Ireland vs Vanuatu: Forest area
Ireland
832,850 hectares
in 2025
Vanuatu
907,440 hectares
in 2025
Ireland rank
132nd
Vanuatu rank
130th
Forest area over time
- Ireland
- Vanuatu
How they compare
Vanuatu currently reports 907,440 hectares against 832,850 hectares in Ireland, a difference of 74,590 hectares.
That makes Vanuatu's figure about 1.1 times Ireland's.
Across all 36 years both countries report, Vanuatu has been ahead every year.
Ireland ranks 132nd and Vanuatu ranks 130th of 235 countries.
Vanuatu has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ireland | Vanuatu | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 537,564 hectares | 980,162 hectares | 442,598 hectares | Vanuatu |
| 2000s | 670,869 hectares | 956,318 hectares | 285,448 hectares | Vanuatu |
| 2010s | 752,113 hectares | 932,472 hectares | 180,359 hectares | Vanuatu |
| 2020s | 813,085 hectares | 913,400 hectares | 100,315 hectares | Vanuatu |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest area, Ireland or Vanuatu?
- Vanuatu, at 907,440 hectares against 832,850 hectares in Ireland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in forest area between Ireland and Vanuatu?
- 74,590 hectares, with Vanuatu ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Vanuatu?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Ireland and Vanuatu rank globally for forest area?
- Ireland ranks 132nd and Vanuatu ranks 130th 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 Forest area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
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.