Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted was 18,180 hectares in 2025. ▼ Falling
Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Vanuatu, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
The most recent figure for forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Vanuatu is 18,180 hectares, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 2.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Vanuatu peaked at 19,820 hectares in 1990 and was at its lowest, 18,180 hectares, in 2025.
Vanuatu ranks 136th of 185 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 19,604 hectares | 19,388 hectares | 19,820 hectares | 10 |
| 2000s | 19,124 hectares | 18,908 hectares | 19,340 hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 18,648 hectares | 18,444 hectares | 18,860 hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 18,290 hectares | 18,180 hectares | 18,400 hectares | 6 |
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More environment data for Vanuatu
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 0.6321 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 1.93 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 0.1832 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.0079 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 0.0021 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0001 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 0.2757 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0001 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0003 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 0.0821 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Vanuatu?
- Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Vanuatu was 18,180 hectares in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted recorded in Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 19,820 hectares in 1990.
- What is the lowest forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was 18,180 hectares in 2025.
- How does Vanuatu rank for forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted?
- Vanuatu ranks 136th out of 185 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted rising or falling in Vanuatu?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Vanuatu 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 Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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