How much tree cover Kiribati's major cities have, what their air quality is right now, and how many more trees each one needs. Every report covers the same 2 km area, so the cities compare like for like.
Cities tracked
1
National forest cover
1.5%vs 30% target
Worst air right now
BairikiAQI 32
The city we track
Tarawa
2 km around Bairiki
AQI 32
Tree cover
0%
5.4K trees needed
to reach 30%
Updated Sep 1, 2026
Kiribati as a whole
1.5% of Kiribati was forested as of 2023, against a 30% benchmark. Closing that gap nationally would take roughly 23.1M trees across 23.1K hectares. Source: World Bank (FAO).