Forestland — Net emissions/removals (CO2) in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: Forestland — Net emissions/removals (CO2) was 0.0814 kt in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
0.0814 kt
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
38th
of 223 countries
All-time high
2.66 kt
in 2001
All-time low
-1.47 kt
in 2011
Years of data
36
1990–2025
Forestland — Net emissions/removals (CO2) in Vanuatu, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
In 2025, forestland — net emissions/removals (co2) in Vanuatu stood at 0.0814 kt.
That represents a change of up 105.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forestland — net emissions/removals (co2) in Vanuatu peaked at 2.66 kt in 2001 and was at its lowest, -1.47 kt, in 2011.
Vanuatu ranks 38th of 223 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Forestland — Net emissions/removals (CO2) in Vanuatu, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | -1.24 kt | — |
| 1991 | -1.24 kt | -0.0% |
| 1992 | -1.24 kt | -0.0% |
| 1993 | -1.24 kt | -0.0% |
| 1994 | -1.24 kt | -0.0% |
| 1995 | -1.24 kt | -0.0% |
| 1996 | -1.24 kt | -0.0% |
| 1997 | -1.24 kt | -0.0% |
| 1998 | -1.24 kt | -0.0% |
| 1999 | -1.24 kt | -0.0% |
| 2000 | -1.24 kt | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 2.66 kt | -314.8% |
| 2002 | 2.66 kt | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 2.66 kt | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 2.66 kt | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 2.66 kt | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 2.66 kt | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 2.66 kt | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 2.66 kt | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 2.66 kt | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 2.66 kt | +0.0% |
| 2011 | -1.47 kt | -155.0% |
| 2012 | -1.47 kt | -0.0% |
| 2013 | -1.47 kt | -0.0% |
| 2014 | -1.47 kt | -0.0% |
| 2015 | -1.47 kt | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0937 kt | -106.4% |
| 2017 | 0.0937 kt | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0937 kt | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0937 kt | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0937 kt | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0814 kt | -13.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0814 kt | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0814 kt | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.0814 kt | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 0.0814 kt | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -1.24 kt | -1.24 kt | -1.24 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.27 kt | -1.24 kt | 2.66 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.4288 kt | -1.47 kt | 2.66 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0835 kt | 0.0814 kt | 0.0937 kt | 6 |
Countries ranked near Vanuatu
- 35 Bermuda 0.4447 kt compare
- 36 Aruba 0.2794 kt compare
- 37 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 0.171 kt compare
- 39 Afghanistan 0 kt
- 39 Albania 0 kt compare
- 39 American Samoa 0 kt compare
- 39 Anguilla 0 kt
- 39 Ascension, Saint Helena and Tristan da Cunha 0 kt
- 39 Bahamas 0 kt
- 39 Belgium 0 kt compare
- 39 Botswana 0 kt compare
- 39 British Virgin Islands 0 kt compare
- 39 Burundi 0 kt compare
- 39 Cook Islands 0 kt compare
- 39 Curaçao 0 kt
- 39 Djibouti 0 kt compare
- 39 Egypt 0 kt
- 39 Falkland Islands (Malvinas) 0 kt
- 39 Faroe Islands 0 kt
- 39 Finland 0 kt compare
- 39 French Polynesia 0 kt compare
- 39 Gibraltar 0 kt
- 39 Greece 0 kt compare
- 39 Greenland 0 kt
- 39 Grenada 0 kt
- 39 Guam 0 kt compare
- 39 Holy See 0 kt
- 39 Kiribati 0 kt
- 39 Kuwait 0 kt compare
- 39 Kyrgyzstan 0 kt compare
- 39 Lesotho 0 kt
- 39 Luxembourg 0 kt compare
- 39 Maldives 0 kt
- 39 Marshall Islands 0 kt compare
- 39 Mauritius 0 kt compare
- 39 Monaco 0 kt
- 39 Mongolia 0 kt compare
- 39 Montenegro 0 kt compare
- 39 Nauru 0 kt
- 39 New Caledonia 0 kt compare
- 39 Niue 0 kt compare
- 39 Norfolk Island 0 kt
- 39 Northern Mariana Islands 0 kt compare
- 39 Oman 0 kt
- 39 Pitcairn 0 kt
- 39 Qatar 0 kt
- 39 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0 kt
- 39 Saint Martin (French part) 0 kt
- 39 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0 kt compare
- 39 Singapore 0 kt compare
- 39 Svalbard and Jan Mayen Islands 0 kt
- 39 Tokelau 0 kt
- 39 Tonga 0 kt
- 39 Turkmenistan 0 kt compare
- 39 Turks and Caicos Islands 0 kt
- 39 Tuvalu 0 kt
- 39 Yemen 0 kt
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 forestland — net emissions/removals (co2) in Vanuatu?
- Forestland — net emissions/removals (co2) in Vanuatu was 0.0814 kt in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest forestland — net emissions/removals (co2) recorded in Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 2.66 kt in 2001.
- What is the lowest forestland — net emissions/removals (co2) recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.47 kt in 2011.
- How does Vanuatu rank for forestland — net emissions/removals (co2)?
- Vanuatu ranks 38th out of 223 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forestland — net emissions/removals (co2) rising or falling in Vanuatu?
- Over the last ten years it is up 105.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Vanuatu data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Forestland — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Forests consists of CO2 emissions and removals corresponding to forest carbon stock changes (aboveground and belowground living biomass). Estimates are computed following the 2006 IPCC Guidelines for National Greenhouse Gas Inventories (IPCC, 2006).