Arable land in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: Arable land was 20,000 hectares in 2023. ▲ Rising
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.
Analysis
Vanuatu recorded 20,000 hectares for arable land in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land in Vanuatu peaked at 20,000 hectares in 1983 and was at its lowest, 10,000 hectares, in 1961.
That places Vanuatu 166th out of 206 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 11,667 hectares | 10,000 hectares | 13,000 hectares | 9 |
| 1970s | 15,900 hectares | 15,000 hectares | 18,000 hectares | 10 |
| 1980s | 19,600 hectares | 18,000 hectares | 20,000 hectares | 10 |
| 1990s | 20,000 hectares | 20,000 hectares | 20,000 hectares | 10 |
| 2000s | 20,000 hectares | 20,000 hectares | 20,000 hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 20,000 hectares | 20,000 hectares | 20,000 hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 20,000 hectares | 20,000 hectares | 20,000 hectares | 4 |
Countries ranked near Vanuatu
- 163 Isle of Man 23,440 hectares compare
- 164 Solomon Islands 23,000 hectares compare
- 165 Qatar 21,000 hectares compare
- 166 Tonga 20,000 hectares compare
- 168 Samoa 10,710 hectares compare
- 169 Montenegro 9,050 hectares compare
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 20,000 hectares 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 20,000 hectares in 1983.
- What is the lowest arable land recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was 10,000 hectares in 1961.
- How does Vanuatu rank for arable land?
- Vanuatu ranks 166th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is arable 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 Arable land (hectares). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Arable land (in hectares) 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.