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
Latest (2025)
18,180 hectares
Change on year
down 0.2%
World rank
136th
of 185 countries
All-time high
19,820 hectares
in 1990
All-time low
18,180 hectares
in 2025
Years of data
36
1990–2025
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.
Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Vanuatu, year by year
| Year | hectares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 19,820 hectares | — |
| 1991 | 19,772 hectares | -0.2% |
| 1992 | 19,724 hectares | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 19,676 hectares | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 19,628 hectares | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 19,580 hectares | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 19,532 hectares | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 19,484 hectares | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 19,436 hectares | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 19,388 hectares | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 19,340 hectares | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 19,292 hectares | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 19,244 hectares | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 19,196 hectares | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 19,148 hectares | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 19,100 hectares | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 19,052 hectares | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 19,004 hectares | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 18,956 hectares | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 18,908 hectares | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 18,860 hectares | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 18,812 hectares | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 18,764 hectares | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 18,716 hectares | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 18,668 hectares | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 18,620 hectares | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 18,576 hectares | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 18,532 hectares | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 18,488 hectares | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 18,444 hectares | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 18,400 hectares | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 18,356 hectares | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 18,312 hectares | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 18,268 hectares | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 18,224 hectares | -0.2% |
| 2025 | 18,180 hectares | -0.2% |
Vanuatu compared with similar countries
- Vanuatu's 18,180 hectares is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 118,396 hectares, 15% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Vanuatu's 18,180 hectares is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 302,515 hectares, 6% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
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 |
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 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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