Annual deforestation in Vatican
Vatican: Annual deforestation was 0 hectares per year in 2020. ▬ Flat
Latest (2020)
0 hectares per year
World rank
78th
of 112 countries
All-time high
0 hectares per year
in 1990
All-time low
0 hectares per year
in 1990
Years of data
5
1990–2020
Annual deforestation in Vatican, 1990–2020
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares per year.
Analysis
Vatican recorded 0 hectares per year for annual deforestation in 2020. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
Over the whole period, annual deforestation in Vatican peaked at 0 hectares per year in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0 hectares per year, in 1990.
Vatican ranks 78th of 112 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0 hectares per year | 0 hectares per year | 0 hectares per year | 1 |
| 2000s | 0 hectares per year | 0 hectares per year | 0 hectares per year | 1 |
| 2010s | 0 hectares per year | 0 hectares per year | 0 hectares per year | 2 |
| 2020s | 0 hectares per year | 0 hectares per year | 0 hectares per year | 1 |
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More environment data for Vatican
- Forest area 0 hectares (2025)
- Share of global forest area 0.0% (2025)
- Annual change in forest area 0 hectares (2025)
- Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods 0 hectares (2025)
- Exposure to air pollution from human sources 10.88 micrograms per cubic meter (2024)
- Exposure to outdoor air pollution 13.5 µg/m³ (2024)
- Consumption of ozone-depleting substances 0 ODP tonnes (2021)
- Emissions of ozone-depleting substances 0 ODP tonnes (2021)
- Forest certified for sustainable use 0 thousands of hectares (2024)
- Above-ground forest biomass 0 tonnes per hectare (2020)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual deforestation in Vatican?
- Annual deforestation in Vatican was 0 hectares per year in 2020, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual deforestation recorded in Vatican?
- The highest recorded value was 0 hectares per year in 1990.
- What is the lowest annual deforestation recorded in Vatican?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 hectares per year in 1990.
- How does Vatican rank for annual deforestation?
- Vatican ranks 78th out of 112 countries with data for 2020.
- Where does this Vatican 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 deforestation. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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