What is forest area in Kiribati?

Forest area in Kiribati was 11.8 sq. km in 2023, according to FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).

What is the highest forest area recorded in Kiribati?

The highest recorded value was 11.8 sq. km in 1990.

What is the lowest forest area recorded in Kiribati?

The lowest recorded value was 11.8 sq. km in 1990.

How does Kiribati rank for forest area?

Kiribati ranks 198th out of 214 countries with data for 2023.

Is forest area rising or falling in Kiribati?

Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.

Where does this Kiribati 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.

Forest area in Kiribati

Name: Forest area in Kiribati
Creator: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Kiribati: Forest area was 11.8 sq. km in 2023. ▬ Flat

Latest (2023)

11.8 sq. km

Change on year

unchanged

World rank

198th

of 214 countries

All-time high

11.8 sq. km

in 1990

All-time low

11.8 sq. km

in 1990

Years of data

1990–2023

Forest area in Kiribati, 1990–2023

Source: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Measured in sq. km.

Analysis

In 2023, forest area in Kiribati stood at 11.8 sq. km. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, forest area in Kiribati peaked at 11.8 sq. km in 1990 and was at its lowest, 11.8 sq. km, in 1990.

Kiribati ranks 198th of 214 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1990s	11.8 sq. km	11.8 sq. km	11.8 sq. km	10
2000s	11.8 sq. km	11.8 sq. km	11.8 sq. km	10
2010s	11.8 sq. km	11.8 sq. km	11.8 sq. km	10
2020s	11.8 sq. km	11.8 sq. km	11.8 sq. km	4

Countries ranked near Kiribati

195 Isle of Man 34.6 sq. km compare
196 Oman 23.59 sq. km compare
197 Saint Martin (French part) 12.4 sq. km compare
200 Bermuda 10 sq. km compare
200 San Marino 10 sq. km compare
200 Tuvalu 10 sq. km compare

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More agriculture & rural data for Kiribati

Agricultural raw materials exports 0.0% (2021)
Agricultural raw materials imports 2.3% (2021)
Rural population 36.6% (2025)
Rural population growth -1.0% (2025)
Rural population 49,975 (2025)
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 23.2% (2024)
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 79.49 million current US$ (2024)
Fertilizer consumption 0 kilograms per hectare of arable land (2023)
Land area 810 sq. km (2023)
Agricultural land 340 sq. km (2023)

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Frequently asked questions

What is forest area in Kiribati?: Forest area in Kiribati was 11.8 sq. km in 2023, according to FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
What is the highest forest area recorded in Kiribati?: The highest recorded value was 11.8 sq. km in 1990.
What is the lowest forest area recorded in Kiribati?: The lowest recorded value was 11.8 sq. km in 1990.
How does Kiribati rank for forest area?: Kiribati ranks 198th out of 214 countries with data for 2023.
Is forest area rising or falling in Kiribati?: Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Kiribati 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

Indicator: Forest area (sq. km)
Unit: sq. km
Source: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 261 places, 8,639 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

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.