Forest area in Tuvalu
Tuvalu: Forest area was 33.3% in 2023. ▬ Flat
Forest area in Tuvalu, 1990–2023
Source: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Measured in % of land area.
Analysis
The most recent figure for forest area in Tuvalu is 33.3%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area in Tuvalu peaked at 33.3% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 33.3%, in 1990.
That places Tuvalu 99th out of 213 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
Forest area in Tuvalu, year by year
| Year | % of land area | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 33.3% | — |
| 1991 | 33.3% | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 33.3% | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 33.3% | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 33.3% | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 33.3% | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 33.3% | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 33.3% | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 33.3% | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 33.3% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 33.3% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 33.3% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 33.3% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 33.3% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 33.3% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 33.3% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 33.3% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 33.3% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 33.3% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 33.3% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 33.3% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 33.3% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 33.3% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 33.3% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 33.3% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 33.3% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 33.3% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 33.3% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 33.3% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 33.3% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 33.3% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 33.3% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 33.3% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 33.3% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 33.3% | 33.3% | 33.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 33.3% | 33.3% | 33.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 33.3% | 33.3% | 33.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 33.3% | 33.3% | 33.3% | 4 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Tuvalu
- Rural population, per capita 0.3456 units per person (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -3.61 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 534.44 current US$ per person (2015)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.1594 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2015)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual -17.15 % change on previous year (2015)
- Rural population growth -3.7% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 5.86 million current US$ (2015)
- Rural population 3,280 (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 15.9% (2015)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest area in Tuvalu?
- Forest area in Tuvalu was 33.3% in 2023, according to FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
- What is the highest forest area recorded in Tuvalu?
- The highest recorded value was 33.3% in 1990.
- What is the lowest forest area recorded in Tuvalu?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.3% in 1990.
- How does Tuvalu rank for forest area?
- Tuvalu ranks 99th out of 213 countries with data for 2023.
- Is forest area rising or falling in Tuvalu?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Tuvalu data come from?
- The figures come from FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Forest area (% of land area). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Forest area (% of land area) is the share of total land area that is under natural or planted stands of trees of at least 5 meters in situ, whether productive or not, and excludes tree stands in agricultural production systems (for example, in fruit plantations and agroforestry systems) and trees in urban parks and gardens.