Grazing land use over the long-term in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: Grazing land use over the long-term was 11,499 hectares in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
11,499 hectares
Change on year
down 0.0%
World rank
163rd
of 202 countries
All-time high
45,992 hectares
in 1950
All-time low
0 hectares
in 1000
Years of data
108
1000–2025
Grazing land use over the long-term in Vanuatu, 1000–2025
Source: HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
In 2025, grazing land use over the long-term in Vanuatu stood at 11,499 hectares.
The figure is up 88.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, grazing land use over the long-term in Vanuatu peaked at 45,992 hectares in 1950 and was at its lowest, 0 hectares, in 1000.
That places Vanuatu 163rd out of 202 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Grazing land use over the long-term in Vanuatu, year by year
| Year | hectares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1000 | 0 hectares | — |
| 1100 | 0 hectares | — |
| 1200 | 0 hectares | — |
| 1300 | 0 hectares | — |
| 1400 | 0 hectares | — |
| 1500 | 0 hectares | — |
| 1600 | 0 hectares | — |
| 1700 | 0 hectares | — |
| 1710 | 0 hectares | — |
| 1720 | 0 hectares | — |
| 1730 | 0 hectares | — |
| 1740 | 0 hectares | — |
| 1750 | 0 hectares | — |
| 1760 | 0 hectares | — |
| 1770 | 0 hectares | — |
| 1780 | 0 hectares | — |
| 1790 | 0 hectares | — |
| 1800 | 0 hectares | — |
| 1810 | 0 hectares | — |
| 1820 | 0 hectares | — |
| 1830 | 0 hectares | — |
| 1840 | 0 hectares | — |
| 1850 | 2,376 hectares | — |
| 1860 | 2,430 hectares | +2.3% |
| 1870 | 2,428 hectares | -0.1% |
| 1880 | 2,416 hectares | -0.5% |
| 1890 | 2,391 hectares | -1.0% |
| 1900 | 2,351 hectares | -1.7% |
| 1910 | 2,291 hectares | -2.6% |
| 1920 | 2,184 hectares | -4.7% |
| 1930 | 2,039 hectares | -6.6% |
| 1940 | 1,834 hectares | -10.1% |
| 1950 | 45,992 hectares | +2407.9% |
| 1951 | 45,659 hectares | -0.7% |
| 1952 | 45,274 hectares | -0.8% |
| 1953 | 44,747 hectares | -1.2% |
| 1954 | 44,012 hectares | -1.6% |
| 1955 | 42,959 hectares | -2.4% |
| 1956 | 41,499 hectares | -3.4% |
| 1957 | 39,474 hectares | -4.9% |
| 1958 | 36,626 hectares | -7.2% |
| 1959 | 32,394 hectares | -11.6% |
| 1960 | 25,000 hectares | -22.8% |
| 1961 | 25,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1962 | 25,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 25,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 25,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 25,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 25,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 25,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 25,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 25,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 25,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 25,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 25,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 25,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 25,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 25,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 25,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 25,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 25,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 25,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 25,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 27,000 hectares | +8.0% |
| 1982 | 28,000 hectares | +3.7% |
| 1983 | 30,000 hectares | +7.1% |
| 1984 | 30,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 30,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 32,000 hectares | +6.7% |
| 1987 | 32,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 34,000 hectares | +6.2% |
| 1989 | 34,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 35,000 hectares | +2.9% |
| 1991 | 35,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 37,000 hectares | +5.7% |
| 1993 | 37,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 37,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 40,000 hectares | +8.1% |
| 1996 | 40,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 40,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 42,000 hectares | +5.0% |
| 1999 | 42,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 42,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 42,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 42,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 42,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 10,815 hectares | -74.2% |
| 2005 | 10,101 hectares | -6.6% |
| 2006 | 14,770 hectares | +46.2% |
| 2007 | 17,498 hectares | +18.5% |
| 2008 | 11,826 hectares | -32.4% |
| 2009 | 10,867 hectares | -8.1% |
| 2010 | 7,089 hectares | -34.8% |
| 2011 | 6,826 hectares | -3.7% |
| 2012 | 6,700 hectares | -1.8% |
| 2013 | 6,362 hectares | -5.1% |
| 2014 | 6,092 hectares | -4.2% |
| 2015 | 6,090 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 6,176 hectares | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 6,170 hectares | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 11,516 hectares | +86.6% |
