How does Vanuatu rank for shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded?

Vanuatu ranks 169th out of 240 countries with data for 2024.

Is shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded rising or falling in Vanuatu?

Over the last ten years it is up 2.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Where does this Vanuatu data come from?

The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded — Area from MODIS. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded in Vanuatu

Name: Shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded in Vanuatu
Creator: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
License: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)

Vanuatu: Shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded was 2.55 1000 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)

2.55 1000 ha

Change on year

up 8.5%

World rank

169th

of 240 countries

All-time high

4.77 1000 ha

in 2001

All-time low

2.35 1000 ha

in 2022

Years of data

2001–2024

Shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded in Vanuatu, 2001–2024

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.

Analysis

In 2024, shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded in Vanuatu stood at 2.55 1000 ha.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 8.5% on the previous year and up 2.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded in Vanuatu peaked at 4.77 1000 ha in 2001 and was at its lowest, 2.35 1000 ha, in 2022.

That places Vanuatu 169th out of 240 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
2000s	3.42 1000 ha	2.61 1000 ha	4.77 1000 ha	9
2010s	2.95 1000 ha	2.5 1000 ha	3.32 1000 ha	10
2020s	3.03 1000 ha	2.35 1000 ha	4.06 1000 ha	5

Countries ranked near Vanuatu

166 Cayman Islands 2.8 1000 ha compare
167 Isle of Man 2.76 1000 ha compare
168 British Virgin Islands 2.67 1000 ha compare
170 Lebanon 2.47 1000 ha compare
171 Lesotho 2.36 1000 ha compare
172 Brunei Darussalam 2.24 1000 ha compare

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More environment data for Vanuatu

Standard Deviation 0.225 °C (2025)
Temperature change 1.02 °C (2025)
Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value 56 1000 USD (2024)
Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import quantity 3 t (2024)
Other paper and paperboard — Export value 9 1000 USD (2024)
Other paper and paperboard — Export quantity 203 t (2024)
Other paper and paperboard — Import value 365 1000 USD (2024)
Other paper and paperboard — Import quantity 164 t (2024)
Printing and writing papers — Import value 594 1000 USD (2024)
Printing and writing papers — Import quantity 428 t (2024)

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Frequently asked questions

What is shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded in Vanuatu?: Shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded in Vanuatu was 2.55 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded recorded in Vanuatu?: The highest recorded value was 4.77 1000 ha in 2001.
What is the lowest shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded recorded in Vanuatu?: The lowest recorded value was 2.35 1000 ha in 2022.
How does Vanuatu rank for shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded?: Vanuatu ranks 169th out of 240 countries with data for 2024.
Is shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded rising or falling in Vanuatu?: Over the last ten years it is up 2.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Vanuatu data come from?: The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded — Area from MODIS. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded — Area from MODIS
Unit: 1000 ha
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage: 269 places, 6,390 data points, 2001–2024
Last refreshed: 12 August 2026

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.