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Forest cover — Vanuatu

Forest cover in Vanuatu in 2023 — 36.28%. Ranked 83 in the world out of 213.

2023 36.28% +0 pp vs 2022
World rank 83of 213
Period maximum 36.28%1990
Period minimum 36.28%1990

Trend over time

1990–2023 · % of land area

Forest cover — Vanuatu, 1990–20233032.53537.54042.51990199419982002200620102014201820221990: 36.28%1991: 36.28%1992: 36.28%1993: 36.28%1994: 36.28%1995: 36.28%1996: 36.28%1997: 36.28%1998: 36.28%1999: 36.28%2000: 36.28%2001: 36.28%2002: 36.28%2003: 36.28%2004: 36.28%2005: 36.28%2006: 36.28%2007: 36.28%2008: 36.28%2009: 36.28%2010: 36.28%2011: 36.28%2012: 36.28%2013: 36.28%2014: 36.28%2015: 36.28%2016: 36.28%2017: 36.28%2018: 36.28%2019: 36.28%2020: 36.28%2021: 36.28%2022: 36.28%2023: 36.28%
Change over the period: +0 pp Annual average: 0 pp

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Vanuatu

Vanuatu 36.28%
World 31.1%
East Asia & Pacific 27.26%
Melanesia computed 76.88%
Lower-middle-income countries computed 26.63%
Forest cover — Vanuatu, by year Vanuatu All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2023 36.28 +0 pp
2022 36.28 +0 pp
2021 36.28 +0 pp
2020 36.28 +0 pp
2019 36.28 +0 pp
2018 36.28 +0 pp
2017 36.28 +0 pp
2016 36.28 +0 pp
2015 36.28 +0 pp
2014 36.28 +0 pp
2013 36.28 +0 pp
2012 36.28 +0 pp
2011 36.28 +0 pp
2010 36.28 +0 pp
2009 36.28 +0 pp
2008 36.28 +0 pp
2007 36.28 +0 pp
2006 36.28 +0 pp
2005 36.28 +0 pp
2004 36.28 +0 pp
2003 36.28 +0 pp
2002 36.28 +0 pp
2001 36.28 +0 pp
2000 36.28 +0 pp
1999 36.28 +0 pp
1998 36.28 +0 pp
1997 36.28 +0 pp
1996 36.28 +0 pp
1995 36.28 +0 pp
1994 36.28 +0 pp
1993 36.28 +0 pp
1992 36.28 +0 pp
1991 36.28 +0 pp
1990 36.28 —

Melanesia, 2023

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

SB Solomon Islands 90.06 PG Papua New Guinea 78.95 FJ Fiji 63.5 NC New Caledonia 45.83 VU Vanuatu 36.28
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About the indicator

The share of land under natural or planted forest in the total land area. Under the FAO definition, forest is a plot larger than 0.5 hectares with trees taller than 5 meters and a canopy cover above 10 percent; crop plantations and urban parks are not counted. The estimates are updated as part of the Global Forest Resources Assessment (FRA).

Important: The aggregate for groups of countries is weighted by land area: the forest share is calculated against land area, not against the number of residents.

Source: FAOSTAT (FAO), license CC BY 4.0.

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