Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land was 61.65 % in 2024. ▼ Falling
Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land in Vanuatu, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Vanuatu recorded 61.65 % for permanent crops — share in agricultural land in 2024.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, permanent crops — share in agricultural land in Vanuatu peaked at 67.46 % in 1975 and was at its lowest, 60.51 %, in 1998.
That places Vanuatu 19th out of 238 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land in Vanuatu, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 66.67 % | — |
| 1962 | 66.67 % | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 66.67 % | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 66.67 % | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 66.37 % | -0.4% |
| 1966 | 66.37 % | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 66.37 % | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 66.37 % | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 66.37 % | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 66.67 % | +0.5% |
| 1971 | 66.67 % | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 66.67 % | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 66.67 % | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 66.67 % | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 67.46 % | +1.2% |
| 1976 | 67.46 % | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 66.93 % | -0.8% |
| 1978 | 66.93 % | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 66.41 % | -0.8% |
| 1980 | 66.41 % | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 64.89 % | -2.3% |
| 1982 | 64.39 % | -0.8% |
| 1983 | 62.96 % | -2.2% |
| 1984 | 62.96 % | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 63.5 % | +0.9% |
| 1986 | 63.12 % | -0.6% |
| 1987 | 63.64 % | +0.8% |
| 1988 | 63.27 % | -0.6% |
| 1989 | 63.76 % | +0.8% |
| 1990 | 63.33 % | -0.7% |
| 1991 | 63.33 % | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 62.5 % | -1.3% |
| 1993 | 62.5 % | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 62.5 % | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 61.29 % | -1.9% |
| 1996 | 61.29 % | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 61.29 % | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 60.51 % | -1.3% |
| 1999 | 60.51 % | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 60.51 % | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 60.51 % | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 60.51 % | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 60.51 % | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 60.51 % | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 61.65 % | +1.9% |
| 2006 | 61.65 % | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 61.65 % | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 61.65 % | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 61.65 % | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 61.65 % | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 61.65 % | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 61.65 % | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 61.65 % | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 61.65 % | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 61.65 % | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 61.65 % | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 61.65 % | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 61.65 % | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 61.65 % | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 61.65 % | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 61.65 % | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 61.65 % | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 61.65 % | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 61.65 % | +0.0% |
Vanuatu compared with similar countries
- Vanuatu's 61.65 % is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 8.07 %, 7.6× the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Vanuatu's 61.65 % is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 38.35 %, 1.6× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 66.5 % | 66.37 % | 66.67 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 66.85 % | 66.41 % | 67.46 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 63.89 % | 62.96 % | 66.41 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 61.9 % | 60.51 % | 63.33 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 61.08 % | 60.51 % | 61.65 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 61.65 % | 61.65 % | 61.65 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 61.65 % | 61.65 % | 61.65 % | 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 — share in agricultural land in Vanuatu?
- Permanent crops — share in agricultural land in Vanuatu was 61.65 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest permanent crops — share in agricultural land recorded in Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 67.46 % in 1975.
- What is the lowest permanent crops — share in agricultural land recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was 60.51 % in 1998.
- How does Vanuatu rank for permanent crops — share in agricultural land?
- Vanuatu ranks 19th out of 238 countries with data for 2024.
- Is permanent crops — share in agricultural land 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 Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land. 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.