Forest area in Tuvalu
Tuvalu: Forest area was 1,030 hectares in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
1,030 hectares
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
216th
of 235 countries
All-time high
1,030 hectares
in 1990
All-time low
1,030 hectares
in 1990
Years of data
36
1990–2025
Forest area in Tuvalu, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
Tuvalu recorded 1,030 hectares for forest area in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area in Tuvalu peaked at 1,030 hectares in 1990 and was at its lowest, 1,030 hectares, in 1990.
That places Tuvalu 216th out of 235 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Forest area in Tuvalu, year by year
| Year | hectares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1,030 hectares | — |
| 1991 | 1,030 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 1,030 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 1,030 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 1,030 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 1,030 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 1,030 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 1,030 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 1,030 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 1,030 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 1,030 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 1,030 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 1,030 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 1,030 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 1,030 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 1,030 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 1,030 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 1,030 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 1,030 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 1,030 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 1,030 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 1,030 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 1,030 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 1,030 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 1,030 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1,030 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1,030 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1,030 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1,030 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1,030 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 1,030 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 1,030 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 1,030 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 1,030 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 1,030 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 1,030 hectares | +0.0% |
Tuvalu compared with similar countries
- Tuvalu's 1,030 hectares is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2.29 million hectares, 0% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Tuvalu's 1,030 hectares is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1.14 million hectares, 0% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,030 hectares | 1,030 hectares | 1,030 hectares | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,030 hectares | 1,030 hectares | 1,030 hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,030 hectares | 1,030 hectares | 1,030 hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,030 hectares | 1,030 hectares | 1,030 hectares | 6 |
Countries ranked near Tuvalu
- 213 Saint Martin (French part) 1,240 hectares compare
- 214 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 1,100 hectares compare
- 215 Kiribati 1,070 hectares compare
- 217 San Marino 1,000 hectares compare
- 218 Bermuda 780 hectares compare
- 219 Jersey 680 hectares compare
More environment data for Tuvalu
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Temperature change 0.836 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.202 °C (2025)
- Roundwood — Export value 0 1000 USD (2024)
- Primary wood and paper products (export/import) — Import value 945 1000 USD (2024)
- Primary wood and paper products (export/import) — Export value 2 1000 USD (2024)
- Roundwood — Import quantity 11,137 m3 (2024)
- Roundwood — Import value 58 1000 USD (2024)
- Roundwood — Export quantity 0 m3 (2024)
- Sawnwood — Import quantity 19,913 m3 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest area in Tuvalu?
- Forest area in Tuvalu was 1,030 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 Tuvalu?
- The highest recorded value was 1,030 hectares in 1990.
- What is the lowest forest area recorded in Tuvalu?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,030 hectares in 1990.
- How does Tuvalu rank for forest area?
- Tuvalu ranks 216th out of 235 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest area rising or falling in Tuvalu?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Tuvalu 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.