Cereal yield vs. fertilizer use in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: Cereal yield vs. fertilizer use was 0.6362 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Cereal yield vs. fertilizer use in Vanuatu, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
In 2024, cereal yield vs. fertilizer use in Vanuatu stood at 0.6362 tonnes per hectare. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 3.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereal yield vs. fertilizer use in Vanuatu peaked at 0.6362 tonnes per hectare in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.4638 tonnes per hectare, in 1991.
That places Vanuatu 179th out of 185 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 | 0.4903 tonnes per hectare | 0.4667 tonnes per hectare | 0.5 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.5056 tonnes per hectare | 0.5 tonnes per hectare | 0.5294 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.5151 tonnes per hectare | 0.5 tonnes per hectare | 0.52 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.4889 tonnes per hectare | 0.4638 tonnes per hectare | 0.5109 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5349 tonnes per hectare | 0.5148 tonnes per hectare | 0.5581 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5997 tonnes per hectare | 0.5636 tonnes per hectare | 0.6333 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6298 tonnes per hectare | 0.6245 tonnes per hectare | 0.6362 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Vanuatu
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 345.61 million current US$ (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 26.6% (2024)
- Rural population 260,353 (2025)
- Rural population growth 2.2% (2025)
- Rural population 77.7% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.3% (2011)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 2.8% (2011)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 26.6% (2024)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 26.6% (2024)
- Land under cereal production 1,549 hectares (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cereal yield vs. fertilizer use in Vanuatu?
- Cereal yield vs. fertilizer use in Vanuatu was 0.6362 tonnes per hectare in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cereal yield vs. fertilizer use recorded in Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6362 tonnes per hectare in 2024.
- What is the lowest cereal yield vs. fertilizer use recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4638 tonnes per hectare in 1991.
- How does Vanuatu rank for cereal yield vs. fertilizer use?
- Vanuatu ranks 179th out of 185 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cereal yield vs. fertilizer use rising or falling in Vanuatu?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.3%. 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 (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Cereal yield vs. fertilizer use. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured in tonnes per hectare.