Forest area in Kiribati
Kiribati: Forest area was 1,070 hectares in 2025. ▬ Flat
Forest area in Kiribati, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
Kiribati recorded 1,070 hectares for forest area 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 in Kiribati peaked at 1,070 hectares in 1990 and was at its lowest, 1,070 hectares, in 1990.
Kiribati ranks 215th of 235 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,070 hectares | 1,070 hectares | 1,070 hectares | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,070 hectares | 1,070 hectares | 1,070 hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,070 hectares | 1,070 hectares | 1,070 hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,070 hectares | 1,070 hectares | 1,070 hectares | 6 |
Countries ranked near Kiribati
- 212 Qatar 1,400 hectares compare
- 213 Saint Martin (French part) 1,240 hectares compare
- 214 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 1,100 hectares compare
- 216 Tuvalu 1,030 hectares compare
- 217 San Marino 1,000 hectares compare
- 218 Bermuda 780 hectares compare
More environment data for Kiribati
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 0.1152 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 0.8564 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 0.0033 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.0004 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 0.0013 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 0.0284 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0001 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 0.0233 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest area in Kiribati?
- Forest area in Kiribati was 1,070 hectares 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 forest area recorded in Kiribati?
- The highest recorded value was 1,070 hectares in 1990.
- What is the lowest forest area recorded in Kiribati?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,070 hectares in 1990.
- How does Kiribati rank for forest area?
- Kiribati ranks 215th out of 235 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest 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 Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Forest area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Forest area is land under natural or planted stands of trees of at least 5 meters in situ, whether productive or not, and excludes tree stands in agricultural production systems.