Net Forest conversion — Area in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: Net Forest conversion — Area was 2.38 1000 ha in 2025. ▬ Flat
Net Forest conversion — Area in Vanuatu, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for net forest conversion — area in Vanuatu is 2.38 1000 ha, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net forest conversion — area in Vanuatu peaked at 2.39 1000 ha in 2011 and was at its lowest, 2.38 1000 ha, in 2016.
Vanuatu ranks 72nd of 223 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Net Forest conversion — Area in Vanuatu, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 2.38 1000 ha | — |
| 1991 | 2.38 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 2.38 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 2.38 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 2.38 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 2.38 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 2.38 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 2.38 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 2.38 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 2.38 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 2.38 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 2.38 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 2.38 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 2.38 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 2.38 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 2.38 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 2.38 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 2.38 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 2.38 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 2.38 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 2.38 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 2.39 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 2.39 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 2.39 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 2.39 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 2.39 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 2.38 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 2.38 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 2.38 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 2.38 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 2.38 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 2.38 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 2.38 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 2.38 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 2.38 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 2.38 1000 ha | +0.0% |
Vanuatu compared with similar countries
- Vanuatu's 2.38 1000 ha is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.5 1000 ha, 1.6× the median. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.38 1000 ha | 2.38 1000 ha | 2.38 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.38 1000 ha | 2.38 1000 ha | 2.38 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.38 1000 ha | 2.38 1000 ha | 2.39 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.38 1000 ha | 2.38 1000 ha | 2.38 1000 ha | 6 |
Countries ranked near Vanuatu
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 net forest conversion — area in Vanuatu?
- Net forest conversion — area in Vanuatu was 2.38 1000 ha in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest net forest conversion — area recorded in Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 2.39 1000 ha in 2011.
- What is the lowest net forest conversion — area recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.38 1000 ha in 2016.
- How does Vanuatu rank for net forest conversion — area?
- Vanuatu ranks 72nd out of 223 countries with data for 2025.
- Is net forest conversion — area rising or falling in Vanuatu?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Vanuatu data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Net Forest conversion — Area. 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).