Forest area (sq. km) in Pacific island small states
Pacific island small states: Forest area (sq. km) was 44,101 sq. km in 2023. ▬ Flat
Forest area in Pacific island small states, 1990–2023
Source: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Measured in sq. km.
Analysis
The most recent figure for forest area in Pacific island small states is 44,101 sq. km, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area in Pacific island small states peaked at 44,101 sq. km in 2023 and was at its lowest, 41,142 sq. km, in 1990.
That places Pacific island small states 47th out of 47 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Forest area (sq. km) in Pacific island small states, year by year
| Year | sq. km | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 41,142 sq. km | — |
| 1991 | 42,309 sq. km | +2.8% |
| 1992 | 42,366 sq. km | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 42,422 sq. km | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 42,478 sq. km | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 42,535 sq. km | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 42,591 sq. km | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 42,647 sq. km | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 42,704 sq. km | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 42,760 sq. km | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 42,816 sq. km | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 42,872 sq. km | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 42,928 sq. km | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 42,984 sq. km | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 43,040 sq. km | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 43,096 sq. km | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 43,152 sq. km | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 43,208 sq. km | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 43,264 sq. km | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 43,319 sq. km | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 43,375 sq. km | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 43,431 sq. km | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 43,487 sq. km | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 43,542 sq. km | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 43,598 sq. km | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 43,654 sq. km | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 43,710 sq. km | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 43,766 sq. km | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 43,822 sq. km | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 43,877 sq. km | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 43,933 sq. km | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 43,989 sq. km | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 44,045 sq. km | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 44,101 sq. km | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 42,395 sq. km | 41,142 sq. km | 42,760 sq. km | 10 |
| 2000s | 43,068 sq. km | 42,816 sq. km | 43,319 sq. km | 10 |
| 2010s | 43,626 sq. km | 43,375 sq. km | 43,877 sq. km | 10 |
| 2020s | 44,017 sq. km | 43,933 sq. km | 44,101 sq. km | 4 |
Countries ranked near Pacific island small states
More agriculture & rural data for Pacific island small states
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 17.1% (2024)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.5912 units per person (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 26.3% (2018)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 2.11 billion current US$ (2024)
- Rural population 59.1% (2025)
- Rural population 1.63 million (2025)
- Rural population growth 0.7% (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.6872 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.0% (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest area in Pacific island small states?
- Forest area in Pacific island small states was 44,101 sq. km in 2023, according to FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
- What is the highest forest area recorded in Pacific island small states?
- The highest recorded value was 44,101 sq. km in 2023.
- What is the lowest forest area recorded in Pacific island small states?
- The lowest recorded value was 41,142 sq. km in 1990.
- How does Pacific island small states rank for forest area?
- Pacific island small states ranks 47th out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is forest area rising or falling in Pacific island small states?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Pacific island small states data come from?
- The figures come from FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Forest area (sq. km). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Forest area is land 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.