Change forest area share total in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: Change forest area share total was -0.2627 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
-0.2627
Change on year
down 0.3%
World rank
180th
of 228 countries
All-time high
-0.2412
in 1991
All-time low
-0.2627
in 2025
Years of data
35
1991–2025
Change forest area share total in Vanuatu, 1991–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for change forest area share total in Vanuatu is -0.2627, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 2.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, change forest area share total in Vanuatu peaked at -0.2412 in 1991 and was at its lowest, -0.2627, in 2025.
That places Vanuatu 180th out of 228 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Change forest area share total in Vanuatu, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | -0.2412 | — |
| 1992 | -0.2418 | +0.2% |
| 1993 | -0.2423 | +0.2% |
| 1994 | -0.2429 | +0.2% |
| 1995 | -0.2435 | +0.2% |
| 1996 | -0.2441 | +0.2% |
| 1997 | -0.2447 | +0.2% |
| 1998 | -0.2453 | +0.2% |
| 1999 | -0.2459 | +0.2% |
| 2000 | -0.2465 | +0.2% |
| 2001 | -0.2472 | +0.3% |
| 2002 | -0.2478 | +0.2% |
| 2003 | -0.2485 | +0.2% |
| 2004 | -0.2491 | +0.2% |
| 2005 | -0.2497 | +0.2% |
| 2006 | -0.2503 | +0.3% |
| 2007 | -0.251 | +0.3% |
| 2008 | -0.2516 | +0.3% |
| 2009 | -0.2522 | +0.3% |
| 2010 | -0.2529 | +0.3% |
| 2011 | -0.2534 | +0.2% |
| 2012 | -0.254 | +0.3% |
| 2013 | -0.2547 | +0.3% |
| 2014 | -0.2553 | +0.3% |
| 2015 | -0.256 | +0.3% |
| 2016 | -0.2566 | +0.3% |
| 2017 | -0.2573 | +0.3% |
| 2018 | -0.258 | +0.3% |
| 2019 | -0.2586 | +0.3% |
| 2020 | -0.2593 | +0.3% |
| 2021 | -0.26 | +0.3% |
| 2022 | -0.2607 | +0.3% |
| 2023 | -0.2613 | +0.3% |
| 2024 | -0.262 | +0.3% |
| 2025 | -0.2627 | +0.3% |
Vanuatu compared with similar countries
- Vanuatu's -0.2627 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is -0.0292, 9.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -0.2435 | -0.2459 | -0.2412 | 9 |
| 2000s | -0.2494 | -0.2522 | -0.2465 | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.2557 | -0.2586 | -0.2529 | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.261 | -0.2627 | -0.2593 | 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 change forest area share total in Vanuatu?
- Change forest area share total in Vanuatu was -0.2627 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest change forest area share total recorded in Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was -0.2412 in 1991.
- What is the lowest change forest area share total recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.2627 in 2025.
- How does Vanuatu rank for change forest area share total?
- Vanuatu ranks 180th out of 228 countries with data for 2025.
- Is change forest area share total rising or falling in Vanuatu?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Vanuatu data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Change forest area share total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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