Country area — Area, per capita in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: Country area — Area, per capita was 0.0037 1000 ha per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Country area — Area, per capita in Vanuatu, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 ha per person.
Analysis
In 2024, country area — area, per capita in Vanuatu stood at 0.0037 1000 ha per person. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is down 2.2% on the previous year and down 20.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, country area — area, per capita in Vanuatu peaked at 0.0184 1000 ha per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0037 1000 ha per person, in 2024.
That places Vanuatu 41st out of 190 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Country area — Area, per capita in Vanuatu, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0184 1000 ha per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0179 1000 ha per person | -2.8% |
| 1963 | 0.0174 1000 ha per person | -2.8% |
| 1964 | 0.0169 1000 ha per person | -2.9% |
| 1965 | 0.0164 1000 ha per person | -2.9% |
| 1966 | 0.0159 1000 ha per person | -2.9% |
| 1967 | 0.0154 1000 ha per person | -3.0% |
| 1968 | 0.015 1000 ha per person | -2.9% |
| 1969 | 0.0146 1000 ha per person | -2.9% |
| 1970 | 0.0141 1000 ha per person | -2.9% |
| 1971 | 0.0137 1000 ha per person | -2.9% |
| 1972 | 0.0133 1000 ha per person | -2.9% |
| 1973 | 0.0129 1000 ha per person | -3.0% |
| 1974 | 0.0125 1000 ha per person | -3.0% |
| 1975 | 0.0122 1000 ha per person | -3.0% |
| 1976 | 0.0118 1000 ha per person | -3.0% |
| 1977 | 0.0114 1000 ha per person | -3.0% |
| 1978 | 0.0111 1000 ha per person | -3.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0108 1000 ha per person | -2.7% |
| 1980 | 0.0105 1000 ha per person | -2.3% |
| 1981 | 0.0103 1000 ha per person | -2.2% |
| 1982 | 0.0101 1000 ha per person | -2.3% |
| 1983 | 0.0098 1000 ha per person | -2.4% |
| 1984 | 0.0096 1000 ha per person | -2.4% |
| 1985 | 0.0094 1000 ha per person | -2.5% |
| 1986 | 0.0091 1000 ha per person | -2.5% |
| 1987 | 0.0089 1000 ha per person | -2.5% |
| 1988 | 0.0087 1000 ha per person | -2.5% |
| 1989 | 0.0084 1000 ha per person | -2.5% |
| 1990 | 0.0082 1000 ha per person | -2.5% |
| 1991 | 0.008 1000 ha per person | -2.5% |
| 1992 | 0.0078 1000 ha per person | -2.5% |
| 1993 | 0.0076 1000 ha per person | -2.4% |
| 1994 | 0.0075 1000 ha per person | -2.4% |
| 1995 | 0.0073 1000 ha per person | -2.3% |
| 1996 | 0.0071 1000 ha per person | -2.2% |
| 1997 | 0.007 1000 ha per person | -2.1% |
| 1998 | 0.0068 1000 ha per person | -2.1% |
| 1999 | 0.0067 1000 ha per person | -2.1% |
| 2000 | 0.0065 1000 ha per person | -2.3% |
| 2001 | 0.0064 1000 ha per person | -2.5% |
| 2002 | 0.0062 1000 ha per person | -2.5% |
| 2003 | 0.0061 1000 ha per person | -2.4% |
| 2004 | 0.0059 1000 ha per person | -2.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0058 1000 ha per person | -2.4% |
| 2006 | 0.0056 1000 ha per person | -2.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0055 1000 ha per person | -2.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0054 1000 ha per person | -2.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0052 1000 ha per person | -2.5% |
| 2010 | 0.0051 1000 ha per person | -2.3% |
| 2011 | 0.005 1000 ha per person | -2.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0049 1000 ha per person | -2.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0048 1000 ha per person | -2.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0047 1000 ha per person | -2.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0046 1000 ha per person | -2.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0045 1000 ha per person | -2.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0044 1000 ha per person | -2.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0043 1000 ha per person | -2.4% |
| 2019 | 0.0042 1000 ha per person | -2.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0041 1000 ha per person | -2.3% |
| 2021 | 0.004 1000 ha per person | -2.3% |
| 2022 | 0.0039 1000 ha per person | -2.3% |
| 2023 | 0.0038 1000 ha per person | -2.3% |
| 2024 | 0.0037 1000 ha per person | -2.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0164 1000 ha per person | 0.0146 1000 ha per person | 0.0184 1000 ha per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0124 1000 ha per person | 0.0108 1000 ha per person | 0.0141 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0095 1000 ha per person | 0.0084 1000 ha per person | 0.0105 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0074 1000 ha per person | 0.0067 1000 ha per person | 0.0082 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0059 1000 ha per person | 0.0052 1000 ha per person | 0.0065 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0046 1000 ha per person | 0.0042 1000 ha per person | 0.0051 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0039 1000 ha per person | 0.0037 1000 ha per person | 0.0041 1000 ha per person | 5 |
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- 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)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Agricultural Use, gaps filled 1 t (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Agricultural Use, annual growth rate -99.94 % change on previous year (2024)
- Country area — Area, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Country area — Area, per unit of GDP 0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Land area — Area, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is country area — area, per capita in Vanuatu?
- Country area — area, per capita in Vanuatu was 0.0037 1000 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest country area — area, per capita recorded in Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0184 1000 ha per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest country area — area, per capita recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0037 1000 ha per person in 2024.
- How does Vanuatu rank for country area — area, per capita?
- Vanuatu ranks 41st out of 190 countries with data for 2024.
- Is country area — area, per capita 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 Statizoid (derived), published as part of Country area — Area, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Country area — Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Country area — Area ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Country area — Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Country area — Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.