Tree cover loss by dominant driver, per capita in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: Tree cover loss by dominant driver, per capita was 0 hectares per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Tree cover loss by dominant driver, per capita in Vanuatu, 2001–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
Vanuatu recorded 0 hectares per person for tree cover loss by dominant driver, per capita in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 89.3% on the previous year and down 84.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tree cover loss by dominant driver, per capita in Vanuatu peaked at 0.0001 hectares per person in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0 hectares per person, in 2022.
That places Vanuatu 109th out of 176 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Tree cover loss by dominant driver, per capita in Vanuatu, year by year
| Year | hectares per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 0 hectares per person | — |
| 2002 | 0 hectares per person | +30.7% |
| 2003 | 0 hectares per person | +40.7% |
| 2004 | 0 hectares per person | +38.0% |
| 2005 | 0 hectares per person | -26.1% |
| 2006 | 0 hectares per person | -39.0% |
| 2007 | 0 hectares per person | +16.8% |
| 2008 | 0.0001 hectares per person | +160.9% |
| 2009 | 0.0001 hectares per person | +2.8% |
| 2010 | 0 hectares per person | -41.0% |
| 2011 | 0 hectares per person | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 0 hectares per person | -32.8% |
| 2013 | 0.0001 hectares per person | +182.8% |
| 2014 | 0.0001 hectares per person | -28.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0001 hectares per person | +132.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0001 hectares per person | -35.5% |
| 2017 | 0 hectares per person | -73.6% |
| 2018 | 0 hectares per person | -60.0% |
| 2019 | 0 hectares per person | +27.5% |
| 2020 | 0 hectares per person | +115.7% |
| 2021 | 0 hectares per person | -59.8% |
| 2022 | 0 hectares per person | -74.5% |
| 2023 | 0.0001 hectares per person | +3140.1% |
| 2024 | 0 hectares per person | -89.3% |
Vanuatu compared with similar countries
- Vanuatu's 0 hectares per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0 hectares per person, 1.5× the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Vanuatu's 0 hectares per person is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0 hectares per person, 58% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Tree cover loss by dominant driver, per capita 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | +3140.1% | 0 hectares per person | 0.0001 hectares per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0 hectares per person | 0 hectares per person | 0.0001 hectares per person | 9 |
| 2010s | 0 hectares per person | 0 hectares per person | 0.0001 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 hectares per person | 0 hectares per person | 0.0001 hectares per person | 5 |
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 tree cover loss by dominant driver, per capita in Vanuatu?
- Tree cover loss by dominant driver, per capita in Vanuatu was 0 hectares per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest tree cover loss by dominant driver, per capita recorded in Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0001 hectares per person in 2015.
- What is the lowest tree cover loss by dominant driver, per capita recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 hectares per person in 2022.
- How does Vanuatu rank for tree cover loss by dominant driver, per capita?
- Vanuatu ranks 109th out of 176 countries with data for 2024.
- Is tree cover loss by dominant driver, per capita rising or falling in Vanuatu?
- Over the last ten years it is down 84.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Vanuatu data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Tree cover loss by dominant driver, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Tree cover loss by dominant driver divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Tree cover loss by dominant driver ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Tree cover loss by dominant driver Global Forest Watch (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Tree cover loss by dominant driver divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.