Forest area km in Kiribati
Kiribati: Forest area km was 1,070 in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
1,070
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
215th
of 235 countries
All-time high
1,070
in 1990
All-time low
1,070
in 1990
Years of data
36
1990–2025
Forest area km in Kiribati, 1990–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Kiribati recorded 1,070 for forest area km in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area km in Kiribati peaked at 1,070 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 1,070, in 1990.
Kiribati ranks 215th of 235 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Forest area km in Kiribati, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1,070 | — |
| 1991 | 1,070 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 1,070 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 1,070 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 1,070 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 1,070 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 1,070 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 1,070 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 1,070 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 1,070 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 1,070 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 1,070 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 1,070 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 1,070 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 1,070 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 1,070 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 1,070 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 1,070 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 1,070 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 1,070 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 1,070 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 1,070 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 1,070 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 1,070 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 1,070 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1,070 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1,070 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1,070 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1,070 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1,070 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 1,070 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 1,070 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 1,070 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 1,070 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 1,070 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 1,070 | +0.0% |
Kiribati compared with similar countries
- Kiribati's 1,070 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 3.89 million, 0% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Kiribati's 1,070 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1.14 million, 0% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,070 | 1,070 | 1,070 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,070 | 1,070 | 1,070 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,070 | 1,070 | 1,070 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,070 | 1,070 | 1,070 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Kiribati
- 212 Qatar 1,400 compare
- 213 Saint Martin (French Part) 1,240 compare
- 214 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 1,100 compare
- 216 Tuvalu 1,030 compare
- 217 San Marino 1,000 compare
- 218 Bermuda 780 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)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 3.97 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 3.12 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e), annual 0 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest area km in Kiribati?
- Forest area km in Kiribati was 1,070 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest forest area km recorded in Kiribati?
- The highest recorded value was 1,070 in 1990.
- What is the lowest forest area km recorded in Kiribati?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,070 in 1990.
- How does Kiribati rank for forest area km?
- Kiribati ranks 215th out of 235 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest area km 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Forest area km. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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