Mountain Green Cover Index in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: Mountain Green Cover Index was 98.8% in 2021. ▬ Flat
Latest (2021)
98.8%
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
29th
of 185 countries
All-time high
99.2%
in 2000
All-time low
98.8%
in 2021
Years of data
6
2000–2021
Mountain Green Cover Index in Vanuatu, 2000–2021
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2021, mountain green cover index in Vanuatu stood at 98.8%. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mountain green cover index in Vanuatu peaked at 99.2% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 98.8%, in 2021.
Vanuatu ranks 29th of 185 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Mountain Green Cover Index in Vanuatu, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 99.2% | — |
| 2005 | 99.1% | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 99.1% | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 98.9% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 98.8% | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 98.8% | -0.1% |
Vanuatu compared with similar countries
- Vanuatu's 98.8% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 96.4%, 1.0× the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Vanuatu's 98.8% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 97.8%, 1.0× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 99.1% | 99.1% | 99.2% | 2 |
| 2010s | 98.9% | 98.8% | 99.1% | 3 |
| 2020s | 98.8% | 98.8% | 98.8% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Vanuatu
- 26 Equatorial Guinea 98.9% compare
- 27 Guinea 98.8% compare
- 28 American Samoa 98.8% compare
- 30 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 98.6% compare
- 31 Panama 98.6% compare
- 32 Congo 98.6% compare
More reference data data for Vanuatu
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0174 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0819 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0994 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0001 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0994 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0583 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0658 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.4612 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.5857 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0003 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mountain green cover index in Vanuatu?
- Mountain green cover index in Vanuatu was 98.8% in 2021, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest mountain green cover index recorded in Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 99.2% in 2000.
- What is the lowest mountain green cover index recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was 98.8% in 2021.
- How does Vanuatu rank for mountain green cover index?
- Vanuatu ranks 29th out of 185 countries with data for 2021.
- Is mountain green cover index rising or falling in Vanuatu?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Vanuatu data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Mountain Green Cover Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Mountain Green Cover Index.