Wallis and Futuna Islands ranks 12th out of 253 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest area as a proportion of total land area rising or falling in Wallis and Futuna Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Wallis and Futuna Islands 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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