Forestland — Area, per square kilometre in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: Forestland — Area, per square kilometre was 0.0748 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Forestland — Area, per square kilometre in Vanuatu, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for forestland — area, per square kilometre in Vanuatu is 0.0748 1000 ha per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and down 2.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forestland — area, per square kilometre in Vanuatu peaked at 0.0813 1000 ha per square kilometre in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.0748 1000 ha per square kilometre, in 2023.
That places Vanuatu 11th out of 191 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Forestland — Area, per square kilometre in Vanuatu, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0813 1000 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1991 | 0.0811 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1992 | 0.0809 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 0.0807 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 0.0805 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 0.0803 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 0.0801 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 0.0799 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0797 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 0.0795 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 0.0793 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 0.0791 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 0.0789 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 0.0787 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0785 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0784 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0782 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 0.078 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0778 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0776 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0774 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0772 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 0.077 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0768 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0766 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0764 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0762 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 0.076 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0758 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0756 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0754 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0752 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 0.075 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 0.0748 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.3% |
Vanuatu compared with similar countries
- Vanuatu's 0.0748 1000 ha per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0224 1000 ha per square kilometre, 3.3× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Vanuatu's 0.0748 1000 ha per square kilometre is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0459 1000 ha per square kilometre, 1.6× the median. (28 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0804 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0795 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0813 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0785 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0776 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0793 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0765 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0756 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0774 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0751 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0748 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0754 1000 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Vanuatu
- 8 Dominica 0.0766 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 9 Papua New Guinea 0.0752 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 10 Guinea-Bissau 0.075 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 12 Finland 0.0742 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 13 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0.0732 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 14 Central African Republic 0.0725 1000 ha per square kilometre 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, per square kilometre in Vanuatu?
- Forestland — area, per square kilometre in Vanuatu was 0.0748 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest forestland — area, per square kilometre recorded in Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0813 1000 ha per square kilometre in 1990.
- What is the lowest forestland — area, per square kilometre recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0748 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023.
- How does Vanuatu rank for forestland — area, per square kilometre?
- Vanuatu ranks 11th out of 191 countries with data for 2023.
- Is forestland — area, per square kilometre rising or falling in Vanuatu?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.5%. 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, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Forestland — Area divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Forestland — Area ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Forestland — Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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
Forestland — Area divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.