Protected area coverage of mountain key biodiversity areas in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: Protected area coverage of mountain key biodiversity areas was 5.8% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Protected area coverage of mountain key biodiversity areas in Vanuatu, 2000–2025
Source: BirdLife International, IUCN and UNEP-WCMC – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Vanuatu recorded 5.8% for protected area coverage of mountain key biodiversity areas in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of up 78.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, protected area coverage of mountain key biodiversity areas in Vanuatu peaked at 5.8% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 2.7%, in 2000.
Vanuatu ranks 164th of 184 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Protected area coverage of mountain key biodiversity areas in Vanuatu, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.7% | — |
| 2001 | 3.2% | +20.9% |
| 2002 | 3.2% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 3.2% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 3.2% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 3.2% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 3.2% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 3.2% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 3.2% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 3.2% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 3.2% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 3.2% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 3.2% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 3.2% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 3.2% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 3.2% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 3.2% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 3.2% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 3.2% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 3.2% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 3.2% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 3.2% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 3.2% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 5.8% | +78.7% |
| 2024 | 5.8% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 5.8% | +0.0% |
Vanuatu compared with similar countries
- Vanuatu's 5.8% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 45.0%, 13% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Vanuatu's 5.8% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 36.8%, 16% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.2% | 2.7% | 3.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.2% | 3.2% | 3.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.5% | 3.2% | 5.8% | 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 protected area coverage of mountain key biodiversity areas in Vanuatu?
- Protected area coverage of mountain key biodiversity areas in Vanuatu was 5.8% in 2025, according to BirdLife International, IUCN and UNEP-WCMC – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest protected area coverage of mountain key biodiversity areas recorded in Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 5.8% in 2023.
- What is the lowest protected area coverage of mountain key biodiversity areas recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.7% in 2000.
- How does Vanuatu rank for protected area coverage of mountain key biodiversity areas?
- Vanuatu ranks 164th out of 184 countries with data for 2025.
- Is protected area coverage of mountain key biodiversity areas rising or falling in Vanuatu?
- Over the last ten years it is up 78.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Vanuatu data come from?
- The figures come from BirdLife International, IUCN and UNEP-WCMC – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Protected area coverage of mountain key biodiversity areas. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Average proportion of Mountain Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) covered by protected areas (%).