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Niue
Last updated: 2026-03-28 (today)
Area
land
260 sq km
water
0 sq km
total
260 sq km
Climate
tropical; modified by southeast trade winds
Terrain
steep limestone cliffs along coast, central plateau
Land use
other
9% (2023 est.)
forest
72.6% (2023 est.)
agricultural land
18.5% (2023 est.)
agricultural land: arable land
arable land: 3.8% (2023 est.)
agricultural land: permanent crops
permanent crops: 10.8% (2023 est.)
agricultural land: permanent pasture
permanent pasture: 3.8% (2023 est.)
Location
Oceania, island in the South Pacific Ocean, east of Tonga
Coastline
64 km
Elevation
lowest point
Pacific Ocean 0 m
highest point
unnamed elevation 1.4 km east of Hikutavake 80 m
Irrigated land
0 sq km (2022)
Map references
Oceania
Land boundaries
total
0 km
Maritime claims
territorial sea
12 nm
exclusive economic zone
200 nm
Natural hazards
tropical cyclones
Geography - note
one of world's largest coral islands; the only major break in the surrounding coral reef occurs in the central western part of the coast
Natural resources
arable land, fish
Area - comparative
1.5 times the size of Washington, D.C.
Geographic coordinates
19 02 S, 169 52 W
Population distribution
population distributed around the peripheral coastal areas of the island