Terrestrial protected areas in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: Terrestrial protected areas was 4.8% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Terrestrial protected areas in Vanuatu, 2013–2025
Source: Protected Planet: The World Database on Protected Areas (WDPA) and World Database on Other Effective Area-based Conservation Measures (WD-OECM), UN Environment Programme World Conservation Monitoring. Measured in % of total land area.
Analysis
In 2025, terrestrial protected areas in Vanuatu stood at 4.8%. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
The figure is up 14.3% on the previous year and up 14.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, terrestrial protected areas in Vanuatu peaked at 4.8% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 4.2%, in 2013.
That places Vanuatu 181st out of 213 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Terrestrial protected areas in Vanuatu, year by year
| Year | % of total land area | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 4.2% | — |
| 2014 | 4.2% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 4.2% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 4.2% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 4.2% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 4.2% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 4.2% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 4.2% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 4.2% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 4.2% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 4.2% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 4.2% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 4.8% | +14.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 4.2% | 4.2% | 4.2% | 7 |
| 2020s | 4.3% | 4.2% | 4.8% | 6 |
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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 terrestrial protected areas in Vanuatu?
- Terrestrial protected areas in Vanuatu was 4.8% in 2025, according to Protected Planet: The World Database on Protected Areas (WDPA) and World Database on Other Effective Area-based Conservation Measures (WD-OECM), UN Environment Programme World Conservation Monitoring.
- What is the highest terrestrial protected areas recorded in Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 4.8% in 2025.
- What is the lowest terrestrial protected areas recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.2% in 2013.
- How does Vanuatu rank for terrestrial protected areas?
- Vanuatu ranks 181st out of 213 countries with data for 2025.
- Is terrestrial protected areas rising or falling in Vanuatu?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Vanuatu data come from?
- The figures come from Protected Planet: The World Database on Protected Areas (WDPA) and World Database on Other Effective Area-based Conservation Measures (WD-OECM), UN Environment Programme World Conservation Monitoring, published as part of Terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Terrestrial protected areas are totally or partially protected areas of at least 1,000 hectares that are designated by national authorities as scientific reserves with limited public access, national parks, natural monuments, nature reserves or wildlife sanctuaries, protected landscapes, and areas managed mainly for sustainable use. Marine areas, unclassified areas, littoral (intertidal) areas, and sites protected under local or provincial law are excluded.