Share of global forest area in Niue
Niue: Share of global forest area was 0.0% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Share of global forest area in Niue, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, share of global forest area in Niue stood at 0.0%. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global forest area in Niue peaked at 0.0% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1990.
Niue ranks 183rd of 235 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Niue
- 180 Seychelles 0.0% compare
- 181 Northern Mariana Islands 0.0% compare
- 182 United States Virgin Islands 0.0% compare
- 184 Andorra 0.0% compare
- 185 Grenada 0.0% compare
- 186 American Samoa 0.0% compare
More environment data for Niue
- Forest area 18,870 hectares (2025)
- Annual change in forest area 0 hectares (2025)
- Annual change in forest area as a share of forest area 0.0% (2025)
- Annual change in forest area vs. GDP per capita 0.0% (2025)
- Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods 0 hectares (2025)
- Emissions of air pollutants 38.67 tonnes (2022)
- Exposure to air pollution from human sources 1.04 micrograms per cubic meter (2024)
- Exposure to outdoor air pollution 3.2 µg/m³ (2024)
- Emissions of ozone-depleting substances 0 ODP tonnes (2021)
- Consumption of ozone-depleting substances 0 ODP tonnes (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of global forest area in Niue?
- Share of global forest area in Niue was 0.0% 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 share of global forest area recorded in Niue?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0% in 2025.
- What is the lowest share of global forest area recorded in Niue?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1990.
- How does Niue rank for share of global forest area?
- Niue ranks 183rd out of 235 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of global forest area rising or falling in Niue?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.3%. 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 (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of global forest area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Share of global forest area represents the proportion of a country's forest area relative to the total global forest area.