Land area — Area, per square kilometre in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: Land area — Area, per square kilometre was 0.1 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▬ Flat
Latest (2023)
0.1 1000 ha per square kilometre
Change on year
down 0.0%
World rank
174th
of 190 countries
All-time high
0.1 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 1961
All-time low
0.1 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Land area — Area, per square kilometre in Vanuatu, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for land area — area, per square kilometre in Vanuatu is 0.1 1000 ha per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is down 0.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land area — area, per square kilometre in Vanuatu peaked at 0.1 1000 ha per square kilometre in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.1 1000 ha per square kilometre, in 2023.
Vanuatu ranks 174th of 190 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Land area — Area, per square kilometre in Vanuatu, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.1 1000 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.1 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.1 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.1 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.1 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.1 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.1 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.1 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.1 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.1 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.1 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.1 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.1 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.1 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.1 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.1 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.1 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.1 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.1 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.1 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.1 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.1 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.1 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.1 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.1 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.1 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.1 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.1 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.1 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.1 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.1 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.1 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.1 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.1 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.1 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.1 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.1 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.1 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.1 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.1 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.1 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.1 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.1 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.1 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.1 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.1 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.1 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.1 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.1 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.1 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.1 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.1 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.1 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.1 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.1 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.1 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.1 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.1 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.1 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.1 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.1 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.1 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.1 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.0% |
Vanuatu compared with similar countries
- Vanuatu's 0.1 1000 ha per square kilometre is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.1 1000 ha per square kilometre, 100% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Vanuatu's 0.1 1000 ha per square kilometre is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.1 1000 ha per square kilometre, 100% of the median. (27 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.1 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.1 1000 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.1 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.1 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.1 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.1 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.1 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.1 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.1 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.1 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.1 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.1 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.1 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.1 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.1 1000 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Vanuatu
- 173 Indonesia 0.1 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 175 Japan 0.1 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 176 Trinidad and Tobago 0.1 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 177 Turks and Caicos Islands 0.0998 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 land area — area, per square kilometre in Vanuatu?
- Land area — area, per square kilometre in Vanuatu was 0.1 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest land area — area, per square kilometre recorded in Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1 1000 ha per square kilometre in 1961.
- What is the lowest land area — area, per square kilometre recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023.
- How does Vanuatu rank for land area — area, per square kilometre?
- Vanuatu ranks 174th out of 190 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land area — area, per square kilometre rising or falling in Vanuatu?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Vanuatu data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Land area — Area, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Land area — 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.
Land area — Area ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Land area — 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
Land area — 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.