Cereal yield vs. GDP per capita in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: Cereal yield vs. GDP per capita was 0.6362 kg per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Cereal yield vs. GDP per capita in Vanuatu, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in kg per hectare.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cereal yield vs. gdp per capita in Vanuatu is 0.6362 kg per hectare, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 3.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereal yield vs. gdp per capita in Vanuatu peaked at 0.6362 kg per hectare in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.4638 kg per hectare, in 1991.
Vanuatu ranks 176th of 180 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 | 0.4903 kg per hectare | 0.4667 kg per hectare | 0.5 kg per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.5056 kg per hectare | 0.5 kg per hectare | 0.5294 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.5151 kg per hectare | 0.5 kg per hectare | 0.52 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.4889 kg per hectare | 0.4638 kg per hectare | 0.5109 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5349 kg per hectare | 0.5148 kg per hectare | 0.5581 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5997 kg per hectare | 0.5636 kg per hectare | 0.6333 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6298 kg per hectare | 0.6245 kg per hectare | 0.6362 kg 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. gdp per capita in Vanuatu?
- Cereal yield vs. gdp per capita in Vanuatu was 0.6362 kg per hectare in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cereal yield vs. gdp per capita recorded in Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6362 kg per hectare in 2024.
- What is the lowest cereal yield vs. gdp per capita recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4638 kg per hectare in 1991.
- How does Vanuatu rank for cereal yield vs. gdp per capita?
- Vanuatu ranks 176th out of 180 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cereal yield vs. gdp per capita 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 (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Cereal yield vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Average cereal yield, measured in tonnes per hectare versus gross domestic product (GDP) per capita. GDP per capita is adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.