Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass was 64.81 million t in 2025. ▼ Falling
Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass in Vanuatu, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in million t.
Analysis
The most recent figure for forest land — carbon stock in living biomass in Vanuatu is 64.81 million t, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 2.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest land — carbon stock in living biomass in Vanuatu peaked at 70.77 million t in 1990 and was at its lowest, 64.81 million t, in 2025.
That places Vanuatu 118th out of 215 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass in Vanuatu, year by year
| Year | million t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 70.77 million t | — |
| 1991 | 70.6 million t | -0.2% |
| 1992 | 70.43 million t | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 70.26 million t | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 70.09 million t | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 69.92 million t | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 69.75 million t | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 69.58 million t | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 69.41 million t | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 69.24 million t | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 69.07 million t | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 68.9 million t | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 68.73 million t | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 68.56 million t | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 68.39 million t | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 68.22 million t | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 68.04 million t | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 67.87 million t | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 67.7 million t | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 67.53 million t | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 67.36 million t | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 67.19 million t | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 67.02 million t | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 66.85 million t | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 66.68 million t | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 66.51 million t | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 66.34 million t | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 66.17 million t | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 66 million t | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 65.83 million t | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 65.66 million t | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 65.49 million t | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 65.32 million t | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 65.15 million t | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 64.98 million t | -0.3% |
| 2025 | 64.81 million t | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 70 million t | 69.24 million t | 70.77 million t | 10 |
| 2000s | 68.3 million t | 67.53 million t | 69.07 million t | 10 |
| 2010s | 66.59 million t | 65.83 million t | 67.36 million t | 10 |
| 2020s | 65.23 million t | 64.81 million t | 65.66 million t | 6 |
Countries ranked near Vanuatu
- 115 Saudi Arabia 69.56 million t compare
- 116 Belgium 67.77 million t compare
- 117 Belgium-Luxembourg 65.35 million t compare
- 119 Afghanistan 62.79 million t compare
- 120 Eritrea 61.96 million t compare
- 121 North Macedonia 60.16 million t compare
More climate change data for Vanuatu
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 645.34 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 155.08 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 490.27 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 0.5852 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 17.51 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 0.2124 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 0.106 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 0.1064 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.0004 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.0038 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest land — carbon stock in living biomass in Vanuatu?
- Forest land — carbon stock in living biomass in Vanuatu was 64.81 million t in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest forest land — carbon stock in living biomass recorded in Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 70.77 million t in 1990.
- What is the lowest forest land — carbon stock in living biomass recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was 64.81 million t in 2025.
- How does Vanuatu rank for forest land — carbon stock in living biomass?
- Vanuatu ranks 118th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest land — carbon stock in living biomass rising or falling in Vanuatu?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.6%. 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 Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.