Proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: Proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas was 0.69 in 2020. ▬ Flat
Latest (2020)
0.69
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
149th
of 157 countries
All-time high
0.69
in 2000
All-time low
0.69
in 2000
Years of data
8
2000–2020
Proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas in Vanuatu, 2000–2020
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Vanuatu recorded 0.69 for proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas in 2020. That is the highest value across all 8 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 0.69 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.69, in 2000.
That places Vanuatu 149th out of 157 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.69 | 0.69 | 0.69 | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.69 | 0.69 | 0.69 | 6 |
| 2020s | 0.69 | 0.69 | 0.69 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Vanuatu
- 146 Guinea-Bissau 1.29 compare
- 147 Iceland 1.27 compare
- 148 Central African Republic 0.74 compare
- 150 Saudi Arabia 0.31 compare
- 151 Comoros 0 compare
- 151 Faroe Islands 0 compare
- 151 Greenland 0 compare
- 151 Guernsey 0 compare
- 151 Iraq 0 compare
- 151 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 0 compare
- 151 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 0 compare
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 proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas in Vanuatu?
- Proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas in Vanuatu was 0.69 in 2020, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas recorded in Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 0.69 in 2000.
- What is the lowest proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.69 in 2000.
- How does Vanuatu rank for proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas?
- Vanuatu ranks 149th out of 157 countries with data for 2020.
- 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 Our World in Data, 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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