Forest area in Niue
Niue: Forest area was 18,870 hectares in 2025. ▬ Flat
Forest area in Niue, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
The most recent figure for forest area in Niue is 18,870 hectares, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area in Niue peaked at 18,930 hectares in 1990 and was at its lowest, 18,770 hectares, in 2010.
Niue ranks 183rd of 235 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Forest area in Niue, year by year
| Year | hectares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 18,930 hectares | — |
| 1991 | 18,920 hectares | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 18,910 hectares | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 18,900 hectares | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 18,890 hectares | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 18,880 hectares | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 18,870 hectares | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 18,860 hectares | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 18,850 hectares | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 18,840 hectares | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 18,830 hectares | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 18,824 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 18,818 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 18,812 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 18,806 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 18,800 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 18,794 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 18,788 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 18,782 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 18,776 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 18,770 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 18,780 hectares | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 18,790 hectares | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 18,800 hectares | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 18,810 hectares | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 18,820 hectares | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 18,830 hectares | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 18,840 hectares | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 18,850 hectares | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 18,860 hectares | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 18,870 hectares | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 18,870 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 18,870 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 18,870 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 18,870 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 18,870 hectares | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 18,885 hectares | 18,840 hectares | 18,930 hectares | 10 |
| 2000s | 18,803 hectares | 18,776 hectares | 18,830 hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 18,815 hectares | 18,770 hectares | 18,860 hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 18,870 hectares | 18,870 hectares | 18,870 hectares | 6 |
Countries ranked near Niue
- 180 Seychelles 26,520 hectares compare
- 181 Northern Mariana Islands 24,360 hectares compare
- 182 United States Virgin Islands 20,660 hectares compare
- 184 Andorra 18,220 hectares compare
- 185 Grenada 17,700 hectares compare
- 186 American Samoa 15,850 hectares compare
More environment data for Niue
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 63.22 % change on previous year (1993)
- Standard Deviation 0.395 °C (1993)
- Temperature change 0.609 °C (1993)
- Land area — Area 25.9 1000 ha (2024)
- Roundwood — Import value 1 1000 USD (2024)
- Country area — Area 25.9 1000 ha (2024)
- Industrial roundwood — Import quantity 2 m3 (2024)
- Roundwood — Export quantity 0 m3 (2024)
- Roundwood — Export value 0 1000 USD (2024)
- Agricultural land — Share in Land area 18.53 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest area in Niue?
- Forest area in Niue was 18,870 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 Niue?
- The highest recorded value was 18,930 hectares in 1990.
- What is the lowest forest area recorded in Niue?
- The lowest recorded value was 18,770 hectares in 2010.
- How does Niue rank for forest area?
- Niue ranks 183rd out of 235 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest 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 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.