Forest land — Share in Land area in Wallis and Futuna Islands
Wallis and Futuna Islands: Forest land — Share in Land area was 75.56 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
Forest land — Share in Land area in Wallis and Futuna Islands, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, forest land — share in land area in Wallis and Futuna Islands stood at 75.56 %. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 7.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest land — share in land area in Wallis and Futuna Islands peaked at 75.56 % in 2024 and was at its lowest, 65.29 %, in 2000.
That places Wallis and Futuna Islands 2nd out of 21 regions with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Forest land — Share in Land area in Wallis and Futuna Islands, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 68.79 % | — |
| 1991 | 68.44 % | -0.5% |
| 1992 | 68.09 % | -0.5% |
| 1993 | 67.74 % | -0.5% |
| 1994 | 67.39 % | -0.5% |
| 1995 | 67.04 % | -0.5% |
| 1996 | 66.69 % | -0.5% |
| 1997 | 66.34 % | -0.5% |
| 1998 | 65.99 % | -0.5% |
| 1999 | 65.64 % | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 65.29 % | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 65.53 % | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 65.77 % | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 66.01 % | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 66.26 % | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 66.5 % | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 66.74 % | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 66.99 % | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 67.23 % | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 67.47 % | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 67.71 % | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 68.34 % | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 68.97 % | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 69.6 % | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 70.23 % | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 70.86 % | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 71.5 % | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 72.14 % | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 72.79 % | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 73.43 % | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 74.07 % | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 74.71 % | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 75.36 % | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 74.93 % | -0.6% |
| 2024 | 75.56 % | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 67.22 % | 65.64 % | 68.79 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 66.38 % | 65.29 % | 67.47 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 70.56 % | 67.71 % | 73.43 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 74.93 % | 74.07 % | 75.56 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Wallis and Futuna Islands
- 1 French Guiana 96.37 % compare
- 2 Suriname 91.54 % compare
- 3 Gabon 91.44 % compare
- 4 Palau 90.83 % compare
- 5 Solomon Islands 89.84 % compare
More environment data for Wallis and Futuna Islands
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Temperature change 1.23 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.185 °C (2025)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 28.57 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 0.06 1000 ha (2024)
- Agriculture — Area 3.5 1000 ha (2024)
- Agricultural land — Area 3.5 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 71.43 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 2.5 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Area 3.5 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest land — share in land area in Wallis and Futuna Islands?
- Forest land — share in land area in Wallis and Futuna Islands was 75.56 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest forest land — share in land area recorded in Wallis and Futuna Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 75.56 % in 2024.
- What is the lowest forest land — share in land area recorded in Wallis and Futuna Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 65.29 % in 2000.
- How does Wallis and Futuna Islands rank for forest land — share in land area?
- Wallis and Futuna Islands ranks 2nd out of 21 regions with data for 2024.
- Is forest land — share in land area rising or falling in Wallis and Futuna Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Wallis and Futuna Islands 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.