Cropland — Area, per square kilometre in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: Cropland — Area, per square kilometre was 0.0098 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.0098 1000 ha per square kilometre
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
115th
of 185 countries
All-time high
0.0098 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 2005
All-time low
0.0066 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Cropland — Area, per square kilometre in Vanuatu, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
Vanuatu recorded 0.0098 1000 ha per square kilometre for cropland — area, per square kilometre in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, cropland — area, per square kilometre in Vanuatu peaked at 0.0098 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.0066 1000 ha per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places Vanuatu 115th out of 185 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Cropland — Area, per square kilometre in Vanuatu, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0066 1000 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0066 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.0066 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.0066 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.0072 1000 ha per square kilometre | +10.0% |
| 1966 | 0.0072 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.0072 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.0072 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.0072 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.0078 1000 ha per square kilometre | +8.0% |
| 1971 | 0.0078 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.0078 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.0078 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.0078 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.0083 1000 ha per square kilometre | +6.3% |
| 1976 | 0.0083 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.0084 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1978 | 0.0084 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0084 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1980 | 0.0084 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.0085 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1982 | 0.0085 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.0086 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1984 | 0.0086 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.0088 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1986 | 0.0089 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1987 | 0.0091 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1988 | 0.0093 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1989 | 0.0094 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1990 | 0.0094 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0094 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0094 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0094 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0094 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0094 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0094 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0094 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0094 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0094 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0094 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0094 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0094 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0094 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0094 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0098 1000 ha per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0098 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0098 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0098 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0098 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0098 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0098 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0098 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0098 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0098 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0098 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0098 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0098 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0098 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0098 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0098 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0098 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0098 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0098 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
Vanuatu compared with similar countries
- Vanuatu's 0.0098 1000 ha per square kilometre is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0167 1000 ha per square kilometre, 59% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Vanuatu's 0.0098 1000 ha per square kilometre is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0133 1000 ha per square kilometre, 74% of the median. (27 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0069 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0066 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0072 1000 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0081 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0078 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0084 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0088 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0084 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0094 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0094 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0094 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0094 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0096 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0094 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0098 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0098 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0098 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0098 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0098 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0098 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0098 1000 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Vanuatu
- 112 Trinidad and Tobago 0.0104 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 113 South Africa 0.0102 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 114 Uzbekistan 0.0101 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 116 Ecuador 0.0097 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 117 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.0087 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 118 Puerto Rico 0.0085 1000 ha per square kilometre 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)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -0.9698 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cropland — area, per square kilometre in Vanuatu?
- Cropland — area, per square kilometre in Vanuatu was 0.0098 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cropland — area, per square kilometre recorded in Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0098 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2005.
- What is the lowest cropland — area, per square kilometre recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0066 1000 ha per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Vanuatu rank for cropland — area, per square kilometre?
- Vanuatu ranks 115th out of 185 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cropland — area, per square kilometre 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 Statizoid (derived), published as part of Cropland — Area, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Cropland — Area divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Cropland — Area ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Cropland — Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Cropland — Area divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.