How does Vanuatu rank for coastal water bodies and intertidal areas — area from cgls?

Vanuatu ranks 36th out of 166 countries with data for 2019.

Where does this Vanuatu data come from?

The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Coastal water bodies and intertidal areas — Area from CGLS. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Coastal water bodies and intertidal areas — Area from CGLS in Vanuatu

Name: Coastal water bodies and intertidal areas — Area from CGLS in Vanuatu
Creator: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
License: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)

Vanuatu: Coastal water bodies and intertidal areas — Area from CGLS was 196.65 1000 ha in 2019. ▬ Flat

Latest (2019)

196.65 1000 ha

Change on year

unchanged

World rank

36th

of 166 countries

All-time high

196.65 1000 ha

in 2015

All-time low

196.65 1000 ha

in 2015

Years of data

2015–2019

Coastal water bodies and intertidal areas — Area from CGLS in Vanuatu, 2015–2019

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.

Analysis

The most recent figure for coastal water bodies and intertidal areas — area from cgls in Vanuatu is 196.65 1000 ha, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.

That represents a change of unchanged over five years.

That places Vanuatu 36th out of 166 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.

Countries ranked near Vanuatu

33 Niue 28.46 1000 ha compare
33 Saudi Arabia 234.93 1000 ha compare
34 Senegal 200.55 1000 ha compare
35 Thailand 198.53 1000 ha compare
35 Tokelau 19.82 1000 ha compare
36 Mayotte 7.92 1000 ha compare
37 Nigeria 196.61 1000 ha compare
38 Anguilla, United Kingdom-British Overseas Territory 3.35 1000 ha compare
38 Peru 191.96 1000 ha compare
39 Italy 183.06 1000 ha compare
39 Montserrat, United Kingdom-British Overseas Territory 1.66 1000 ha compare

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Standard Deviation 0.225 °C (2025)
Temperature change 1.02 °C (2025)
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Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import quantity 3 t (2024)
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Frequently asked questions

What is coastal water bodies and intertidal areas — area from cgls in Vanuatu?: Coastal water bodies and intertidal areas — area from cgls in Vanuatu was 196.65 1000 ha in 2019, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest coastal water bodies and intertidal areas — area from cgls recorded in Vanuatu?: The highest recorded value was 196.65 1000 ha in 2015.
What is the lowest coastal water bodies and intertidal areas — area from cgls recorded in Vanuatu?: The lowest recorded value was 196.65 1000 ha in 2015.
How does Vanuatu rank for coastal water bodies and intertidal areas — area from cgls?: Vanuatu ranks 36th out of 166 countries with data for 2019.
Where does this Vanuatu data come from?: The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Coastal water bodies and intertidal areas — Area from CGLS. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Coastal water bodies and intertidal areas — Area from CGLS
Unit: 1000 ha
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage: 214 places, 1,070 data points, 2015–2019
Last refreshed: 12 August 2026

The FAOSTAT domain on Land Cover data under the Agri-Environmental Indicators section contains land cover information organized by the land cover classes of the international standard system for Environmental and Economic Accounting Central Framework (SEEA CF). The land cover information is compiled from publicly available Global Land Cover (GLC) maps: a) MODIS land cover types based on the Land Cover Classification System, LCCS; b) The European Spatial Agency (ESA) Climate Change Initiative (CCI) annual land cover maps produced by the Université catholique de Louvain (UCL)-Geomatics and now under the European Copernicus Program; c) The annual land cover maps which were produced under the European Copernicus Global Land Service (CGLS) (CGLS land cover, containing discrete land cover categorization), with spatial resolution 100m; and d) the WorldCover maps of the European Space Agency, produced at 10m resolution.