What is land area in Vanuatu?

Land area in Vanuatu was 12,190 sq. km in 2023, according to FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).

What is the highest land area recorded in Vanuatu?

The highest recorded value was 12,190 sq. km in 1961.

What is the lowest land area recorded in Vanuatu?

The lowest recorded value was 12,190 sq. km in 1961.

How does Vanuatu rank for land area?

Vanuatu ranks 158th out of 216 countries with data for 2023.

Is land area rising or falling in Vanuatu?

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

Where does this Vanuatu data come from?

The figures come from FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Land area (sq. km). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Land area in Vanuatu

Name: Land area in Vanuatu
Creator: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Vanuatu: Land area was 12,190 sq. km in 2023. ▬ Flat

Latest (2023)

12,190 sq. km

Change on year

unchanged

World rank

158th

of 216 countries

All-time high

12,190 sq. km

in 1961

All-time low

12,190 sq. km

in 1961

Years of data

1961–2023

Land area in Vanuatu, 1961–2023

Source: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Measured in sq. km.

Analysis

The most recent figure for land area in Vanuatu is 12,190 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, land area in Vanuatu peaked at 12,190 sq. km in 1961 and was at its lowest, 12,190 sq. km, in 1961.

That places Vanuatu 158th out of 216 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	12,190 sq. km	12,190 sq. km	12,190 sq. km	9
1970s	12,190 sq. km	12,190 sq. km	12,190 sq. km	10
1980s	12,190 sq. km	12,190 sq. km	12,190 sq. km	10
1990s	12,190 sq. km	12,190 sq. km	12,190 sq. km	10
2000s	12,190 sq. km	12,190 sq. km	12,190 sq. km	10
2010s	12,190 sq. km	12,190 sq. km	12,190 sq. km	10
2020s	12,190 sq. km	12,190 sq. km	12,190 sq. km	4

Countries ranked near Vanuatu

155 Eswatini 17,200 sq. km compare
156 East Timor 14,870 sq. km compare
157 Montenegro 13,450 sq. km compare
159 Qatar 11,490 sq. km compare
160 Jamaica 10,830 sq. km compare
161 Lebanon 10,230 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 land area in Vanuatu?: Land area in Vanuatu was 12,190 sq. km in 2023, according to FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
What is the highest land area recorded in Vanuatu?: The highest recorded value was 12,190 sq. km in 1961.
What is the lowest land area recorded in Vanuatu?: The lowest recorded value was 12,190 sq. km in 1961.
How does Vanuatu rank for land area?: Vanuatu ranks 158th out of 216 countries with data for 2023.
Is land area rising or falling in Vanuatu?: Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Vanuatu data come from?: The figures come from FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Land area (sq. km). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Land area (sq. km)
Unit: sq. km
Source: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 263 places, 15,310 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Land area is a country's total area, excluding area under inland water bodies, national claims to continental shelf, and exclusive economic zones. In most cases the definition of inland water bodies includes major rivers and lakes.