Tuvalu — Forest area
Forest Area (% of Land Area) for Tuvalu, 1990–2024.
Forest area for Tuvalu was 39.62% in 2024, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 35 years, from 1990 to 2024. The highest recorded value was 39.62% in 2022. The lowest was 34.33% in 1990 (about 1.2× the low point). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to 0.42% per year.
Tuvalu ranks 80 of 214 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 37%. The median for East Asia & Pacific is 52.26%, so Tuvalu sits below it. It peaked in 2022 and has risen 0% since. Over the last decade (2014–2024) the figure moved up 15%. Within East Asia & Pacific it ranks 24 of 35 economies; New Zealand (38.87%) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was up 15% in 2022. That is 11% above this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
Doubling roughly every 165 years at that pace.
Key figures
Full history — 1990 to 2024
| Year | % of land area | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 39.62% | +0.0 pp |
| 2023 | 39.62% | +0.0 pp |
| 2022 | 39.62% | +5.3 pp |
| 2021 | 34.33% | +0.0 pp |
| 2020 | 34.33% | +0.0 pp |
| 2019 | 34.33% | +0.0 pp |
| 2018 | 34.33% | +0.0 pp |
| 2017 | 34.33% | +0.0 pp |
| 2016 | 34.33% | +0.0 pp |
| 2015 | 34.33% | +0.0 pp |
| 2014 | 34.33% | +0.0 pp |
| 2013 | 34.33% | +0.0 pp |
| 2012 | 34.33% | +0.0 pp |
| 2011 | 34.33% | +0.0 pp |
| 2010 | 34.33% | +0.0 pp |
| 2009 | 34.33% | +0.0 pp |
| 2008 | 34.33% | +0.0 pp |
| 2007 | 34.33% | +0.0 pp |
| 2006 | 34.33% | +0.0 pp |
| 2005 | 34.33% | +0.0 pp |
| 2004 | 34.33% | +0.0 pp |
| 2003 | 34.33% | +0.0 pp |
| 2002 | 34.33% | +0.0 pp |
| 2001 | 34.33% | +0.0 pp |
| 2000 | 34.33% | +0.0 pp |
| 1999 | 34.33% | +0.0 pp |
| 1998 | 34.33% | +0.0 pp |
| 1997 | 34.33% | +0.0 pp |
| 1996 | 34.33% | +0.0 pp |
| 1995 | 34.33% | +0.0 pp |
| 1994 | 34.33% | +0.0 pp |
| 1993 | 34.33% | +0.0 pp |
| 1992 | 34.33% | +0.0 pp |
| 1991 | 34.33% | +0.0 pp |
| 1990 | 34.33% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Tuvalu’s Forest area in 1991?
34.33% (1991). The full year-by-year table above lists every published year, most recent first.
Are changes in this series measured in percentage points?
Yes. The series is a share expressed in % of land area, so year-over-year movements in the Change column are percentage points (pp), not percent.
Is Tuvalu’s Forest area growing or shrinking?
Between 1990 and 2024 the series was growing overall: +15.4% in total — about 0.4% a year compounded.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator AG.LND.FRST.ZS. Values are reproduced as published; this page only computes summary statistics such as change, CAGR and extremes.
What are the most recent published figures?
The last five published years: 2024: 39.62%; 2023: 39.62%; 2022: 39.62%; 2021: 34.33%; 2020: 34.33%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
AG.LND.FRST.ZS — Forest Area (% of Land Area). Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.