Proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: Proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas was 0.3% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas in Vanuatu, 1990–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas in Vanuatu is 0.3%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas in Vanuatu peaked at 0.3% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 1990.
Vanuatu ranks 157th of 165 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 2 |
| 2020s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Vanuatu
- 154 Maldives 0.8% compare
- 155 Egypt 0.7% compare
- 156 Somalia 0.6% compare
- 158 Mauritania 0.3% compare
- 159 Northern Mariana Islands 0.1% compare
- 160 Comoros 0.0%
- 160 Greenland 0.0%
- 160 Oman 0.0%
- 160 Saint Barthélemy 0.0%
- 160 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 0.0%
- 160 Sint Maarten 0.0%
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)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import -100 % change on previous year (2023)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import 0 t per person (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 0.6756 Percentage change (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 0.8656 Percentage change (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value 366.67 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas in Vanuatu?
- Proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas in Vanuatu was 0.3% in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas recorded in Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3% in 1990.
- What is the lowest proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 1990.
- How does Vanuatu rank for proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas?
- Vanuatu ranks 157th out of 165 countries with data for 2025.
- Is proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas rising or falling in Vanuatu?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Vanuatu data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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