New Caledonia vs Vanuatu: Forest area
New Caledonia
892,610 hectares
in 2025
Vanuatu
907,440 hectares
in 2025
New Caledonia rank
131st
Vanuatu rank
130th
Forest area over time
- New Caledonia
- Vanuatu
How they compare
Vanuatu currently reports 907,440 hectares against 892,610 hectares in New Caledonia, a difference of 14,830 hectares.
Across all 36 years both countries report, Vanuatu has been ahead every year.
New Caledonia ranks 131st 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 | New Caledonia | Vanuatu | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 834,154 hectares | 980,162 hectares | 146,008 hectares | Vanuatu |
| 2000s | 838,376 hectares | 956,318 hectares | 117,941 hectares | Vanuatu |
| 2010s | 876,533 hectares | 932,472 hectares | 55,939 hectares | Vanuatu |
| 2020s | 892,610 hectares | 913,400 hectares | 20,790 hectares | Vanuatu |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest area, New Caledonia or Vanuatu?
- Vanuatu, at 907,440 hectares against 892,610 hectares in New Caledonia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in forest area between New Caledonia and Vanuatu?
- 14,830 hectares, with Vanuatu ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for New Caledonia and Vanuatu?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do New Caledonia and Vanuatu rank globally for forest area?
- New Caledonia ranks 131st 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.