Forest area (sq. km), per capita in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: Forest area (sq. km), per capita was 0.0138 sq. km per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Forest area (sq. km), per capita in Vanuatu, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in sq. km per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for forest area (sq. km), per capita in Vanuatu is 0.0138 sq. km per person, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.3% on the previous year and down 20.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area (sq. km), per capita in Vanuatu peaked at 0.0299 sq. km per person in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.0138 sq. km per person, in 2023.
Vanuatu ranks 32nd of 214 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Forest area (sq. km), per capita in Vanuatu, year by year
| Year | sq. km per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0299 sq. km per person | — |
| 1991 | 0.0291 sq. km per person | -2.5% |
| 1992 | 0.0284 sq. km per person | -2.5% |
| 1993 | 0.0277 sq. km per person | -2.4% |
| 1994 | 0.0271 sq. km per person | -2.4% |
| 1995 | 0.0265 sq. km per person | -2.3% |
| 1996 | 0.0259 sq. km per person | -2.2% |
| 1997 | 0.0253 sq. km per person | -2.1% |
| 1998 | 0.0248 sq. km per person | -2.1% |
| 1999 | 0.0243 sq. km per person | -2.1% |
| 2000 | 0.0237 sq. km per person | -2.3% |
| 2001 | 0.0232 sq. km per person | -2.5% |
| 2002 | 0.0226 sq. km per person | -2.5% |
| 2003 | 0.022 sq. km per person | -2.4% |
| 2004 | 0.0215 sq. km per person | -2.4% |
| 2005 | 0.021 sq. km per person | -2.4% |
| 2006 | 0.0205 sq. km per person | -2.4% |
| 2007 | 0.02 sq. km per person | -2.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0195 sq. km per person | -2.5% |
| 2009 | 0.019 sq. km per person | -2.5% |
| 2010 | 0.0186 sq. km per person | -2.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0182 sq. km per person | -2.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0178 sq. km per person | -2.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0174 sq. km per person | -2.2% |
| 2014 | 0.017 sq. km per person | -2.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0166 sq. km per person | -2.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0163 sq. km per person | -2.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0159 sq. km per person | -2.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0155 sq. km per person | -2.4% |
| 2019 | 0.0151 sq. km per person | -2.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0148 sq. km per person | -2.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0145 sq. km per person | -2.3% |
| 2022 | 0.0141 sq. km per person | -2.3% |
| 2023 | 0.0138 sq. km per person | -2.3% |
Vanuatu compared with similar countries
- Vanuatu's 0.0138 sq. km per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0022 sq. km per person, 6.4× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Vanuatu's 0.0138 sq. km per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0051 sq. km per person, 2.7× the median. (35 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0269 sq. km per person | 0.0243 sq. km per person | 0.0299 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0213 sq. km per person | 0.019 sq. km per person | 0.0237 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0168 sq. km per person | 0.0151 sq. km per person | 0.0186 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0143 sq. km per person | 0.0138 sq. km per person | 0.0148 sq. km per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Vanuatu
More agriculture & rural data for Vanuatu
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0001 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita 0.4326 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate -0.0013 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0001 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita 0.4669 hectares per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 13.88 % change on previous year (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.2663 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 1,054 current US$ per person (2024)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 2.21 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest area (sq. km), per capita in Vanuatu?
- Forest area (sq. km), per capita in Vanuatu was 0.0138 sq. km per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest forest area (sq. km), per capita recorded in Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0299 sq. km per person in 1990.
- What is the lowest forest area (sq. km), per capita recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0138 sq. km per person in 2023.
- How does Vanuatu rank for forest area (sq. km), per capita?
- Vanuatu ranks 32nd out of 214 countries with data for 2023.
- Is forest area (sq. km), per capita rising or falling in Vanuatu?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Vanuatu data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Forest area (sq. km), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Forest area (sq. km) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Forest area (sq. km) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Forest area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Forest area (sq. km) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.