Cereal yields in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: Cereal yields was 0.6362 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.6362 tonnes per hectare
Change on year
up 0.6%
World rank
180th
of 186 countries
All-time high
0.6362 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
All-time low
0.4638 tonnes per hectare
in 1991
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Cereal yields 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
Vanuatu recorded 0.6362 tonnes per hectare for cereal yields in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and up 3.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereal yields in Vanuatu peaked at 0.6362 tonnes per hectare in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.4638 tonnes per hectare, in 1991.
Vanuatu ranks 180th of 186 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Cereal yields in Vanuatu, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.5 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1962 | 0.5 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.5 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.5 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.5 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.4714 tonnes per hectare | -5.7% |
| 1967 | 0.4667 tonnes per hectare | -1.0% |
| 1968 | 0.475 tonnes per hectare | +1.8% |
| 1969 | 0.5 tonnes per hectare | +5.3% |
| 1970 | 0.5294 tonnes per hectare | +5.9% |
| 1971 | 0.5 tonnes per hectare | -5.6% |
| 1972 | 0.5263 tonnes per hectare | +5.3% |
| 1973 | 0.5 tonnes per hectare | -5.0% |
| 1974 | 0.5 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.5 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.5 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.5 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.5 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.5 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.52 tonnes per hectare | +4.0% |
| 1981 | 0.52 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.52 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.52 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.52 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.5197 tonnes per hectare | -0.1% |
| 1986 | 0.5154 tonnes per hectare | -0.8% |
| 1987 | 0.5077 tonnes per hectare | -1.5% |
| 1988 | 0.5 tonnes per hectare | -1.5% |
| 1989 | 0.5077 tonnes per hectare | +1.5% |
| 1990 | 0.5109 tonnes per hectare | +0.6% |
| 1991 | 0.4638 tonnes per hectare | -9.2% |
| 1992 | 0.4694 tonnes per hectare | +1.2% |
| 1993 | 0.4751 tonnes per hectare | +1.2% |
| 1994 | 0.4808 tonnes per hectare | +1.2% |
| 1995 | 0.4864 tonnes per hectare | +1.2% |
| 1996 | 0.4921 tonnes per hectare | +1.2% |
| 1997 | 0.4978 tonnes per hectare | +1.2% |
| 1998 | 0.5035 tonnes per hectare | +1.1% |
| 1999 | 0.5091 tonnes per hectare | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 0.5148 tonnes per hectare | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 0.5205 tonnes per hectare | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 0.5262 tonnes per hectare | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 0.5318 tonnes per hectare | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 0.5324 tonnes per hectare | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 0.531 tonnes per hectare | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 0.5357 tonnes per hectare | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 0.5517 tonnes per hectare | +3.0% |
| 2008 | 0.5467 tonnes per hectare | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 0.5581 tonnes per hectare | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 0.5636 tonnes per hectare | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 0.5708 tonnes per hectare | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 0.5714 tonnes per hectare | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 0.6333 tonnes per hectare | +10.8% |
| 2014 | 0.6158 tonnes per hectare | -2.8% |
| 2015 | 0.6008 tonnes per hectare | -2.4% |
| 2016 | 0.6018 tonnes per hectare | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 0.6068 tonnes per hectare | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 0.6131 tonnes per hectare | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 0.6198 tonnes per hectare | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 0.6245 tonnes per hectare | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 0.6271 tonnes per hectare | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 0.6287 tonnes per hectare | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 0.6324 tonnes per hectare | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 0.6362 tonnes per hectare | +0.6% |
Vanuatu compared with similar countries
- Vanuatu's 0.6362 tonnes per hectare is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 2.02 tonnes per hectare, 31% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Vanuatu's 0.6362 tonnes per hectare is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 3.69 tonnes per hectare, 17% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
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 (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 yields in Vanuatu?
- Cereal yields 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 yields recorded in Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6362 tonnes per hectare in 2024.
- What is the lowest cereal yields recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4638 tonnes per hectare in 1991.
- How does Vanuatu rank for cereal yields?
- Vanuatu ranks 180th out of 186 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cereal yields 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 yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured in tonnes per hectare.