| 2019 | 11,514 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 11,512 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 11,509 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 11,507 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 11,504 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 11,501 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2025 | 11,499 hectares | -0.0% |
Vanuatu compared with similar countries
- Vanuatu's 11,499 hectares is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 3.30 million hectares, 0% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Vanuatu's 11,499 hectares is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 190,000 hectares, 6% of the median. (27 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Grazing land use over the long-term 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | +2407.9% | 1,834 hectares | 45,992 hectares |
| 2018 | +86.6% | 6,170 hectares | 11,516 hectares |
| 2004 | -74.2% | 42,000 hectares | 10,815 hectares |
| 2006 | +46.2% | 10,101 hectares | 14,770 hectares |
| 2010 | -34.8% | 10,867 hectares | 7,089 hectares |
| 2008 | -32.4% | 17,498 hectares | 11,826 hectares |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0 hectares | 0 hectares | 0 hectares | 1 |
| 1100s | 0 hectares | 0 hectares | 0 hectares | 1 |
| 1200s | 0 hectares | 0 hectares | 0 hectares | 1 |
| 1300s | 0 hectares | 0 hectares | 0 hectares | 1 |
| 1400s | 0 hectares | 0 hectares | 0 hectares | 1 |
| 1500s | 0 hectares | 0 hectares | 0 hectares | 1 |
| 1600s | 0 hectares | 0 hectares | 0 hectares | 1 |
| 1700s | 0 hectares | 0 hectares | 0 hectares | 1 |
| 1710s | 0 hectares | 0 hectares | 0 hectares | 1 |
| 1720s | 0 hectares | 0 hectares | 0 hectares | 1 |
| 1730s | 0 hectares | 0 hectares | 0 hectares | 1 |
| 1740s | 0 hectares | 0 hectares | 0 hectares | 1 |
| 1750s | 0 hectares | 0 hectares | 0 hectares | 1 |
| 1760s | 0 hectares | 0 hectares | 0 hectares | 1 |
| 1770s | 0 hectares | 0 hectares | 0 hectares | 1 |
| 1780s | 0 hectares | 0 hectares | 0 hectares | 1 |
| 1790s | 0 hectares | 0 hectares | 0 hectares | 1 |
| 1800s | 0 hectares | 0 hectares | 0 hectares | 1 |
| 1810s | 0 hectares | 0 hectares | 0 hectares | 1 |
| 1820s | 0 hectares | 0 hectares | 0 hectares | 1 |
| 1830s | 0 hectares | 0 hectares | 0 hectares | 1 |
| 1840s | 0 hectares | 0 hectares | 0 hectares | 1 |
| 1850s | 2,376 hectares | 2,376 hectares | 2,376 hectares | 1 |
| 1860s | 2,430 hectares | 2,430 hectares | 2,430 hectares | 1 |
| 1870s | 2,428 hectares | 2,428 hectares | 2,428 hectares | 1 |
| 1880s | 2,416 hectares | 2,416 hectares | 2,416 hectares | 1 |
| 1890s | 2,391 hectares | 2,391 hectares | 2,391 hectares | 1 |
| 1900s | 2,351 hectares | 2,351 hectares | 2,351 hectares | 1 |
| 1910s | 2,291 hectares | 2,291 hectares | 2,291 hectares | 1 |
| 1920s | 2,184 hectares | 2,184 hectares | 2,184 hectares | 1 |
| 1930s | 2,039 hectares | 2,039 hectares | 2,039 hectares | 1 |
| 1940s | 1,834 hectares | 1,834 hectares | 1,834 hectares | 1 |
| 1950s | 41,864 hectares | 32,394 hectares | 45,992 hectares | 10 |
| 1960s | 25,000 hectares | 25,000 hectares | 25,000 hectares | 10 |
| 1970s | 25,000 hectares | 25,000 hectares | 25,000 hectares | 10 |
| 1980s | 30,200 hectares | 25,000 hectares | 34,000 hectares | 10 |
| 1990s | 38,500 hectares | 35,000 hectares | 42,000 hectares | 10 |
| 2000s | 24,388 hectares | 10,101 hectares | 42,000 hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 7,454 hectares | 6,090 hectares | 11,516 hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 11,505 hectares | 11,499 hectares | 11,512 hectares | 6 |
Countries ranked near Vanuatu
- 160 Suriname 16,000 hectares compare
- 161 Reunion 15,446 hectares compare
- 162 Martinique 12,932 hectares compare
- 164 Trinidad and Tobago 7,000 hectares compare
- 165 American Samoa 5,282 hectares compare
- 165 Samoa 5,282 hectares 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 grazing land use over the long-term in Vanuatu?
- Grazing land use over the long-term in Vanuatu was 11,499 hectares in 2025, according to HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest grazing land use over the long-term recorded in Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 45,992 hectares in 1950.
- What is the lowest grazing land use over the long-term recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 hectares in 1000.
- How does Vanuatu rank for grazing land use over the long-term?
- Vanuatu ranks 163rd out of 202 countries with data for 2025.
- Is grazing land use over the long-term rising or falling in Vanuatu?
- Over the last ten years it is up 88.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Vanuatu data come from?
- The figures come from HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Grazing land use over the long-term. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total grazingland area for each separate country over time.