Land use in Wallis and Futuna
Wallis and Futuna: Land use was 6,000 hectares in 2023. ▲ Rising
Land use in Wallis and Futuna, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
In 2023, land use in Wallis and Futuna stood at 6,000 hectares. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use in Wallis and Futuna peaked at 6,000 hectares in 1986 and was at its lowest, 4,000 hectares, in 1961.
Wallis and Futuna ranks 191st of 223 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4,000 hectares | 4,000 hectares | 4,000 hectares | 9 |
| 1970s | 4,700 hectares | 4,000 hectares | 5,000 hectares | 10 |
| 1980s | 5,400 hectares | 5,000 hectares | 6,000 hectares | 10 |
| 1990s | 6,000 hectares | 6,000 hectares | 6,000 hectares | 10 |
| 2000s | 6,000 hectares | 6,000 hectares | 6,000 hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 6,000 hectares | 6,000 hectares | 6,000 hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 6,000 hectares | 6,000 hectares | 6,000 hectares | 4 |
Countries ranked near Wallis and Futuna
- 189 Grenada 7,000 hectares compare
- 189 Marshall Islands 7,000 hectares compare
- 192 Saint Kitts and Nevis 5,100 hectares compare
- 193 Antigua and Barbuda 5,000 hectares compare
- 193 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 5,000 hectares compare
More environment data for Wallis and Futuna
- Forest area 10,820 hectares (2025)
- 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)
- Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods 90 hectares (2025)
- Annual change in forest area vs. GDP per capita 0.8% (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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land use in Wallis and Futuna?
- Land use in Wallis and Futuna was 6,000 hectares in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest land use recorded in Wallis and Futuna?
- The highest recorded value was 6,000 hectares in 1986.
- What is the lowest land use recorded in Wallis and Futuna?
- The lowest recorded value was 4,000 hectares in 1961.
- How does Wallis and Futuna rank for land use?
- Wallis and Futuna ranks 191st out of 223 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land use rising or falling in Wallis and Futuna?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. 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 Land use. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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