Arable land use per person in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: Arable land use per person was 0.0624 hectares per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Arable land use per person in Vanuatu, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
In 2023, arable land use per person in Vanuatu stood at 0.0624 hectares per person. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.3% on the previous year and down 20.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land use per person in Vanuatu peaked at 0.1748 hectares per person in 1965 and was at its lowest, 0.0624 hectares per person, in 2023.
Vanuatu ranks 140th of 206 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1559 hectares per person | 0.1385 hectares per person | 0.1748 hectares per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.1607 hectares per person | 0.1542 hectares per person | 0.1739 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1521 hectares per person | 0.1385 hectares per person | 0.1613 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1216 hectares per person | 0.1099 hectares per person | 0.1351 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0963 hectares per person | 0.0859 hectares per person | 0.1074 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0761 hectares per person | 0.0685 hectares per person | 0.0839 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0647 hectares per person | 0.0624 hectares per person | 0.0669 hectares per person | 4 |
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More environment data for Vanuatu
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 0.6321 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 1.93 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 0.1832 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.0079 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 0.0021 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0001 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 0.2757 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0001 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0003 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 0.0821 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arable land use per person in Vanuatu?
- Arable land use per person in Vanuatu was 0.0624 hectares per person in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest arable land use per person recorded in Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1748 hectares per person in 1965.
- What is the lowest arable land use per person recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0624 hectares per person in 2023.
- How does Vanuatu rank for arable land use per person?
- Vanuatu ranks 140th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is arable land use per person rising or falling in Vanuatu?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Vanuatu data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Arable land use per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.