Grazing land use over the long-term, per capita in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: Grazing land use over the long-term, per capita was 0.0343 hectares per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Grazing land use over the long-term, per capita in Vanuatu, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for grazing land use over the long-term, per capita in Vanuatu is 0.0343 hectares per person, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 2.2% on the previous year and up 49.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, grazing land use over the long-term, per capita in Vanuatu peaked at 0.388 hectares per person in 1960 and was at its lowest, 0.0222 hectares per person, in 2017.
That places Vanuatu 137th out of 189 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Grazing land use over the long-term, per capita in Vanuatu, year by year
| Year | hectares per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.388 hectares per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.3773 hectares per person | -2.8% |
| 1962 | 0.3667 hectares per person | -2.8% |
| 1963 | 0.3563 hectares per person | -2.8% |
| 1964 | 0.3462 hectares per person | -2.9% |
| 1965 | 0.3362 hectares per person | -2.9% |
| 1966 | 0.3264 hectares per person | -2.9% |
| 1967 | 0.3168 hectares per person | -3.0% |
| 1968 | 0.3075 hectares per person | -2.9% |
| 1969 | 0.2985 hectares per person | -2.9% |
| 1970 | 0.2898 hectares per person | -2.9% |
| 1971 | 0.2813 hectares per person | -2.9% |
| 1972 | 0.273 hectares per person | -2.9% |
| 1973 | 0.2649 hectares per person | -3.0% |
| 1974 | 0.257 hectares per person | -3.0% |
| 1975 | 0.2493 hectares per person | -3.0% |
| 1976 | 0.2418 hectares per person | -3.0% |
| 1977 | 0.2345 hectares per person | -3.0% |
| 1978 | 0.2273 hectares per person | -3.0% |
| 1979 | 0.2212 hectares per person | -2.7% |
| 1980 | 0.2162 hectares per person | -2.3% |
| 1981 | 0.2283 hectares per person | +5.6% |
| 1982 | 0.2313 hectares per person | +1.3% |
| 1983 | 0.2419 hectares per person | +4.6% |
| 1984 | 0.236 hectares per person | -2.4% |
| 1985 | 0.2301 hectares per person | -2.5% |
| 1986 | 0.2393 hectares per person | +4.0% |
| 1987 | 0.2333 hectares per person | -2.5% |
| 1988 | 0.2416 hectares per person | +3.6% |
| 1989 | 0.2355 hectares per person | -2.5% |
| 1990 | 0.2364 hectares per person | +0.4% |
| 1991 | 0.2306 hectares per person | -2.5% |
| 1992 | 0.2378 hectares per person | +3.1% |
| 1993 | 0.232 hectares per person | -2.4% |
| 1994 | 0.2266 hectares per person | -2.4% |
| 1995 | 0.2393 hectares per person | +5.6% |
| 1996 | 0.234 hectares per person | -2.2% |
| 1997 | 0.2291 hectares per person | -2.1% |
| 1998 | 0.2355 hectares per person | +2.8% |
| 1999 | 0.2307 hectares per person | -2.1% |
| 2000 | 0.2255 hectares per person | -2.3% |
| 2001 | 0.2199 hectares per person | -2.5% |
| 2002 | 0.2144 hectares per person | -2.5% |
| 2003 | 0.2092 hectares per person | -2.4% |
| 2004 | 0.0526 hectares per person | -74.9% |
| 2005 | 0.0479 hectares per person | -8.8% |
| 2006 | 0.0684 hectares per person | +42.7% |
| 2007 | 0.0791 hectares per person | +15.6% |
| 2008 | 0.0521 hectares per person | -34.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0467 hectares per person | -10.4% |
| 2010 | 0.0298 hectares per person | -36.3% |
| 2011 | 0.028 hectares per person | -5.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0269 hectares per person | -4.0% |
| 2013 | 0.025 hectares per person | -7.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0234 hectares per person | -6.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0229 hectares per person | -2.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0227 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0222 hectares per person | -2.4% |
| 2018 | 0.0404 hectares per person | +82.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0394 hectares per person | -2.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0385 hectares per person | -2.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0376 hectares per person | -2.3% |
| 2022 | 0.0368 hectares per person | -2.3% |
| 2023 | 0.0359 hectares per person | -2.3% |
| 2024 | 0.0351 hectares per person | -2.3% |
| 2025 | 0.0343 hectares per person | -2.2% |
Vanuatu compared with similar countries
- Vanuatu's 0.0343 hectares per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.182 hectares per person, 19% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Vanuatu's 0.0343 hectares per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0241 hectares per person, 1.4× the median. (27 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Grazing land use over the long-term, per capita in Vanuatu changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | +82.2% | 0.0222 hectares per person | 0.0404 hectares per person |
| 2004 | -74.9% | 0.2092 hectares per person | 0.0526 hectares per person |
| 2006 | +42.7% | 0.0479 hectares per person | 0.0684 hectares per person |
| 2010 | -36.3% | 0.0467 hectares per person | 0.0298 hectares per person |
| 2008 | -34.1% | 0.0791 hectares per person | 0.0521 hectares per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.342 hectares per person | 0.2985 hectares per person | 0.388 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.254 hectares per person | 0.2212 hectares per person | 0.2898 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2334 hectares per person | 0.2162 hectares per person | 0.2419 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2332 hectares per person | 0.2266 hectares per person | 0.2393 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1216 hectares per person | 0.0467 hectares per person | 0.2255 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0281 hectares per person | 0.0222 hectares per person | 0.0404 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0364 hectares per person | 0.0343 hectares per person | 0.0385 hectares per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Vanuatu
More environment data for Vanuatu
- Grazing land use over the long-term, annual growth rate -0.0226 % change on previous year (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- 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)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per square kilometre 0.9436 hectares per square kilometre (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is grazing land use over the long-term, per capita in Vanuatu?
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per capita in Vanuatu was 0.0343 hectares per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest grazing land use over the long-term, per capita recorded in Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 0.388 hectares per person in 1960.
- What is the lowest grazing land use over the long-term, per capita recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0222 hectares per person in 2017.
- How does Vanuatu rank for grazing land use over the long-term, per capita?
- Vanuatu ranks 137th out of 189 countries with data for 2025.
- Is grazing land use over the long-term, per capita rising or falling in Vanuatu?
- Over the last ten years it is up 49.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Vanuatu data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Grazing land use over the long-term, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Grazing land use over the long-term divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Grazing land use over the long-term ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Grazing land use over the long term Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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
Grazing land use over the long-term divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.