Land use hidden — Other areas in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: Land use hidden — Other areas was 5,897 Square kilometres in 2023. ▼ Falling
Land use hidden — Other areas in Vanuatu, 1961–2023
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Square kilometres.
Analysis
Vanuatu recorded 5,897 Square kilometres for land use hidden — other areas in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use hidden — other areas in Vanuatu peaked at 11,140 Square kilometres in 1961 and was at its lowest, 5,897 Square kilometres, in 2007.
Vanuatu ranks 123rd of 202 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Land use hidden — Other areas in Vanuatu, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 11,140 Square kilometres | — |
| 1962 | 11,140 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 11,140 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 11,140 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 11,060 Square kilometres | -0.7% |
| 1966 | 11,060 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 11,060 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 11,060 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 11,060 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 10,990 Square kilometres | -0.6% |
| 1971 | 10,990 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 10,990 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 10,990 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 10,990 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 10,930 Square kilometres | -0.5% |
| 1976 | 10,930 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 10,920 Square kilometres | -0.1% |
| 1978 | 10,920 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 10,910 Square kilometres | -0.1% |
| 1980 | 10,910 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 10,880 Square kilometres | -0.3% |
| 1982 | 10,870 Square kilometres | -0.1% |
| 1983 | 10,840 Square kilometres | -0.3% |
| 1984 | 10,840 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 10,820 Square kilometres | -0.2% |
| 1986 | 10,780 Square kilometres | -0.4% |
| 1987 | 10,760 Square kilometres | -0.2% |
| 1988 | 10,720 Square kilometres | -0.4% |
| 1989 | 10,700 Square kilometres | -0.2% |
| 1990 | 6,247 Square kilometres | -41.6% |
| 1991 | 6,227 Square kilometres | -0.3% |
| 1992 | 6,197 Square kilometres | -0.5% |
| 1993 | 6,177 Square kilometres | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 6,167 Square kilometres | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 6,117 Square kilometres | -0.8% |
| 1996 | 6,097 Square kilometres | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 6,087 Square kilometres | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 6,047 Square kilometres | -0.7% |
| 1999 | 6,037 Square kilometres | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 6,017 Square kilometres | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 5,997 Square kilometres | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 5,987 Square kilometres | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 5,967 Square kilometres | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 5,957 Square kilometres | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 5,937 Square kilometres | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 5,917 Square kilometres | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 5,897 Square kilometres | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 5,897 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 5,897 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 5,897 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 5,897 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 5,897 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 5,897 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 5,897 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 5,897 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 5,897 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 5,897 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 5,897 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 5,897 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 5,897 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 5,897 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 5,897 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 5,897 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
Vanuatu compared with similar countries
- Vanuatu's 5,897 Square kilometres is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 43,008 Square kilometres, 14% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Vanuatu's 5,897 Square kilometres is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 5,897 Square kilometres, 1.0× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Land use hidden — Other areas 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 | -41.6% | 10,700 Square kilometres | 6,247 Square kilometres |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 11,096 Square kilometres | 11,060 Square kilometres | 11,140 Square kilometres | 9 |
| 1970s | 10,956 Square kilometres | 10,910 Square kilometres | 10,990 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 1980s | 10,812 Square kilometres | 10,700 Square kilometres | 10,910 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 1990s | 6,140 Square kilometres | 6,037 Square kilometres | 6,247 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2000s | 5,947 Square kilometres | 5,897 Square kilometres | 6,017 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2010s | 5,897 Square kilometres | 5,897 Square kilometres | 5,897 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2020s | 5,897 Square kilometres | 5,897 Square kilometres | 5,897 Square kilometres | 4 |
Countries ranked near Vanuatu
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 in Vanuatu?
- Land use hidden — other areas in Vanuatu was 5,897 Square kilometres in 2023, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest land use hidden — other areas recorded in Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 11,140 Square kilometres in 1961.
- What is the lowest land use hidden — other areas recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was 5,897 Square kilometres in 2007.
- How does Vanuatu rank for land use hidden — other areas?
- Vanuatu ranks 123rd out of 202 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land use hidden — other areas rising or falling in Vanuatu?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Vanuatu data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Land use hidden — Other areas. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Land resources are one of the four components of the natural environment: water, air, land and living resources. In this context land is both: a physical "milieu" necessary for the development of natural vegetation as well as cultivated vegetation; a resource for human activities. The data presented here give information concerning land use state and changes (e.g. agricultural land, forest land). Data source(s): Food and Agriculture Organization of the U.N., (FAOSTAT) Contact: ENV.Stat@oecd.org Dataset release date: June 3, 2024 Database documentation Countries metadata