Grassland — Area from MODIS in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: Grassland — Area from MODIS was 29.46 1000 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Grassland — Area from MODIS in Vanuatu, 2001–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
In 2024, grassland — area from modis in Vanuatu stood at 29.46 1000 ha.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.5% on the previous year and down 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, grassland — area from modis in Vanuatu peaked at 42.19 1000 ha in 2015 and was at its lowest, 25.84 1000 ha, in 2011.
That places Vanuatu 160th out of 223 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Grassland — Area from MODIS in Vanuatu, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 35.28 1000 ha | — |
| 2002 | 29.84 1000 ha | -15.4% |
| 2003 | 30.02 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 31.21 1000 ha | +4.0% |
| 2005 | 29.84 1000 ha | -4.4% |
| 2006 | 28.75 1000 ha | -3.7% |
| 2007 | 26.21 1000 ha | -8.8% |
| 2008 | 25.99 1000 ha | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 26.66 1000 ha | +2.6% |
| 2010 | 26.68 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 25.84 1000 ha | -3.1% |
| 2012 | 26.51 1000 ha | +2.6% |
| 2013 | 27.3 1000 ha | +3.0% |
| 2014 | 29.87 1000 ha | +9.4% |
| 2015 | 42.19 1000 ha | +41.2% |
| 2016 | 40.69 1000 ha | -3.6% |
| 2017 | 40.61 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 40.71 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 39.83 1000 ha | -2.2% |
| 2020 | 38.94 1000 ha | -2.2% |
| 2021 | 35.6 1000 ha | -8.6% |
| 2022 | 31.52 1000 ha | -11.5% |
| 2023 | 31.86 1000 ha | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 29.46 1000 ha | -7.5% |
Vanuatu compared with similar countries
- Vanuatu's 29.46 1000 ha is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 3,142 1000 ha, 1% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Vanuatu's 29.46 1000 ha is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 44.29 1000 ha, 67% of the median. (27 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Grassland — Area from MODIS in Vanuatu changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | +41.2% | 29.87 1000 ha | 42.19 1000 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 29.31 1000 ha | 25.99 1000 ha | 35.28 1000 ha | 9 |
| 2010s | 34.02 1000 ha | 25.84 1000 ha | 42.19 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 33.48 1000 ha | 29.46 1000 ha | 38.94 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Vanuatu
- 157 Martinique 39.63 1000 ha compare
- 158 El Salvador 39.14 1000 ha compare
- 159 Guadeloupe 31.72 1000 ha compare
- 161 United Arab Emirates 29.03 1000 ha compare
- 162 Luxembourg 28.67 1000 ha compare
- 163 Solomon Islands 27.73 1000 ha compare
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 grassland — area from modis in Vanuatu?
- Grassland — area from modis in Vanuatu was 29.46 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest grassland — area from modis recorded in Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 42.19 1000 ha in 2015.
- What is the lowest grassland — area from modis recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.84 1000 ha in 2011.
- How does Vanuatu rank for grassland — area from modis?
- Vanuatu ranks 160th out of 223 countries with data for 2024.
- Is grassland — area from modis rising or falling in Vanuatu?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Vanuatu data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Grassland — Area from MODIS. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.