Forest area, 1000 Hectares (Not Applicable), per capita in Vanuatu

Vanuatu: Forest area, 1000 Hectares (Not Applicable), per capita was 0.0014 units per person in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
0.0014 units per person
Change on year
down 2.3%
World rank
32nd
of 206 countries
All-time high
0.0028 units per person
in 1992
All-time low
0.0014 units per person
in 2023
Years of data
32
1992–2023

Forest area, 1000 Hectares (Not Applicable), per capita in Vanuatu, 1992–2023

00.0010.0020.0031992200720231992: 0.003 units per person1993: 0.003 units per person1994: 0.003 units per person1995: 0.003 units per person1996: 0.003 units per person1997: 0.003 units per person1998: 0.002 units per person1999: 0.002 units per person2000: 0.002 units per person2001: 0.002 units per person2002: 0.002 units per person2003: 0.002 units per person2004: 0.002 units per person2005: 0.002 units per person2006: 0.002 units per person2007: 0.002 units per person2008: 0.002 units per person2009: 0.002 units per person2010: 0.002 units per person2011: 0.002 units per person2012: 0.002 units per person2013: 0.002 units per person2014: 0.002 units per person2015: 0.002 units per person2016: 0.002 units per person2017: 0.002 units per person2018: 0.002 units per person2019: 0.002 units per person2020: 0.001 units per person2021: 0.001 units per person2022: 0.001 units per person2023: 0.001 units per person

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.

Analysis

The most recent figure for forest area, 1000 hectares (not applicable), per capita in Vanuatu is 0.0014 units per person, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 32 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.3% on the previous year and down 20.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, forest area, 1000 hectares (not applicable), per capita in Vanuatu peaked at 0.0028 units per person in 1992 and was at its lowest, 0.0014 units per person, in 2023.

That places Vanuatu 32nd out of 206 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 32 years of available data.

Forest area, 1000 Hectares (Not Applicable), per capita in Vanuatu, year by year

Annual values for Forest area, 1000 Hectares (Not Applicable), per capita in Vanuatu, 1992 to 2023.
Year units per person Change
1992 0.0028 units per person —
1993 0.0028 units per person -2.4%
1994 0.0027 units per person -2.4%
1995 0.0026 units per person -2.3%
1996 0.0026 units per person -2.2%
1997 0.0025 units per person -2.1%
1998 0.0025 units per person -2.1%
1999 0.0024 units per person -2.1%
2000 0.0024 units per person -2.3%
2001 0.0023 units per person -2.5%
2002 0.0023 units per person -2.5%
2003 0.0022 units per person -2.4%
2004 0.0022 units per person -2.4%
2005 0.0021 units per person -2.4%
2006 0.002 units per person -2.4%
2007 0.002 units per person -2.4%
2008 0.0019 units per person -2.5%
2009 0.0019 units per person -2.5%
2010 0.0019 units per person -2.3%
2011 0.0018 units per person -2.1%
2012 0.0018 units per person -2.2%
2013 0.0017 units per person -2.2%
2014 0.0017 units per person -2.2%
2015 0.0017 units per person -2.2%
2016 0.0016 units per person -2.2%
2017 0.0016 units per person -2.3%
2018 0.0016 units per person -2.4%
2019 0.0015 units per person -2.3%
2020 0.0015 units per person -2.3%
2021 0.0014 units per person -2.3%
2022 0.0014 units per person -2.3%
2023 0.0014 units per person -2.3%

Vanuatu compared with similar countries

  • Vanuatu's 0.0014 units per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0002 units per person, 6.1× the median. (46 countries reporting)
  • Vanuatu's 0.0014 units per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0005 units per person, 2.6× the median. (34 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.0026 units per person 0.0024 units per person 0.0028 units per person 8
2000s 0.0021 units per person 0.0019 units per person 0.0024 units per person 10
2010s 0.0017 units per person 0.0015 units per person 0.0019 units per person 10
2020s 0.0014 units per person 0.0014 units per person 0.0015 units per person 4

Countries ranked near Vanuatu

  1. 29 Estonia 0.0018 units per person compare
  2. 30 Angola 0.0018 units per person compare
  3. 31 Venezuela 0.0016 units per person compare
  4. 33 Liberia 0.0014 units per person compare
  5. 34 Montenegro 0.0013 units per person compare
  6. 35 Equatorial Guinea 0.0013 units per person compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is forest area, 1000 hectares (not applicable), per capita in Vanuatu?
Forest area, 1000 hectares (not applicable), per capita in Vanuatu was 0.0014 units per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest forest area, 1000 hectares (not applicable), per capita recorded in Vanuatu?
The highest recorded value was 0.0028 units per person in 1992.
What is the lowest forest area, 1000 hectares (not applicable), per capita recorded in Vanuatu?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0014 units per person in 2023.
How does Vanuatu rank for forest area, 1000 hectares (not applicable), per capita?
Vanuatu ranks 32nd out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
Is forest area, 1000 hectares (not applicable), per capita rising or falling in Vanuatu?
Over the last ten years it is down 20.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Vanuatu data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Forest area, 1000 Hectares (Not Applicable), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Forest area, 1000 Hectares (Not Applicable), per capita
Unit
units per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
208 places, 6,656 data points, 1992–2023
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Forest area, 1000 Hectares (Not Applicable) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.