Forest area in Tuvalu
Tuvalu: Forest area was 1,030 hectares in 2025. ▬ Flat
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.
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
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 0.0041 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 0.425 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 0.0017 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 0.0026 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 0.0009 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Industrial Processes 0 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 0 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 0 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Carbon intensity of GDP 0 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Agriculture 0.0013 Mt CO2e (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.