Annual change forest area in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: Annual change forest area was -2,384 in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
-2,384
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
172nd
of 235 countries
All-time high
-2,384
in 2011
All-time low
-2,385
in 2001
Years of data
35
1991–2025
Annual change forest area in Vanuatu, 1991–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Vanuatu recorded -2,384 for annual change forest area in 2025. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual change forest area in Vanuatu peaked at -2,384 in 2011 and was at its lowest, -2,385, in 2001.
Vanuatu ranks 172nd of 235 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Annual change forest area in Vanuatu, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | -2,384 | — |
| 1992 | -2,384 | -0.0% |
| 1993 | -2,384 | -0.0% |
| 1994 | -2,384 | -0.0% |
| 1995 | -2,384 | -0.0% |
| 1996 | -2,384 | -0.0% |
| 1997 | -2,384 | -0.0% |
| 1998 | -2,384 | -0.0% |
| 1999 | -2,384 | -0.0% |
| 2000 | -2,384 | -0.0% |
| 2001 | -2,385 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | -2,385 | -0.0% |
| 2003 | -2,385 | -0.0% |
| 2004 | -2,385 | -0.0% |
| 2005 | -2,385 | -0.0% |
| 2006 | -2,385 | -0.0% |
| 2007 | -2,385 | -0.0% |
| 2008 | -2,385 | -0.0% |
| 2009 | -2,385 | -0.0% |
| 2010 | -2,385 | -0.0% |
| 2011 | -2,384 | -0.0% |
| 2012 | -2,384 | -0.0% |
| 2013 | -2,384 | -0.0% |
| 2014 | -2,384 | -0.0% |
| 2015 | -2,384 | -0.0% |
| 2016 | -2,384 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | -2,384 | -0.0% |
| 2018 | -2,384 | -0.0% |
| 2019 | -2,384 | -0.0% |
| 2020 | -2,384 | -0.0% |
| 2021 | -2,384 | -0.0% |
| 2022 | -2,384 | -0.0% |
| 2023 | -2,384 | -0.0% |
| 2024 | -2,384 | -0.0% |
| 2025 | -2,384 | -0.0% |
Vanuatu compared with similar countries
- Vanuatu's -2,384 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is -848, 2.8× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -2,384 | -2,384 | -2,384 | 9 |
| 2000s | -2,385 | -2,385 | -2,384 | 10 |
| 2010s | -2,384 | -2,385 | -2,384 | 10 |
| 2020s | -2,384 | -2,384 | -2,384 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Vanuatu
More environment data for Vanuatu
- Grazing land use over the long-term, annual growth rate -0.0226 % change on previous year (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per capita 0.0343 hectares per person (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 2.29 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 1.46 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.225 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.02 °C (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per square kilometre 0.9436 hectares per square kilometre (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 1.53 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual change forest area in Vanuatu?
- Annual change forest area in Vanuatu was -2,384 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual change forest area recorded in Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was -2,384 in 2011.
- What is the lowest annual change forest area recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was -2,385 in 2001.
- How does Vanuatu rank for annual change forest area?
- Vanuatu ranks 172nd out of 235 countries with data for 2025.
- Is annual change forest area rising or falling in Vanuatu?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Vanuatu data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Annual change forest area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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