Cropland — Area per capita in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: Cropland — Area per capita was 0.37 ha/cap in 2024. ▼ Falling
Cropland — Area per capita in Vanuatu, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha/cap.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cropland — area per capita in Vanuatu is 0.37 ha/cap, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 19.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cropland — area per capita in Vanuatu peaked at 1.21 ha/cap in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.37 ha/cap, in 2023.
That places Vanuatu 38th out of 250 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.
Cropland — Area per capita in Vanuatu, year by year
| Year | ha/cap | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.21 ha/cap | — |
| 1962 | 1.17 ha/cap | -3.3% |
| 1963 | 1.14 ha/cap | -2.6% |
| 1964 | 1.11 ha/cap | -2.6% |
| 1965 | 1.18 ha/cap | +6.3% |
| 1966 | 1.15 ha/cap | -2.5% |
| 1967 | 1.12 ha/cap | -2.6% |
| 1968 | 1.08 ha/cap | -3.6% |
| 1969 | 1.05 ha/cap | -2.8% |
| 1970 | 1.1 ha/cap | +4.8% |
| 1971 | 1.07 ha/cap | -2.7% |
| 1972 | 1.04 ha/cap | -2.8% |
| 1973 | 1.01 ha/cap | -2.9% |
| 1974 | 0.98 ha/cap | -3.0% |
| 1975 | 1.01 ha/cap | +3.1% |
| 1976 | 0.98 ha/cap | -3.0% |
| 1977 | 0.96 ha/cap | -2.0% |
| 1978 | 0.93 ha/cap | -3.1% |
| 1979 | 0.91 ha/cap | -2.2% |
| 1980 | 0.89 ha/cap | -2.2% |
| 1981 | 0.88 ha/cap | -1.1% |
| 1982 | 0.86 ha/cap | -2.3% |
| 1983 | 0.85 ha/cap | -1.2% |
| 1984 | 0.83 ha/cap | -2.4% |
| 1985 | 0.82 ha/cap | -1.2% |
| 1986 | 0.82 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.81 ha/cap | -1.2% |
| 1988 | 0.8 ha/cap | -1.2% |
| 1989 | 0.8 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.78 ha/cap | -2.5% |
| 1991 | 0.76 ha/cap | -2.6% |
| 1992 | 0.74 ha/cap | -2.6% |
| 1993 | 0.72 ha/cap | -2.7% |
| 1994 | 0.7 ha/cap | -2.8% |
| 1995 | 0.69 ha/cap | -1.4% |
| 1996 | 0.67 ha/cap | -2.9% |
| 1997 | 0.66 ha/cap | -1.5% |
| 1998 | 0.64 ha/cap | -3.0% |
| 1999 | 0.63 ha/cap | -1.6% |
| 2000 | 0.62 ha/cap | -1.6% |
| 2001 | 0.6 ha/cap | -3.2% |
| 2002 | 0.59 ha/cap | -1.7% |
| 2003 | 0.57 ha/cap | -3.4% |
| 2004 | 0.56 ha/cap | -1.8% |
| 2005 | 0.57 ha/cap | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 0.55 ha/cap | -3.5% |
| 2007 | 0.54 ha/cap | -1.8% |
| 2008 | 0.53 ha/cap | -1.9% |
| 2009 | 0.51 ha/cap | -3.8% |
| 2010 | 0.5 ha/cap | -2.0% |
| 2011 | 0.49 ha/cap | -2.0% |
| 2012 | 0.48 ha/cap | -2.0% |
| 2013 | 0.47 ha/cap | -2.1% |
| 2014 | 0.46 ha/cap | -2.1% |
| 2015 | 0.45 ha/cap | -2.2% |
| 2016 | 0.44 ha/cap | -2.2% |
| 2017 | 0.43 ha/cap | -2.3% |
| 2018 | 0.42 ha/cap | -2.3% |
| 2019 | 0.41 ha/cap | -2.4% |
| 2020 | 0.4 ha/cap | -2.4% |
| 2021 | 0.39 ha/cap | -2.5% |
| 2022 | 0.38 ha/cap | -2.6% |
| 2023 | 0.37 ha/cap | -2.6% |
| 2024 | 0.37 ha/cap | +0.0% |
Vanuatu compared with similar countries
- Vanuatu's 0.37 ha/cap is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.17 ha/cap, 2.2× the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Vanuatu's 0.37 ha/cap is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.135 ha/cap, 2.7× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.13 ha/cap | 1.05 ha/cap | 1.21 ha/cap | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.999 ha/cap | 0.91 ha/cap | 1.1 ha/cap | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.836 ha/cap | 0.8 ha/cap | 0.89 ha/cap | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.699 ha/cap | 0.63 ha/cap | 0.78 ha/cap | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.564 ha/cap | 0.51 ha/cap | 0.62 ha/cap | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.455 ha/cap | 0.41 ha/cap | 0.5 ha/cap | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.382 ha/cap | 0.37 ha/cap | 0.4 ha/cap | 5 |
Countries ranked near Vanuatu
- 35 Denmark 0.4 ha/cap compare
- 35 Finland 0.4 ha/cap compare
- 35 Tunisia 0.4 ha/cap compare
- 39 Burkina Faso 0.36 ha/cap compare
- 39 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 0.36 ha/cap compare
- 41 Yugoslav SFR 0.35 ha/cap compare
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 cropland — area per capita in Vanuatu?
- Cropland — area per capita in Vanuatu was 0.37 ha/cap in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cropland — area per capita recorded in Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 1.21 ha/cap in 1961.
- What is the lowest cropland — area per capita recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.37 ha/cap in 2023.
- How does Vanuatu rank for cropland — area per capita?
- Vanuatu ranks 38th out of 250 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cropland — area per capita rising or falling in Vanuatu?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.6%. 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, published as part of Cropland — Area per capita. 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.