Arable land — Share in Agricultural land in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: Arable land — Share in Agricultural land was 12.37 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
Arable land — Share in Agricultural land in Vanuatu, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for arable land — share in agricultural land in Vanuatu is 12.37 %, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land — share in agricultural land in Vanuatu peaked at 14.81 % in 1983 and was at its lowest, 9.52 %, in 1961.
Vanuatu ranks 187th of 231 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 10.62 % | 9.52 % | 11.5 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 12.87 % | 12.5 % | 14.06 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 14.24 % | 13.42 % | 14.81 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 13.03 % | 12.74 % | 13.33 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 12.55 % | 12.37 % | 12.74 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.37 % | 12.37 % | 12.37 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.37 % | 12.37 % | 12.37 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Vanuatu
- 184 Chile 13.19 % compare
- 185 Guyana 13.17 % compare
- 186 Kyrgyzstan 12.44 % compare
- 188 Pacific Islands Trust Territory 12.2 % compare
- 189 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 12.07 % compare
- 190 Georgia 11.72 % compare
More environment data for Vanuatu
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 3.45 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 25.98 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 42 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 61.65 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 99.68 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Area 20 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Area per capita 0.37 ha/cap (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Land area 9.82 % (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Agricultural land 74.02 % (2024)
- Cropland — Area 119.68 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arable land — share in agricultural land in Vanuatu?
- Arable land — share in agricultural land in Vanuatu was 12.37 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest arable land — share in agricultural land recorded in Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 14.81 % in 1983.
- What is the lowest arable land — share in agricultural land recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.52 % in 1961.
- How does Vanuatu rank for arable land — share in agricultural land?
- Vanuatu ranks 187th out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is arable land — share in agricultural land 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 Arable land — Share in Agricultural land. 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.