Cereal production (metric tons), per square kilometre in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: Cereal production (metric tons), per square kilometre was 0.0807 metric tons per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.0807 metric tons per square kilometre
Change on year
down 0.2%
World rank
174th
of 181 countries
All-time high
0.0809 metric tons per square kilometre
in 2022
All-time low
0.0271 metric tons per square kilometre
in 1966
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Cereal production (metric tons), per square kilometre in Vanuatu, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in metric tons per square kilometre.
Analysis
Vanuatu recorded 0.0807 metric tons per square kilometre for cereal production (metric tons), per square kilometre in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 3.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereal production (metric tons), per square kilometre in Vanuatu peaked at 0.0809 metric tons per square kilometre in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.0271 metric tons per square kilometre, in 1966.
That places Vanuatu 174th out of 181 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Cereal production (metric tons), per square kilometre in Vanuatu, year by year
| Year | metric tons per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0287 metric tons per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0287 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.0287 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.0287 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.0287 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.0271 metric tons per square kilometre | -5.7% |
| 1967 | 0.0287 metric tons per square kilometre | +6.1% |
| 1968 | 0.0312 metric tons per square kilometre | +8.6% |
| 1969 | 0.0328 metric tons per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 1970 | 0.0369 metric tons per square kilometre | +12.5% |
| 1971 | 0.0369 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.041 metric tons per square kilometre | +11.1% |
| 1973 | 0.041 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.041 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.0451 metric tons per square kilometre | +10.0% |
| 1976 | 0.0492 metric tons per square kilometre | +9.1% |
| 1977 | 0.0492 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.0492 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0492 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.0533 metric tons per square kilometre | +8.3% |
| 1981 | 0.0533 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.0533 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.0533 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.0533 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.0541 metric tons per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1986 | 0.055 metric tons per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1987 | 0.0541 metric tons per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 1988 | 0.0533 metric tons per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 1989 | 0.0541 metric tons per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1990 | 0.0574 metric tons per square kilometre | +6.1% |
| 1991 | 0.0533 metric tons per square kilometre | -7.1% |
| 1992 | 0.0541 metric tons per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1993 | 0.055 metric tons per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1994 | 0.0574 metric tons per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 1995 | 0.0567 metric tons per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 1996 | 0.0571 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 0.0574 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 0.0574 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0589 metric tons per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2000 | 0.0595 metric tons per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0602 metric tons per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 0.0609 metric tons per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 0.061 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 0.062 metric tons per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 0.0629 metric tons per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0615 metric tons per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0656 metric tons per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 2008 | 0.0673 metric tons per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0673 metric tons per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0675 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 0.0681 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 0.0656 metric tons per square kilometre | -3.7% |
| 2013 | 0.0779 metric tons per square kilometre | +18.7% |
| 2014 | 0.073 metric tons per square kilometre | -6.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0717 metric tons per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 2016 | 0.0728 metric tons per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 0.0742 metric tons per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 0.0752 metric tons per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 0.0765 metric tons per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 0.0776 metric tons per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 0.0785 metric tons per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 0.0809 metric tons per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0807 metric tons per square kilometre | -0.2% |
Vanuatu compared with similar countries
- Vanuatu's 0.0807 metric tons per square kilometre is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 9.46 metric tons per square kilometre, 1% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Vanuatu's 0.0807 metric tons per square kilometre is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 8.95 metric tons per square kilometre, 1% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0293 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0271 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0328 metric tons per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0439 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0369 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0492 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0537 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0533 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.055 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0565 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0533 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0589 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0628 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0595 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0673 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0723 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0656 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0779 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0794 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0776 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0809 metric tons per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Vanuatu
- 171 Barbados 0.0991 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 172 Solomon Islands 0.0983 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 173 Congo 0.0889 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 175 Iceland 0.0762 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 176 Bahamas 0.0603 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 177 Papua New Guinea 0.0413 metric tons per square kilometre compare
More agriculture & rural data for Vanuatu
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 13.88 % change on previous year (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.2663 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 1,054 current US$ per person (2024)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 2.21 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.7768 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 26.6% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 26.6% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 2.8% (2011)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.3% (2011)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cereal production (metric tons), per square kilometre in Vanuatu?
- Cereal production (metric tons), per square kilometre in Vanuatu was 0.0807 metric tons per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cereal production (metric tons), per square kilometre recorded in Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0809 metric tons per square kilometre in 2022.
- What is the lowest cereal production (metric tons), per square kilometre recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0271 metric tons per square kilometre in 1966.
- How does Vanuatu rank for cereal production (metric tons), per square kilometre?
- Vanuatu ranks 174th out of 181 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cereal production (metric tons), per square kilometre rising or falling in Vanuatu?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Vanuatu data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Cereal production (metric tons), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Cereal production (metric tons) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Cereal production (metric tons) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Cereal production FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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
Cereal production (metric tons) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.