Protected terrestrial biodiversity sites in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: Protected terrestrial biodiversity sites was 4.34 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
4.34
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
221st
of 240 countries
All-time high
4.34
in 2023
All-time low
2.03
in 2000
Years of data
26
2000–2025
Protected terrestrial biodiversity sites in Vanuatu, 2000–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, protected terrestrial biodiversity sites in Vanuatu stood at 4.34. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is up 65.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, protected terrestrial biodiversity sites in Vanuatu peaked at 4.34 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 2.03, in 2000.
That places Vanuatu 221st out of 240 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Protected terrestrial biodiversity sites in Vanuatu, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.03 | — |
| 2001 | 2.62 | +29.1% |
| 2002 | 2.62 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 2.62 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 2.62 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 2.62 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 2.62 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 2.62 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 2.62 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 2.62 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 2.62 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 2.62 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 2.62 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 2.62 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 2.62 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 2.62 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 2.62 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 2.62 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 2.62 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 2.62 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 2.62 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 2.62 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 2.62 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 4.34 | +65.6% |
| 2024 | 4.34 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 4.34 | +0.0% |
Vanuatu compared with similar countries
- Vanuatu's 4.34 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 45.58, 10% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Vanuatu's 4.34 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 38.52, 11% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.56 | 2.03 | 2.62 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.62 | 2.62 | 2.62 | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.48 | 2.62 | 4.34 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Vanuatu
More environment data for Vanuatu
- Grazing land use over the long-term, annual growth rate -0.0226 % change on previous year (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per capita 0.0343 hectares per person (2025)
- 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)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per square kilometre 0.9436 hectares per square kilometre (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 1.53 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is protected terrestrial biodiversity sites in Vanuatu?
- Protected terrestrial biodiversity sites in Vanuatu was 4.34 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest protected terrestrial biodiversity sites recorded in Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 4.34 in 2023.
- What is the lowest protected terrestrial biodiversity sites recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.03 in 2000.
- How does Vanuatu rank for protected terrestrial biodiversity sites?
- Vanuatu ranks 221st out of 240 countries with data for 2025.
- Is protected terrestrial biodiversity sites rising or falling in Vanuatu?
- Over the last ten years it is up 65.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Vanuatu data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Protected terrestrial biodiversity sites. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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