Forest land — Share in Land area in Tuvalu
Tuvalu: Forest land — Share in Land area was 39.62 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
Forest land — Share in Land area in Tuvalu, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, forest land — share in land area in Tuvalu stood at 39.62 %. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is up 15.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest land — share in land area in Tuvalu peaked at 39.62 % in 2022 and was at its lowest, 34.33 %, in 1990.
Tuvalu ranks 97th of 249 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Forest land — Share in Land area in Tuvalu, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 34.33 % | — |
| 1991 | 34.33 % | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 34.33 % | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 34.33 % | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 34.33 % | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 34.33 % | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 34.33 % | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 34.33 % | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 34.33 % | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 34.33 % | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 34.33 % | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 34.33 % | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 34.33 % | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 34.33 % | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 34.33 % | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 34.33 % | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 34.33 % | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 34.33 % | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 34.33 % | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 34.33 % | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 34.33 % | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 34.33 % | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 34.33 % | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 34.33 % | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 34.33 % | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 34.33 % | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 34.33 % | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 34.33 % | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 34.33 % | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 34.33 % | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 34.33 % | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 34.33 % | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 39.62 % | +15.4% |
| 2023 | 39.62 % | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 39.62 % | +0.0% |
Tuvalu compared with similar countries
- Tuvalu's 39.62 % is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 38.73 %, 1.0× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Tuvalu's 39.62 % is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 50.67 %, 78% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 34.33 % | 34.33 % | 34.33 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 34.33 % | 34.33 % | 34.33 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 34.33 % | 34.33 % | 34.33 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 37.5 % | 34.33 % | 39.62 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Tuvalu
More environment data for Tuvalu
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.202 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.836 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest land — share in land area in Tuvalu?
- Forest land — share in land area in Tuvalu was 39.62 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest forest land — share in land area recorded in Tuvalu?
- The highest recorded value was 39.62 % in 2022.
- What is the lowest forest land — share in land area recorded in Tuvalu?
- The lowest recorded value was 34.33 % in 1990.
- How does Tuvalu rank for forest land — share in land area?
- Tuvalu ranks 97th out of 249 countries with data for 2024.
- Is forest land — share in land area rising or falling in Tuvalu?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tuvalu 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
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.