Tree-covered areas — Area from CCI_LC in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: Tree-covered areas — Area from CCI_LC was 1,125 1000 ha in 2022. ▲ Rising
Tree-covered areas — Area from CCI_LC in Vanuatu, 1992–2022
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
In 2022, tree-covered areas — area from cci_lc in Vanuatu stood at 1,125 1000 ha.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tree-covered areas — area from cci_lc in Vanuatu peaked at 1,128 1000 ha in 2014 and was at its lowest, 901.54 1000 ha, in 1992.
That places Vanuatu 116th out of 224 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
Tree-covered areas — Area from CCI_LC in Vanuatu, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 901.54 1000 ha | — |
| 1993 | 901.54 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 901.54 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 906.05 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 909.51 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 911.11 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 912.07 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 913.73 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 915.35 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 917.08 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 923.28 1000 ha | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 939.22 1000 ha | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 1,094 1000 ha | +16.5% |
| 2005 | 1,100 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 1,102 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 1,110 1000 ha | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 1,111 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 1,118 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 1,122 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 1,123 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 1,124 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 1,126 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 1,128 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 1,128 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1,127 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 1,127 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1,127 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1,127 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 1,128 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 1,126 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 1,125 1000 ha | -0.1% |
Vanuatu compared with similar countries
- Vanuatu's 1,125 1000 ha is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 2,523 1000 ha, 45% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Vanuatu's 1,125 1000 ha is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1,253 1000 ha, 90% of the median. (27 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 907.14 1000 ha | 901.54 1000 ha | 913.73 1000 ha | 8 |
| 2000s | 1,033 1000 ha | 915.35 1000 ha | 1,118 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,126 1000 ha | 1,122 1000 ha | 1,128 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,126 1000 ha | 1,125 1000 ha | 1,128 1000 ha | 3 |
Countries ranked near Vanuatu
- 113 New Caledonia 1,214 1000 ha compare
- 114 Slovenia 1,200 1000 ha compare
- 115 Afghanistan 1,196 1000 ha compare
- 117 North Macedonia 1,104 1000 ha compare
- 118 Bangladesh 920.88 1000 ha compare
- 119 Albania 881.6 1000 ha compare
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)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 1.53 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate -2.35 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tree-covered areas — area from cci_lc in Vanuatu?
- Tree-covered areas — area from cci_lc in Vanuatu was 1,125 1000 ha in 2022, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest tree-covered areas — area from cci_lc recorded in Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 1,128 1000 ha in 2014.
- What is the lowest tree-covered areas — area from cci_lc recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was 901.54 1000 ha in 1992.
- How does Vanuatu rank for tree-covered areas — area from cci_lc?
- Vanuatu ranks 116th out of 224 countries with data for 2022.
- Is tree-covered areas — area from cci_lc rising or falling in Vanuatu?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Vanuatu data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Tree-covered areas — Area from CCI_LC. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.