Forest area in Wallis and Futuna
Wallis and Futuna: Forest area was 10,820 hectares in 2025. ▲ Rising
Forest area in Wallis and Futuna, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
Wallis and Futuna recorded 10,820 hectares for forest area in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 9.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area in Wallis and Futuna peaked at 10,820 hectares in 2025 and was at its lowest, 9,140 hectares, in 2000.
Wallis and Futuna ranks 192nd of 235 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9,410 hectares | 9,189 hectares | 9,630 hectares | 10 |
| 2000s | 9,293 hectares | 9,140 hectares | 9,446 hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 9,878 hectares | 9,480 hectares | 10,280 hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 10,595 hectares | 10,370 hectares | 10,820 hectares | 6 |
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- 189 Cayman Islands 12,720 hectares compare
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- 191 Saint Kitts and Nevis 11,000 hectares compare
- 193 Turks and Caicos Islands 10,520 hectares compare
- 194 British Virgin Islands 9,970 hectares compare
- 195 Marshall Islands 9,710 hectares compare
More environment data for Wallis and Futuna
- Share of global forest area 0.0% (2025)
- Annual change in forest area as a share of forest area 0.8% (2025)
- Annual change in forest area 90 hectares (2025)
- Annual change in forest area vs. GDP per capita 0.8% (2025)
- Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods 90 hectares (2025)
- Emissions of air pollutants 139.72 tonnes (2022)
- Exposure to outdoor air pollution 4 µg/m³ (2024)
- Exposure to air pollution from human sources 1.45 micrograms per cubic meter (2024)
- People using at least a basic drinking water source 11,196 people (2024)
- Share of population not using improved drinking water sources 0.7% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest area in Wallis and Futuna?
- Forest area in Wallis and Futuna was 10,820 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 Wallis and Futuna?
- The highest recorded value was 10,820 hectares in 2025.
- What is the lowest forest area recorded in Wallis and Futuna?
- The lowest recorded value was 9,140 hectares in 2000.
- How does Wallis and Futuna rank for forest area?
- Wallis and Futuna ranks 192nd out of 235 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest area rising or falling in Wallis and Futuna?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Wallis and Futuna 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.