Vanuatu's forest cover was 36.3 % in 1994 and 36.3 % in 2023.
Vanuatu · Environment
Forests, air quality, land, water and protected areas.
10 indicators · 8 with data
Land
Vanuatu's forest area was 4,423 km in 1994 and 4,423 km in 2023.
Terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area)
% of land area
181st of 213 · 27th in East Asia & Pacific
Vanuatu's terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area) rose from 4.2 % in 2013 to 4.8 % in 2025.
Vanuatu's agricultural land (% of land area) rose from 13.1 % in 1994 to 15.3 % in 2023.
Vanuatu's arable land (% of land area) was 1.6 % in 1994 and 1.6 % in 2023.
Air
Vanuatu's air pollution (pm2.5) fell from 9.2 in 1994 to 7.0 in 2023.
Water
Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita
cubic metres per person
17th of 181 · 4th in East Asia & Pacific
Vanuatu's renewable internal freshwater resources per capita fell from 62,710 in 1993 to 31,944 in 2022.
Access
Vanuatu's safe drinking water rose from 17.4 % in 2000 to 19.2 % in 2024.
›No data available (2)
These indicators exist in the registry but no source reports a value for Vanuatu.
- Water stressNo data
- Safe sanitationNo data