Area burned wildfires by type in Vanuatu

Vanuatu: Area burned wildfires by type was 0 in 2025. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2025)
0
World rank
146th
of 225 countries
All-time high
321.99
in 2003
All-time low
0
in 2002
Years of data
24
2002–2025

Area burned wildfires by type in Vanuatu, 2002–2025

01002003002002201320252002: 02003: 3222004: 02005: 02006: 02007: 02008: 02009: 02010: 02011: 02012: 02013: 02014: 02015: 02016: 02017: 257.62018: 02019: 02020: 02021: 02022: 02023: 02024: 02025: 0

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Vanuatu recorded 0 for area burned wildfires by type in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.

Over the whole period, area burned wildfires by type in Vanuatu peaked at 321.99 in 2003 and was at its lowest, 0, in 2002.

Vanuatu ranks 146th of 225 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Area burned wildfires by type in Vanuatu, year by year

Annual values for Area burned wildfires by type in Vanuatu, 2002 to 2025.
Year Value Change
2002 0 —
2003 321.99 —
2004 0 -100.0%
2005 0 —
2006 0 —
2007 0 —
2008 0 —
2009 0 —
2010 0 —
2011 0 —
2012 0 —
2013 0 —
2014 0 —
2015 0 —
2016 0 —
2017 257.59 —
2018 0 -100.0%
2019 0 —
2020 0 —
2021 0 —
2022 0 —
2023 0 —
2024 0 —
2025 0 —

Vanuatu compared with similar countries

  • Vanuatu's 0 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 49,425. (46 countries reporting)
  • Vanuatu's 0 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 42.93. (35 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 40.25 0 321.99 8
2010s 25.76 0 257.59 10
2020s 0 0 0 6

Countries ranked near Vanuatu

  1. 146 Aland Islands 0
  2. 146 American Samoa 0
  3. 146 Andorra 0
  4. 146 Antigua and Barbuda 0
  5. 146 Bahrain 0
  6. 146 Barbados 0 compare
  7. 146 Belgium 0 compare
  8. 146 Bermuda 0
  9. 146 Bonaire Sint Eustatius and Saba 0 compare
  10. 146 British Virgin Islands 0
  11. 146 Brunei 0 compare
  12. 146 Cape Verde 0 compare
  13. 146 Cayman Islands 0
  14. 146 Comoros 0 compare
  15. 146 Denmark 0 compare
  16. 146 Djibouti 0 compare
  17. 146 Dominica 0
  18. 146 Equatorial Guinea 0
  19. 146 Estonia 0 compare
  20. 146 Faroe Islands 0
  21. 146 Fiji 0 compare
  22. 146 Finland 0 compare
  23. 146 French Polynesia 0
  24. 146 French Southern Territories 0
  25. 146 Greenland 0 compare
  26. 146 Grenada 0 compare
  27. 146 Guadeloupe 0
  28. 146 Guam 0
  29. 146 Guernsey 0
  30. 146 Iceland 0 compare
  31. 146 Isle of Man 0
  32. 146 Jersey 0
  33. 146 Jordan 0 compare
  34. 146 Kuwait 0 compare
  35. 146 Latvia 0 compare
  36. 146 Lebanon 0 compare
  37. 146 Liechtenstein 0
  38. 146 Luxembourg 0
  39. 146 Macao 0
  40. 146 Malta 0
  41. 146 Martinique 0
  42. 146 Mauritius 0 compare
  43. 146 Mayotte 0
  44. 146 Micronesia (country) 0
  45. 146 Montserrat 0 compare
  46. 146 Nauru 0
  47. 146 Netherlands 0 compare
  48. 146 New Caledonia 0 compare
  49. 146 Northern Mariana Islands 0
  50. 146 Norway 0 compare
  51. 146 Oman 0 compare
  52. 146 Palau 0
  53. 146 Puerto Rico 0 compare
  54. 146 Qatar 0
  55. 146 Reunion 0 compare
  56. 146 Saint Helena 0
  57. 146 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0 compare
  58. 146 Saint Lucia 0
  59. 146 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 0
  60. 146 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0
  61. 146 Samoa 0
  62. 146 San Marino 0
  63. 146 Sao Tome and Principe 0
  64. 146 Seychelles 0
  65. 146 Singapore 0
  66. 146 Solomon Islands 0 compare
  67. 146 Svalbard and Jan Mayen 0
  68. 146 Sweden 0 compare
  69. 146 Switzerland 0 compare
  70. 146 Taiwan 0 compare
  71. 146 Tokelau 0
  72. 146 Tonga 0
  73. 146 Turks and Caicos Islands 0 compare
  74. 146 Tuvalu 0
  75. 146 United Arab Emirates 0
  76. 146 United States Minor Outlying Islands 0
  77. 146 United States Virgin Islands 0
  78. 146 Wallis and Futuna 0
  79. 146 Western Sahara 0

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Frequently asked questions

What is area burned wildfires by type in Vanuatu?
Area burned wildfires by type in Vanuatu was 0 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest area burned wildfires by type recorded in Vanuatu?
The highest recorded value was 321.99 in 2003.
What is the lowest area burned wildfires by type recorded in Vanuatu?
The lowest recorded value was 0 in 2002.
How does Vanuatu rank for area burned wildfires by type?
Vanuatu ranks 146th out of 225 countries with data for 2025.
Where does this Vanuatu data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Area burned wildfires by type. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Area burned wildfires by type
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
225 places, 5,400 data points, 2002–2025
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