Arable land in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: Arable land was 0.0624 hectares per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Arable 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 hectares per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for arable land in Vanuatu is 0.0624 hectares per person, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is down 2.3% on the previous year and down 20.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land in Vanuatu peaked at 0.1748 hectares per person in 1965 and was at its lowest, 0.0624 hectares per person, in 2023.
Vanuatu ranks 140th of 206 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1559 hectares per person | 0.1385 hectares per person | 0.1748 hectares per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.1607 hectares per person | 0.1542 hectares per person | 0.1739 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1521 hectares per person | 0.1385 hectares per person | 0.1613 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1216 hectares per person | 0.1099 hectares per person | 0.1351 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0963 hectares per person | 0.0859 hectares per person | 0.1074 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0761 hectares per person | 0.0685 hectares per person | 0.0839 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0647 hectares per person | 0.0624 hectares per person | 0.0669 hectares per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Vanuatu
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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arable land in Vanuatu?
- Arable land in Vanuatu was 0.0624 hectares per person 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 arable land recorded in Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1748 hectares per person in 1965.
- What is the lowest arable land recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0624 hectares per person in 2023.
- How does Vanuatu rank for arable land?
- Vanuatu ranks 140th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is arable land rising or falling in Vanuatu?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 Arable land (hectares per person). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Arable land (hectares per person) 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.