Forest land — Share in Land area in Niue

Niue: Forest land — Share in Land area was 72.86 % in 2024. ▬ Flat

Latest (2024)
72.86 %
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
18th
of 231 countries
All-time high
72.86 %
in 2023
All-time low
72.19 %
in 2010
Years of data
35
1990–2024

Forest land — Share in Land area in Niue, 1990–2024

0204060801990200720241990: 72.8 %1991: 72.8 %1992: 72.7 %1993: 72.7 %1994: 72.7 %1995: 72.6 %1996: 72.6 %1997: 72.5 %1998: 72.5 %1999: 72.5 %2000: 72.4 %2001: 72.4 %2002: 72.4 %2003: 72.3 %2004: 72.3 %2005: 72.3 %2006: 72.3 %2007: 72.3 %2008: 72.2 %2009: 72.2 %2010: 72.2 %2011: 72.2 %2012: 72.3 %2013: 72.3 %2014: 72.3 %2015: 72.4 %2016: 72.4 %2017: 72.5 %2018: 72.5 %2019: 72.5 %2020: 72.6 %2021: 72.6 %2022: 72.6 %2023: 72.9 %2024: 72.9 %

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.

Analysis

The most recent figure for forest land — share in land area in Niue is 72.86 %, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, forest land — share in land area in Niue peaked at 72.86 % in 2023 and was at its lowest, 72.19 %, in 2010.

Niue ranks 18th of 231 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 72.64 % 72.46 % 72.81 % 10
2000s 72.32 % 72.22 % 72.42 % 10
2010s 72.36 % 72.19 % 72.54 % 10
2020s 72.69 % 72.58 % 72.86 % 5

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  1. 15 Melanesia 74.5 % compare
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  4. 19 Brunei Darussalam 72.11 % compare
  5. 20 Timor-Leste 70.96 % compare
  6. 21 Bhutan 70.35 % compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is forest land — share in land area in Niue?
Forest land — share in land area in Niue was 72.86 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest forest land — share in land area recorded in Niue?
The highest recorded value was 72.86 % in 2023.
What is the lowest forest land — share in land area recorded in Niue?
The lowest recorded value was 72.19 % in 2010.
How does Niue rank for forest land — share in land area?
Niue ranks 18th out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
Is forest land — share in land area rising or falling in Niue?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.7%. 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, published as part of Forest land — Share in Land area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Forest land — Share in Land area
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
267 places, 9,048 data points, 1990–2024
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The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.