Land use hidden — Other areas, per capita in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: Land use hidden — Other areas, per capita was 0.0184 Square kilometres per person in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Land use hidden — Other areas, per capita in Vanuatu, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in Square kilometres per person.
Analysis
In 2023, land use hidden — other areas, per capita in Vanuatu stood at 0.0184 Square kilometres per person. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.3% on the previous year and down 20.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use hidden — other areas, per capita in Vanuatu peaked at 0.1681 Square kilometres per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0184 Square kilometres per person, in 2023.
Vanuatu ranks 23rd of 181 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Land use hidden — Other areas, per capita in Vanuatu, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.1681 Square kilometres per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.1634 Square kilometres per person | -2.8% |
| 1963 | 0.1588 Square kilometres per person | -2.8% |
| 1964 | 0.1543 Square kilometres per person | -2.9% |
| 1965 | 0.1487 Square kilometres per person | -3.6% |
| 1966 | 0.1444 Square kilometres per person | -2.9% |
| 1967 | 0.1401 Square kilometres per person | -3.0% |
| 1968 | 0.136 Square kilometres per person | -2.9% |
| 1969 | 0.1321 Square kilometres per person | -2.9% |
| 1970 | 0.1274 Square kilometres per person | -3.5% |
| 1971 | 0.1237 Square kilometres per person | -2.9% |
| 1972 | 0.12 Square kilometres per person | -2.9% |
| 1973 | 0.1165 Square kilometres per person | -3.0% |
| 1974 | 0.113 Square kilometres per person | -3.0% |
| 1975 | 0.109 Square kilometres per person | -3.5% |
| 1976 | 0.1057 Square kilometres per person | -3.0% |
| 1977 | 0.1024 Square kilometres per person | -3.1% |
| 1978 | 0.0993 Square kilometres per person | -3.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0965 Square kilometres per person | -2.8% |
| 1980 | 0.0943 Square kilometres per person | -2.3% |
| 1981 | 0.092 Square kilometres per person | -2.5% |
| 1982 | 0.0898 Square kilometres per person | -2.4% |
| 1983 | 0.0874 Square kilometres per person | -2.7% |
| 1984 | 0.0853 Square kilometres per person | -2.4% |
| 1985 | 0.083 Square kilometres per person | -2.7% |
| 1986 | 0.0806 Square kilometres per person | -2.9% |
| 1987 | 0.0784 Square kilometres per person | -2.7% |
| 1988 | 0.0762 Square kilometres per person | -2.9% |
| 1989 | 0.0741 Square kilometres per person | -2.7% |
| 1990 | 0.0422 Square kilometres per person | -43.1% |
| 1991 | 0.041 Square kilometres per person | -2.8% |
| 1992 | 0.0398 Square kilometres per person | -2.9% |
| 1993 | 0.0387 Square kilometres per person | -2.7% |
| 1994 | 0.0378 Square kilometres per person | -2.5% |
| 1995 | 0.0366 Square kilometres per person | -3.1% |
| 1996 | 0.0357 Square kilometres per person | -2.5% |
| 1997 | 0.0349 Square kilometres per person | -2.3% |
| 1998 | 0.0339 Square kilometres per person | -2.7% |
| 1999 | 0.0332 Square kilometres per person | -2.2% |
| 2000 | 0.0323 Square kilometres per person | -2.6% |
| 2001 | 0.0314 Square kilometres per person | -2.8% |
| 2002 | 0.0306 Square kilometres per person | -2.6% |
| 2003 | 0.0297 Square kilometres per person | -2.8% |
| 2004 | 0.029 Square kilometres per person | -2.6% |
| 2005 | 0.0282 Square kilometres per person | -2.7% |
| 2006 | 0.0274 Square kilometres per person | -2.7% |
| 2007 | 0.0267 Square kilometres per person | -2.7% |
| 2008 | 0.026 Square kilometres per person | -2.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0253 Square kilometres per person | -2.5% |
| 2010 | 0.0248 Square kilometres per person | -2.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0242 Square kilometres per person | -2.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0237 Square kilometres per person | -2.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0232 Square kilometres per person | -2.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0227 Square kilometres per person | -2.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0222 Square kilometres per person | -2.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0217 Square kilometres per person | -2.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0212 Square kilometres per person | -2.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0207 Square kilometres per person | -2.4% |
| 2019 | 0.0202 Square kilometres per person | -2.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0197 Square kilometres per person | -2.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0193 Square kilometres per person | -2.3% |
| 2022 | 0.0188 Square kilometres per person | -2.3% |
| 2023 | 0.0184 Square kilometres per person | -2.3% |
Vanuatu compared with similar countries
- Vanuatu's 0.0184 Square kilometres per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.003 Square kilometres per person, 6.1× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Vanuatu's 0.0184 Square kilometres per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0016 Square kilometres per person, 11.8× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Land use hidden — Other areas, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | -43.1% | 0.0741 Square kilometres per person | 0.0422 Square kilometres per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1495 Square kilometres per person | 0.1321 Square kilometres per person | 0.1681 Square kilometres per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.1114 Square kilometres per person | 0.0965 Square kilometres per person | 0.1274 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0841 Square kilometres per person | 0.0741 Square kilometres per person | 0.0943 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0374 Square kilometres per person | 0.0332 Square kilometres per person | 0.0422 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0286 Square kilometres per person | 0.0253 Square kilometres per person | 0.0323 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0224 Square kilometres per person | 0.0202 Square kilometres per person | 0.0248 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0191 Square kilometres per person | 0.0184 Square kilometres per person | 0.0197 Square kilometres per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Vanuatu
- 20 Guyana 0.0243 Square kilometres per person compare
- 21 Chile 0.0229 Square kilometres per person compare
- 22 Belize 0.0208 Square kilometres per person compare
- 24 Turks and Caicos Islands 0.0181 Square kilometres per person compare
- 25 Bolivia 0.0158 Square kilometres per person compare
- 26 Suriname 0.013 Square kilometres per person 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 land use hidden — other areas, per capita in Vanuatu?
- Land use hidden — other areas, per capita in Vanuatu was 0.0184 Square kilometres per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest land use hidden — other areas, per capita recorded in Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1681 Square kilometres per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest land use hidden — other areas, per capita recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0184 Square kilometres per person in 2023.
- How does Vanuatu rank for land use hidden — other areas, per capita?
- Vanuatu ranks 23rd out of 181 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land use hidden — other areas, per capita rising or falling in Vanuatu?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.6%. 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 Land use hidden — Other areas, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Land use hidden — Other areas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Land use hidden — Other areas ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Land use hidden — Other areas Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
- 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
Land use hidden — Other areas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.