What is the highest agricultural land recorded in Vanuatu?

The highest recorded value was 1,870 sq. km in 2007.

What is the lowest agricultural land recorded in Vanuatu?

The lowest recorded value was 1,050 sq. km in 1961.

How does Vanuatu rank for agricultural land?

Vanuatu ranks 156th out of 210 countries with data for 2023.

Is agricultural land rising or falling in Vanuatu?

Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Agricultural land in Vanuatu

Name: Agricultural land in Vanuatu
Creator: FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Vanuatu: Agricultural land was 1,870 sq. km in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)

1,870 sq. km

Change on year

unchanged

World rank

156th

of 210 countries

All-time high

1,870 sq. km

in 2007

All-time low

1,050 sq. km

in 1961

Years of data

1961–2023

Agricultural land in Vanuatu, 1961–2023

Source: FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Measured in sq. km.

Analysis

The most recent figure for agricultural land in Vanuatu is 1,870 sq. km, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.

The figure is unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, agricultural land in Vanuatu peaked at 1,870 sq. km in 2007 and was at its lowest, 1,050 sq. km, in 1961.

That places Vanuatu 156th out of 210 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	1,094 sq. km	1,050 sq. km	1,130 sq. km	9
1970s	1,234 sq. km	1,200 sq. km	1,280 sq. km	10
1980s	1,378 sq. km	1,280 sq. km	1,490 sq. km	10
1990s	1,627 sq. km	1,520 sq. km	1,730 sq. km	10
2000s	1,820 sq. km	1,750 sq. km	1,870 sq. km	10
2010s	1,870 sq. km	1,870 sq. km	1,870 sq. km	10
2020s	1,870 sq. km	1,870 sq. km	1,870 sq. km	4

Countries ranked near Vanuatu

153 Fiji 3,116 sq. km compare
154 Montenegro 2,635 sq. km compare
155 Greenland 2,431 sq. km compare
157 New Caledonia 1,840 sq. km compare
158 Belize 1,820 sq. km compare
159 Puerto Rico 1,689 sq. km compare

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More agriculture & rural data for Vanuatu

Agricultural raw materials exports 2.8% (2011)
Agricultural raw materials imports 1.3% (2011)
Rural population 77.7% (2025)
Rural population growth 2.2% (2025)
Rural population 260,353 (2025)
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 26.6% (2024)
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 345.61 million current US$ (2024)
Land under cereal production 1,549 hectares (2024)
Cereal yield 636.2 kg per hectare (2024)
Cereal production 985.44 metric tons (2024)

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Frequently asked questions

What is agricultural land in Vanuatu?: Agricultural land in Vanuatu was 1,870 sq. km in 2023, according to FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
What is the highest agricultural land recorded in Vanuatu?: The highest recorded value was 1,870 sq. km in 2007.
What is the lowest agricultural land recorded in Vanuatu?: The lowest recorded value was 1,050 sq. km in 1961.
How does Vanuatu rank for agricultural land?: Vanuatu ranks 156th out of 210 countries with data for 2023.
Is agricultural land rising or falling in Vanuatu?: Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Vanuatu data come from?: The figures come from FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Agricultural land (sq. km). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Agricultural land (sq. km)
Unit: sq. km
Source: FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 257 places, 15,984 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Agricultural land refers to the land area that is arable, under permanent crops, and under permanent pastures. Arable land includes land defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops (double-cropped areas are counted once), temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. Land abandoned as a result of shifting cultivation is excluded. Land under permanent crops is land cultivated with crops that occupy the land for long periods and need not be replanted after each harvest, such as cocoa, coffee, and rubber. This category includes land under flowering shrubs, fruit trees, nut trees, and vines, but excludes land under trees grown for wood or timber. Permanent pasture is land used for five or more years for forage, including natural and cultivated crops.