Share of land area that is protected in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: Share of land area that is protected was 4.8% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of land area that is protected in Vanuatu, 2013–2025
Source: Protected Planet WDPA and WD-OECM data, UNEP-WCMC and IUCN, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of total land area.
Analysis
In 2025, share of land area that is protected in Vanuatu stood at 4.8%. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
That represents a change of up 14.3% on the previous year and up 14.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of land area that is protected in Vanuatu peaked at 4.8% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 4.2%, in 2013.
That places Vanuatu 181st out of 213 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 4.2% | 4.2% | 4.2% | 7 |
| 2020s | 4.3% | 4.2% | 4.8% | 6 |
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More reference data data for Vanuatu
- Temperature anomalies by month 0.3744 °C (2026)
- Spring temperature anomalies 0.3923 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies -0.1753 °C (2026)
- Chief executive of the government is elected 1 (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies 0.4368 °C (2025)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 0.7024 °C (2025)
- Elected parliament 1 (2025)
- Civil liberties rating 2 (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote 1 (2025)
- Free country 2 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of land area that is protected in Vanuatu?
- Share of land area that is protected in Vanuatu was 4.8% in 2025, according to Protected Planet WDPA and WD-OECM data, UNEP-WCMC and IUCN, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of land area that is protected recorded in Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 4.8% in 2025.
- What is the lowest share of land area that is protected recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.2% in 2013.
- How does Vanuatu rank for share of land area that is protected?
- Vanuatu ranks 181st out of 213 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of land area that is protected rising or falling in Vanuatu?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Vanuatu data come from?
- The figures come from Protected Planet WDPA and WD-OECM data, UNEP-WCMC and IUCN, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of land area that is protected. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Terrestrial protected areas are areas of at least 1,000 hectares that are designated by national authorities in order to preserve their ecosystem services and cultural values.