Land use hidden — Total area, per capita in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: Land use hidden — Total area, per capita was 0.038 Square kilometres per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.038 Square kilometres per person
Change on year
down 2.3%
World rank
39th
of 181 countries
All-time high
0.184 Square kilometres per person
in 1961
All-time low
0.038 Square kilometres per person
in 2023
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Land use hidden — Total area, per capita in Vanuatu, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in Square kilometres per person.
Analysis
Vanuatu recorded 0.038 Square kilometres per person for land use hidden — total area, per capita in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is down 2.3% on the previous year and down 20.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use hidden — total area, per capita in Vanuatu peaked at 0.184 Square kilometres per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.038 Square kilometres per person, in 2023.
That places Vanuatu 39th out of 181 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Land use hidden — Total area, per capita in Vanuatu, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.184 Square kilometres per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.1788 Square kilometres per person | -2.8% |
| 1963 | 0.1737 Square kilometres per person | -2.8% |
| 1964 | 0.1688 Square kilometres per person | -2.9% |
| 1965 | 0.1639 Square kilometres per person | -2.9% |
| 1966 | 0.1592 Square kilometres per person | -2.9% |
| 1967 | 0.1545 Square kilometres per person | -3.0% |
| 1968 | 0.1499 Square kilometres per person | -2.9% |
| 1969 | 0.1455 Square kilometres per person | -2.9% |
| 1970 | 0.1413 Square kilometres per person | -2.9% |
| 1971 | 0.1372 Square kilometres per person | -2.9% |
| 1972 | 0.1331 Square kilometres per person | -2.9% |
| 1973 | 0.1292 Square kilometres per person | -3.0% |
| 1974 | 0.1253 Square kilometres per person | -3.0% |
| 1975 | 0.1216 Square kilometres per person | -3.0% |
| 1976 | 0.1179 Square kilometres per person | -3.0% |
| 1977 | 0.1143 Square kilometres per person | -3.0% |
| 1978 | 0.1109 Square kilometres per person | -3.0% |
| 1979 | 0.1078 Square kilometres per person | -2.7% |
| 1980 | 0.1054 Square kilometres per person | -2.3% |
| 1981 | 0.1031 Square kilometres per person | -2.2% |
| 1982 | 0.1007 Square kilometres per person | -2.3% |
| 1983 | 0.0983 Square kilometres per person | -2.4% |
| 1984 | 0.0959 Square kilometres per person | -2.4% |
| 1985 | 0.0935 Square kilometres per person | -2.5% |
| 1986 | 0.0912 Square kilometres per person | -2.5% |
| 1987 | 0.0889 Square kilometres per person | -2.5% |
| 1988 | 0.0866 Square kilometres per person | -2.5% |
| 1989 | 0.0844 Square kilometres per person | -2.5% |
| 1990 | 0.0823 Square kilometres per person | -2.5% |
| 1991 | 0.0803 Square kilometres per person | -2.5% |
| 1992 | 0.0783 Square kilometres per person | -2.5% |
| 1993 | 0.0764 Square kilometres per person | -2.4% |
| 1994 | 0.0746 Square kilometres per person | -2.4% |
| 1995 | 0.0729 Square kilometres per person | -2.3% |
| 1996 | 0.0713 Square kilometres per person | -2.2% |
| 1997 | 0.0698 Square kilometres per person | -2.1% |
| 1998 | 0.0684 Square kilometres per person | -2.1% |
| 1999 | 0.067 Square kilometres per person | -2.1% |
| 2000 | 0.0654 Square kilometres per person | -2.3% |
| 2001 | 0.0638 Square kilometres per person | -2.5% |
| 2002 | 0.0622 Square kilometres per person | -2.5% |
| 2003 | 0.0607 Square kilometres per person | -2.4% |
| 2004 | 0.0593 Square kilometres per person | -2.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0578 Square kilometres per person | -2.4% |
| 2006 | 0.0565 Square kilometres per person | -2.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0551 Square kilometres per person | -2.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0537 Square kilometres per person | -2.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0524 Square kilometres per person | -2.5% |
| 2010 | 0.0512 Square kilometres per person | -2.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0501 Square kilometres per person | -2.1% |
| 2012 | 0.049 Square kilometres per person | -2.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0479 Square kilometres per person | -2.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0468 Square kilometres per person | -2.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0458 Square kilometres per person | -2.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0448 Square kilometres per person | -2.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0438 Square kilometres per person | -2.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0427 Square kilometres per person | -2.4% |
| 2019 | 0.0417 Square kilometres per person | -2.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0408 Square kilometres per person | -2.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0399 Square kilometres per person | -2.3% |
| 2022 | 0.0389 Square kilometres per person | -2.3% |
| 2023 | 0.038 Square kilometres per person | -2.3% |
Vanuatu compared with similar countries
- Vanuatu's 0.038 Square kilometres per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0126 Square kilometres per person, 3.0× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Vanuatu's 0.038 Square kilometres per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0072 Square kilometres per person, 5.3× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1643 Square kilometres per person | 0.1455 Square kilometres per person | 0.184 Square kilometres per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.1239 Square kilometres per person | 0.1078 Square kilometres per person | 0.1413 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0948 Square kilometres per person | 0.0844 Square kilometres per person | 0.1054 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0741 Square kilometres per person | 0.067 Square kilometres per person | 0.0823 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0587 Square kilometres per person | 0.0524 Square kilometres per person | 0.0654 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0464 Square kilometres per person | 0.0417 Square kilometres per person | 0.0512 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0394 Square kilometres per person | 0.038 Square kilometres per person | 0.0408 Square kilometres per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Vanuatu
- 36 Papua New Guinea 0.0445 Square kilometres per person compare
- 37 Brazil 0.0403 Square kilometres per person compare
- 38 Chile 0.0385 Square kilometres per person compare
- 40 Peru 0.038 Square kilometres per person compare
- 41 Sudan 0.0375 Square kilometres per person compare
- 42 Zambia 0.0363 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 — total area, per capita in Vanuatu?
- Land use hidden — total area, per capita in Vanuatu was 0.038 Square kilometres per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest land use hidden — total area, per capita recorded in Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 0.184 Square kilometres per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest land use hidden — total area, per capita recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.038 Square kilometres per person in 2023.
- How does Vanuatu rank for land use hidden — total area, per capita?
- Vanuatu ranks 39th out of 181 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land use hidden — total area, 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 falling.
- Where does this Vanuatu data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Land use hidden — Total area, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Land use hidden — Total area 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 — Total area ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Land use hidden — Total area 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 — Total area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.