Permanent meadows and pastures — Area in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: Permanent meadows and pastures — Area was 42 1000 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Permanent meadows and pastures — 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 meadows and pastures — area in Vanuatu is 42 1000 ha, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, permanent meadows and pastures — area in Vanuatu peaked at 42 1000 ha in 1998 and was at its lowest, 25 1000 ha, in 1961.
Vanuatu ranks 172nd of 220 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 25 1000 ha | 25 1000 ha | 25 1000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 25 1000 ha | 25 1000 ha | 25 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 30.2 1000 ha | 25 1000 ha | 34 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 38.5 1000 ha | 35 1000 ha | 42 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 42 1000 ha | 42 1000 ha | 42 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 42 1000 ha | 42 1000 ha | 42 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 42 1000 ha | 42 1000 ha | 42 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Vanuatu
- 169 Belize 50 1000 ha compare
- 169 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 50 1000 ha compare
- 169 Qatar 50 1000 ha compare
- 173 Cabo Verde 25 1000 ha compare
- 174 Guadeloupe 24.81 1000 ha compare
- 175 French Guiana 22.15 1000 ha compare
More environment data for Vanuatu
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 3.45 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 25.98 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 61.65 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 99.68 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 12.37 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 20 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Area per capita 0.37 ha/cap (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Land area 9.82 % (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Agricultural land 74.02 % (2024)
- Cropland — Area 119.68 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is permanent meadows and pastures — area in Vanuatu?
- Permanent meadows and pastures — area in Vanuatu was 42 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest permanent meadows and pastures — area recorded in Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 42 1000 ha in 1998.
- What is the lowest permanent meadows and pastures — area recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was 25 1000 ha in 1961.
- How does Vanuatu rank for permanent meadows and pastures — area?
- Vanuatu ranks 172nd out of 220 countries with data for 2024.
- Is permanent meadows and pastures — 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 meadows and pastures — 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.