Share global forest in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: Share global forest was 0.0219 in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
0.0219
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
130th
of 235 countries
All-time high
0.0228
in 2000
All-time low
0.0219
in 2025
Years of data
36
1990–2025
Share global forest in Vanuatu, 1990–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, share global forest in Vanuatu stood at 0.0219. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share global forest in Vanuatu peaked at 0.0228 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.0219, in 2025.
That places Vanuatu 130th out of 235 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
Share global forest in Vanuatu, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0228 | — |
| 1991 | 0.0228 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0228 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0228 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0228 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0228 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0228 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0228 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0228 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0228 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0228 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0228 | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 0.0228 | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 0.0227 | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0227 | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0226 | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0226 | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0226 | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 0.0225 | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0225 | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0225 | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0224 | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 0.0224 | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0223 | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0223 | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0223 | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0222 | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0222 | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0222 | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0221 | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0221 | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 0.022 | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 0.022 | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 0.022 | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 0.0219 | -0.1% |
| 2025 | 0.0219 | -0.1% |
Vanuatu compared with similar countries
- Vanuatu's 0.0219 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0941, 23% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Vanuatu's 0.0219 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0275, 80% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0228 | 0.0228 | 0.0228 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0227 | 0.0225 | 0.0228 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0223 | 0.0221 | 0.0225 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.022 | 0.0219 | 0.0221 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Vanuatu
- 127 North Macedonia 0.0248 compare
- 128 Mauritania 0.0246 compare
- 129 Albania 0.0227 compare
- 131 New Caledonia 0.0216 compare
- 132 Ireland 0.0201 compare
- 133 Montenegro 0.02 compare
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 share global forest in Vanuatu?
- Share global forest in Vanuatu was 0.0219 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share global forest recorded in Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0228 in 2000.
- What is the lowest share global forest recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0219 in 2025.
- How does Vanuatu rank for share global forest?
- Vanuatu ranks 130th out of 235 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share global forest rising or falling in Vanuatu?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.6%. 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 Share global forest. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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