Norway vs Vanuatu: Annual change in forest area
Norway
-2,434 hectares
in 2025
Vanuatu
-2,384 hectares
in 2025
Norway rank
173rd
Vanuatu rank
172nd
Annual change in forest area over time
- Norway
- Vanuatu
How they compare
Vanuatu currently reports -2,384 hectares against -2,434 hectares in Norway, a difference of 50 hectares.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Norway ahead.
Norway ranks 173rd and Vanuatu ranks 172nd of 235 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Norway averaged higher in 1 and Vanuatu in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Norway | Vanuatu | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -1,839 hectares | -2,384 hectares | 545.04 hectares | Norway |
| 2000s | -4,611 hectares | -2,385 hectares | 2,226 hectares | Vanuatu |
| 2010s | -3,097 hectares | -2,384 hectares | 712.43 hectares | Vanuatu |
| 2020s | -2,434 hectares | -2,384 hectares | 50.01 hectares | Vanuatu |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual change in forest area, Norway or Vanuatu?
- Vanuatu, at -2,384 hectares against -2,434 hectares in Norway as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual change in forest area between Norway and Vanuatu?
- 50 hectares, with Vanuatu ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Norway and Vanuatu?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Norway and Vanuatu rank globally for annual change in forest area?
- Norway ranks 173rd and Vanuatu ranks 172nd of 235 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual change in forest area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Net change in forest area measures forest expansion (the sum of afforestation and natural expansion) minus deforestation.