Permanent crops — Area in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: Permanent crops — Area was 99.68 1000 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Permanent crops — Area in Vanuatu, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for permanent crops — area in Vanuatu is 99.68 1000 ha, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, permanent crops — area in Vanuatu peaked at 99.68 1000 ha in 2005 and was at its lowest, 70 1000 ha, in 1961.
That places Vanuatu 119th out of 238 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Permanent crops — Area in Vanuatu, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 70 1000 ha | — |
| 1962 | 70 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 70 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 70 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 75 1000 ha | +7.1% |
| 1966 | 75 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 75 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 75 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 75 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 80 1000 ha | +6.7% |
| 1971 | 80 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 80 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 80 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 80 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 85 1000 ha | +6.2% |
| 1976 | 85 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 85 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 85 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 85 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 85 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 85 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 85 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 85 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 85 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 87 1000 ha | +2.4% |
| 1986 | 89 1000 ha | +2.3% |
| 1987 | 91 1000 ha | +2.2% |
| 1988 | 93 1000 ha | +2.2% |
| 1989 | 95 1000 ha | +2.2% |
| 1990 | 95 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 95 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 95 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 95 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 95 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 95 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 95 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 95 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 95 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 95 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 95 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 95 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 95 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 95 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 95 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 99.68 1000 ha | +4.9% |
| 2006 | 99.68 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 99.68 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 99.68 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 99.68 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 99.68 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 99.68 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 99.68 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 99.68 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 99.68 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 99.68 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 99.68 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 99.68 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 99.68 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 99.68 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 99.68 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 99.68 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 99.68 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 99.68 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 99.68 1000 ha | +0.0% |
Vanuatu compared with similar countries
- Vanuatu's 99.68 1000 ha is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 250.5 1000 ha, 40% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Vanuatu's 99.68 1000 ha is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 67.9 1000 ha, 1.5× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 72.78 1000 ha | 70 1000 ha | 75 1000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 82.5 1000 ha | 80 1000 ha | 85 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 88 1000 ha | 85 1000 ha | 95 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 95 1000 ha | 95 1000 ha | 95 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 97.34 1000 ha | 95 1000 ha | 99.68 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 99.68 1000 ha | 99.68 1000 ha | 99.68 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 99.68 1000 ha | 99.68 1000 ha | 99.68 1000 ha | 5 |
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 permanent crops — area in Vanuatu?
- Permanent crops — area in Vanuatu was 99.68 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest permanent crops — area recorded in Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 99.68 1000 ha in 2005.
- What is the lowest permanent crops — area recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was 70 1000 ha in 1961.
- How does Vanuatu rank for permanent crops — area?
- Vanuatu ranks 119th out of 238 countries with data for 2024.
- Is permanent crops — area rising or falling in Vanuatu?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Vanuatu data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Permanent crops — Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.