Agricultural land — Share in Land area in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: Agricultural land — Share in Land area was 13.26 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
Agricultural land — Share in Land area in Vanuatu, 1961–2024
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 208th of 255 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Agricultural land — Share in Land area in Vanuatu, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 8.61 % | — |
| 1962 | 8.61 % | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 8.61 % | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 8.61 % | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 9.27 % | +7.7% |
| 1966 | 9.27 % | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 9.27 % | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 9.27 % | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 9.27 % | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 9.84 % | +6.1% |
| 1971 | 9.84 % | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 9.84 % | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 9.84 % | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 9.84 % | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 10.34 % | +5.1% |
| 1976 | 10.34 % | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 10.42 % | +0.8% |
| 1978 | 10.42 % | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 10.5 % | +0.8% |
| 1980 | 10.5 % | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 10.75 % | +2.4% |
| 1982 | 10.83 % | +0.7% |
| 1983 | 11.07 % | +2.2% |
| 1984 | 11.07 % | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 11.24 % | +1.5% |
| 1986 | 11.57 % | +2.9% |
| 1987 | 11.73 % | +1.4% |
| 1988 | 12.06 % | +2.8% |
| 1989 | 12.22 % | +1.3% |
| 1990 | 12.31 % | +0.7% |
| 1991 | 12.31 % | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 12.47 % | +1.3% |
| 1993 | 12.47 % | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 12.47 % | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 12.72 % | +2.0% |
| 1996 | 12.72 % | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 12.72 % | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 12.88 % | +1.3% |
| 1999 | 12.88 % | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 12.88 % | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 12.88 % | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 12.88 % | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 12.88 % | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 12.88 % | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 13.26 % | +3.0% |
| 2006 | 13.26 % | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 13.26 % | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 13.26 % | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 13.26 % | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 13.26 % | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 13.26 % | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 13.26 % | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 13.26 % | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 13.26 % | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 13.26 % | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 13.26 % | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 13.26 % | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 13.26 % | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 13.26 % | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 13.26 % | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 13.26 % | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 13.26 % | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 13.26 % | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 13.26 % | +0.0% |
Vanuatu compared with similar countries
- Vanuatu's 13.26 % is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 47.17 %, 28% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Vanuatu's 13.26 % is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 21.45 %, 62% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
More environment data for Vanuatu
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 2.29 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 1.46 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.225 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.02 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 1.53 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate -2.35 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
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 208th out of 255 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
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.