Agricultural land — Share in Land area in Vanuatu

Vanuatu: Agricultural land — Share in Land area was 13.26 % in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
13.26 %
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
194th
of 237 countries
All-time high
13.26 %
in 2005
All-time low
8.61 %
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Agricultural land — Share in Land area in Vanuatu, 1961–2024

051015196119922024

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2024, agricultural land — share in land area in Vanuatu stood at 13.26 %. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, agricultural land — share in land area in Vanuatu peaked at 13.26 % in 2005 and was at its lowest, 8.61 %, in 1961.

Vanuatu ranks 194th of 237 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 8.98 % 8.61 % 9.27 % 9
1970s 10.12 % 9.84 % 10.5 % 10
1980s 11.3 % 10.5 % 12.22 % 10
1990s 12.6 % 12.31 % 12.88 % 10
2000s 13.07 % 12.88 % 13.26 % 10
2010s 13.26 % 13.26 % 13.26 % 10
2020s 13.26 % 13.26 % 13.26 % 5

Countries ranked near Vanuatu

  1. 191 Chile 14.41 % compare
  2. 192 Bhutan 13.82 % compare
  3. 193 Cyprus 13.56 % compare
  4. 195 Russian Federation 13.17 % compare
  5. 196 Japan 12.57 % compare
  6. 197 Trinidad and Tobago 11.61 % compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is agricultural land — share in land area in Vanuatu?
Agricultural land — share in land area in Vanuatu was 13.26 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest agricultural land — share in land area recorded in Vanuatu?
The highest recorded value was 13.26 % in 2005.
What is the lowest agricultural land — share in land area recorded in Vanuatu?
The lowest recorded value was 8.61 % in 1961.
How does Vanuatu rank for agricultural land — share in land area?
Vanuatu ranks 194th out of 237 countries with data for 2024.
Is agricultural land — share in land area 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 Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Agricultural land — Share in Land area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Agricultural land — Share in Land area
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
273 places, 16,066 data points, 1961–2024
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The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.