Fiji vs Vanuatu: Tree cover loss from wildfires

Fiji
49.41 hectares
in 2024
Vanuatu
69.29 hectares
in 2024
Fiji rank
98th
Vanuatu rank
95th

Tree cover loss from wildfires over time

  • Fiji
  • Vanuatu
0100200300400200120122024

How they compare

Vanuatu currently reports 69.29 hectares against 49.41 hectares in Fiji, a difference of 19.88 hectares.

That makes Vanuatu's figure about 1.4 times Fiji's.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 20 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Fiji ahead.

Fiji ranks 98th and Vanuatu ranks 95th of 152 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Tree cover loss from wildfires
Unit
hectares
Source
Global Forest Watch (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
152 places, 3,353 data points, 2001–2024
Last refreshed

Tree cover loss due to fire with no visible human conversion or agricultural activity afterward. Fires may be started by natural causes (e.g. lightning) or may be related to human activities (accidental or deliberate).