Share of the total land area burnt by wildfires each year in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: Share of the total land area burnt by wildfires each year was 1.59 in 2026. ◆ Volatile
Share of the total land area burnt by wildfires each year in Vanuatu, 2012–2026
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Vanuatu recorded 1.59 for share of the total land area burnt by wildfires each year in 2026.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 361.7% on the previous year and down 40.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the total land area burnt by wildfires each year in Vanuatu peaked at 3.34 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.3438, in 2025.
That places Vanuatu 42nd out of 236 countries with data for 2026, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Share of the total land area burnt by wildfires each year in Vanuatu, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 1.99 | — |
| 2013 | 2.57 | +28.8% |
| 2014 | 2.61 | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 3.34 | +28.1% |
| 2016 | 2.64 | -20.9% |
| 2017 | 2.8 | +6.0% |
| 2018 | 2.67 | -4.8% |
| 2019 | 0.9696 | -63.7% |
| 2020 | 0.8875 | -8.5% |
| 2021 | 0.6393 | -28.0% |
| 2022 | 0.6565 | +2.7% |
| 2023 | 0.8224 | +25.3% |
| 2024 | 0.5867 | -28.7% |
| 2025 | 0.3438 | -41.4% |
| 2026 | 1.59 | +361.7% |
Vanuatu compared with similar countries
- Vanuatu's 1.59 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.15, 1.4× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Vanuatu's 1.59 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.068, 23.3× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of the total land area burnt by wildfires each year in Vanuatu changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | +361.7% | 0.3438 | 1.59 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 2.45 | 0.9696 | 3.34 | 8 |
| 2020s | 0.7891 | 0.3438 | 1.59 | 7 |
Countries ranked near Vanuatu
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 share of the total land area burnt by wildfires each year in Vanuatu?
- Share of the total land area burnt by wildfires each year in Vanuatu was 1.59 in 2026, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of the total land area burnt by wildfires each year recorded in Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 3.34 in 2015.
- What is the lowest share of the total land area burnt by wildfires each year recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3438 in 2025.
- How does Vanuatu rank for share of the total land area burnt by wildfires each year?
- Vanuatu ranks 42nd out of 236 countries with data for 2026.
- Is share of the total land area burnt by wildfires each year rising or falling in Vanuatu?
- Over the last ten years it is down 40.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Vanuatu data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share of the total land area burnt by wildfires each year. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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