Surface area in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: Surface area was 12,190 sq. km in 2023. ▬ Flat
Surface area 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
Vanuatu recorded 12,190 sq. km for surface area in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, surface area in Vanuatu peaked at 12,190 sq. km in 1961 and was at its lowest, 12,190 sq. km, in 1961.
Vanuatu ranks 160th of 216 countries on this measure, 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 |
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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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is surface area in Vanuatu?
- Surface area in Vanuatu was 12,190 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 surface area recorded in Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 12,190 sq. km in 1961.
- What is the lowest surface area recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was 12,190 sq. km in 1961.
- How does Vanuatu rank for surface area?
- Vanuatu ranks 160th out of 216 countries with data for 2023.
- Is surface 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 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 Surface area (sq. km). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Surface area is a country's total area, including areas under inland bodies of water and some coastal waterways.