Annual change in forest area in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: Annual change in forest area was -2,384 hectares in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
-2,384 hectares
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
172nd
of 235 countries
All-time high
-2,384 hectares
in 2011
All-time low
-2,385 hectares
in 2001
Years of data
35
1991–2025
Annual change in forest area in Vanuatu, 1991–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
Vanuatu recorded -2,384 hectares for annual change in 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 in forest area in Vanuatu peaked at -2,384 hectares in 2011 and was at its lowest, -2,385 hectares, in 2001.
Vanuatu ranks 172nd of 235 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Annual change in forest area in Vanuatu, year by year
| Year | hectares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | -2,384 hectares | — |
| 1992 | -2,384 hectares | -0.0% |
| 1993 | -2,384 hectares | -0.0% |
| 1994 | -2,384 hectares | -0.0% |
| 1995 | -2,384 hectares | -0.0% |
| 1996 | -2,384 hectares | -0.0% |
| 1997 | -2,384 hectares | -0.0% |
| 1998 | -2,384 hectares | -0.0% |
| 1999 | -2,384 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2000 | -2,384 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2001 | -2,385 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2002 | -2,385 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2003 | -2,385 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2004 | -2,385 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2005 | -2,385 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2006 | -2,385 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2007 | -2,385 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2008 | -2,385 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2009 | -2,385 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2010 | -2,385 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2011 | -2,384 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2012 | -2,384 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2013 | -2,384 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2014 | -2,384 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2015 | -2,384 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2016 | -2,384 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2017 | -2,384 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2018 | -2,384 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2019 | -2,384 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2020 | -2,384 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2021 | -2,384 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2022 | -2,384 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2023 | -2,384 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2024 | -2,384 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2025 | -2,384 hectares | -0.0% |
Vanuatu compared with similar countries
- Vanuatu's -2,384 hectares is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is -848 hectares, 2.8× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -2,384 hectares | -2,384 hectares | -2,384 hectares | 9 |
| 2000s | -2,385 hectares | -2,385 hectares | -2,384 hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | -2,384 hectares | -2,385 hectares | -2,384 hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | -2,384 hectares | -2,384 hectares | -2,384 hectares | 6 |
Countries ranked near Vanuatu
More environment data for Vanuatu
- 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)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 1.53 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate -2.35 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual change in forest area in Vanuatu?
- Annual change in forest area in Vanuatu was -2,384 hectares in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual change in forest area recorded in Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was -2,384 hectares in 2011.
- What is the lowest annual change in forest area recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was -2,385 hectares in 2001.
- How does Vanuatu rank for annual change in forest area?
- Vanuatu ranks 172nd out of 235 countries with data for 2025.
- Is annual change in 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 Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Annual change in forest area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Net change in forest area measures forest expansion (the sum of afforestation and natural expansion) minus deforestation.