Vanuatu — Forest area
Forest Area (% of Land Area) for Vanuatu, 1990–2024.
Forest area for Vanuatu was 74.64% in 2024, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 35 years, from 1990 to 2024. The highest recorded value was 81.29% in 1990. Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to -0.25% per year.
Vanuatu ranks 12 of 214 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 6%. The median for East Asia & Pacific is 52.26%, so Vanuatu sits above it. It peaked in 1990 and has fallen 8% since. Over the last decade (2014–2024) the figure moved down 3%. Within East Asia & Pacific it ranks 6 of 35 economies; Brunei Darussalam (72.11%) is just below it.
Data highlights
World ranking. Slipped: 8th of 178 in 1990 → 10th of 207 in 2000 → 11th of 209 in 2010 → 10th of 214 in 2020 → 12th of 209 in 2024.
Key figures
Full history — 1990 to 2024
| Year | % of land area | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 74.64% | -0.2 pp |
| 2023 | 74.84% | -0.2 pp |
| 2022 | 75.03% | -0.2 pp |
| 2021 | 75.22% | -0.2 pp |
| 2020 | 75.42% | -0.2 pp |
| 2019 | 75.61% | -0.2 pp |
| 2018 | 75.81% | -0.2 pp |
| 2017 | 76.01% | -0.2 pp |
| 2016 | 76.2% | -0.2 pp |
| 2015 | 76.4% | -0.2 pp |
| 2014 | 76.59% | -0.2 pp |
| 2013 | 76.79% | -0.2 pp |
| 2012 | 76.98% | -0.2 pp |
| 2011 | 77.18% | -0.2 pp |
| 2010 | 77.37% | -0.2 pp |
| 2009 | 77.57% | -0.2 pp |
| 2008 | 77.77% | -0.2 pp |
| 2007 | 77.96% | -0.2 pp |
| 2006 | 78.16% | -0.2 pp |
| 2005 | 78.35% | -0.2 pp |
| 2004 | 78.55% | -0.2 pp |
| 2003 | 78.74% | -0.2 pp |
| 2002 | 78.94% | -0.2 pp |
| 2001 | 79.14% | -0.2 pp |
| 2000 | 79.33% | -0.2 pp |
| 1999 | 79.53% | -0.2 pp |
| 1998 | 79.72% | -0.2 pp |
| 1997 | 79.92% | -0.2 pp |
| 1996 | 80.11% | -0.2 pp |
| 1995 | 80.31% | -0.2 pp |
| 1994 | 80.5% | -0.2 pp |
| 1993 | 80.7% | -0.2 pp |
| 1992 | 80.9% | -0.2 pp |
| 1991 | 81.09% | -0.2 pp |
| 1990 | 81.29% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Vanuatu’s Forest area in 1991?
81.09% (1991). The full year-by-year table above lists every published year, most recent first.
Are changes in this series measured in percentage points?
Yes. The series is a share expressed in % of land area, so year-over-year movements in the Change column are percentage points (pp), not percent.
Is Vanuatu’s Forest area growing or shrinking?
Between 1990 and 2024 the series was shrinking overall: -8.2% in total — about 0.3% a year compounded.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator AG.LND.FRST.ZS. Values are reproduced as published; this page only computes summary statistics such as change, CAGR and extremes.
What are the most recent published figures?
The last five published years: 2024: 74.64%; 2023: 74.84%; 2022: 75.03%; 2021: 75.22%; 2020: 75.42%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
AG.LND.FRST.ZS — Forest Area (% of Land Area). Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.