Forestland — Area, annual growth rate in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: Forestland — Area, annual growth rate was -0.262 % change on previous year in 2025. ▼ Falling
Forestland — Area, annual growth rate in Vanuatu, 1991–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
Vanuatu recorded -0.262 % change on previous year for forestland — area, annual growth rate in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 35 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, forestland — area, annual growth rate in Vanuatu peaked at -0.2406 % change on previous year in 1991 and was at its lowest, -0.262 % change on previous year, in 2025.
Vanuatu ranks 187th of 236 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Forestland — Area, annual growth rate in Vanuatu, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | -0.2406 % change on previous year | — |
| 1992 | -0.2412 % change on previous year | +0.2% |
| 1993 | -0.2418 % change on previous year | +0.2% |
| 1994 | -0.2423 % change on previous year | +0.2% |
| 1995 | -0.2429 % change on previous year | +0.2% |
| 1996 | -0.2435 % change on previous year | +0.2% |
| 1997 | -0.2441 % change on previous year | +0.2% |
| 1998 | -0.2447 % change on previous year | +0.2% |
| 1999 | -0.2453 % change on previous year | +0.2% |
| 2000 | -0.2459 % change on previous year | +0.2% |
| 2001 | -0.2466 % change on previous year | +0.3% |
| 2002 | -0.2472 % change on previous year | +0.2% |
| 2003 | -0.2478 % change on previous year | +0.2% |
| 2004 | -0.2485 % change on previous year | +0.2% |
| 2005 | -0.2491 % change on previous year | +0.2% |
| 2006 | -0.2497 % change on previous year | +0.2% |
| 2007 | -0.2503 % change on previous year | +0.3% |
| 2008 | -0.251 % change on previous year | +0.3% |
| 2009 | -0.2516 % change on previous year | +0.3% |
| 2010 | -0.2522 % change on previous year | +0.3% |
| 2011 | -0.2528 % change on previous year | +0.2% |
| 2012 | -0.2534 % change on previous year | +0.3% |
| 2013 | -0.254 % change on previous year | +0.3% |
| 2014 | -0.2547 % change on previous year | +0.3% |
| 2015 | -0.2553 % change on previous year | +0.3% |
| 2016 | -0.256 % change on previous year | +0.3% |
| 2017 | -0.2566 % change on previous year | +0.3% |
| 2018 | -0.2573 % change on previous year | +0.3% |
| 2019 | -0.258 % change on previous year | +0.3% |
| 2020 | -0.2586 % change on previous year | +0.3% |
| 2021 | -0.2593 % change on previous year | +0.3% |
| 2022 | -0.26 % change on previous year | +0.3% |
| 2023 | -0.2607 % change on previous year | +0.3% |
| 2024 | -0.2613 % change on previous year | +0.3% |
| 2025 | -0.262 % change on previous year | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -0.2429 % change on previous year | -0.2453 % change on previous year | -0.2406 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 2000s | -0.2488 % change on previous year | -0.2516 % change on previous year | -0.2459 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.255 % change on previous year | -0.258 % change on previous year | -0.2522 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.2603 % change on previous year | -0.262 % change on previous year | -0.2586 % change on previous year | 6 |
Countries ranked near Vanuatu
- 184 Colombia -0.2235 % change on previous year compare
- 185 Sri Lanka -0.2324 % change on previous year compare
- 186 Ecuador -0.2447 % change on previous year compare
- 188 Lao People's Democratic Republic -0.2708 % change on previous year compare
- 189 Samoa -0.2996 % change on previous year compare
- 190 North Macedonia -0.3148 % change on previous year compare
More climate change data for Vanuatu
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 0 kg (2023)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forestland — area, annual growth rate in Vanuatu?
- Forestland — area, annual growth rate in Vanuatu was -0.262 % change on previous year in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest forestland — area, annual growth rate recorded in Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was -0.2406 % change on previous year in 1991.
- What is the lowest forestland — area, annual growth rate recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.262 % change on previous year in 2025.
- How does Vanuatu rank for forestland — area, annual growth rate?
- Vanuatu ranks 187th out of 236 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forestland — area, annual growth rate 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 Statizoid (derived), published as part of Forestland — Area, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Forestland — Area. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Forestland — Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Forestland — Area. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.