Vanuatu vs Vietnam: Arable land use per person
Vanuatu
0.0624 hectares per person
in 2023
Vietnam
0.067 hectares per person
in 2023
Vanuatu rank
140th
Vietnam rank
138th
Arable land use per person over time
- Vanuatu
- Vietnam
How they compare
Vietnam currently reports 0.067 hectares per person against 0.0624 hectares per person in Vanuatu, a difference of 0.0046 hectares per person.
That makes Vietnam's figure about 1.1 times Vanuatu's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Vietnam ahead.
Vanuatu ranks 140th and Vietnam ranks 138th of 206 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Vanuatu averaged higher in 6 and Vietnam in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Vanuatu | Vietnam | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1559 hectares per person | 0.1507 hectares per person | 0.0052 hectares per person | Vanuatu |
| 1970s | 0.1607 hectares per person | 0.1256 hectares per person | 0.0351 hectares per person | Vanuatu |
| 1980s | 0.1521 hectares per person | 0.0983 hectares per person | 0.0538 hectares per person | Vanuatu |
| 1990s | 0.1216 hectares per person | 0.0781 hectares per person | 0.0435 hectares per person | Vanuatu |
| 2000s | 0.0963 hectares per person | 0.079 hectares per person | 0.0173 hectares per person | Vanuatu |
| 2010s | 0.0761 hectares per person | 0.0724 hectares per person | 0.0037 hectares per person | Vanuatu |
| 2020s | 0.0647 hectares per person | 0.0682 hectares per person | 0.0035 hectares per person | Vietnam |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher arable land use per person, Vanuatu or Vietnam?
- Vietnam, at 0.067 hectares per person against 0.0624 hectares per person in Vanuatu as of 2023.
- What is the difference in arable land use per person between Vanuatu and Vietnam?
- 0.0046 hectares per person, with Vietnam ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Vanuatu and Vietnam?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Vanuatu and Vietnam rank globally for arable land use per person?
- Vanuatu ranks 140th and Vietnam ranks 138th of 206 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Arable land use per person. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Arable land is defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops, temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. It is measured in hectares per person.