Forest area as share of land area in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: Forest area as share of land area was 74.44 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Forest area as share of land area in Vanuatu, 1990–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for forest area as share of land area in Vanuatu is 74.44, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and down 2.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area as share of land area in Vanuatu peaked at 81.29 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 74.44, in 2025.
Vanuatu ranks 13th of 216 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 80.41 | 79.53 | 81.29 | 10 |
| 2000s | 78.45 | 77.57 | 79.33 | 10 |
| 2010s | 76.49 | 75.61 | 77.37 | 10 |
| 2020s | 74.93 | 74.44 | 75.42 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Vanuatu
- 10 Dominica 76.47 compare
- 11 Papua New Guinea 75.14 compare
- 12 Guinea-Bissau 74.67 compare
- 14 Finland 74.16 compare
- 15 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 73.23 compare
More environment data for Vanuatu
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 3.45 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 25.98 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 42 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 61.65 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 99.68 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 12.37 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 20 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Area per capita 0.37 ha/cap (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Land area 9.82 % (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Agricultural land 74.02 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest area as share of land area in Vanuatu?
- Forest area as share of land area in Vanuatu was 74.44 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest forest area as share of land area recorded in Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 81.29 in 1990.
- What is the lowest forest area as share of land area recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was 74.44 in 2025.
- How does Vanuatu rank for forest area as share of land area?
- Vanuatu ranks 13th out of 216 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest area as share of land area 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 Forest area as share of land area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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