Cereals, primary — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: Cereals, primary — Area harvested, per square kilometre was 0.1276 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.1276 ha per square kilometre
Change on year
down 0.8%
World rank
139th
of 159 countries
All-time high
0.1286 ha per square kilometre
in 2022
All-time low
0.0574 ha per square kilometre
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Cereals, primary — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Vanuatu, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, cereals, primary — area harvested, per square kilometre in Vanuatu stood at 0.1276 ha per square kilometre.
The figure is down 0.8% on the previous year and up 3.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereals, primary — area harvested, per square kilometre in Vanuatu peaked at 0.1286 ha per square kilometre in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.0574 ha per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places Vanuatu 139th out of 159 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.
Cereals, primary — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Vanuatu, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0574 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0574 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.0574 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.0574 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.0574 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.0574 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.0615 ha per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 1968 | 0.0656 ha per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 1969 | 0.0656 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.0697 ha per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 1971 | 0.0738 ha per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 1972 | 0.0779 ha per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 1973 | 0.082 ha per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 1974 | 0.082 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.0902 ha per square kilometre | +10.0% |
| 1976 | 0.0984 ha per square kilometre | +9.1% |
| 1977 | 0.0984 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.0984 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0984 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.1025 ha per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 1981 | 0.1025 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.1025 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.1025 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.1025 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.1042 ha per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1986 | 0.1066 ha per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1987 | 0.1066 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.1066 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.1066 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.1124 ha per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 1991 | 0.115 ha per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1992 | 0.1153 ha per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 0.1157 ha per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 0.1194 ha per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1995 | 0.1165 ha per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 1996 | 0.116 ha per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 0.1153 ha per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1998 | 0.114 ha per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 1999 | 0.1157 ha per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2000 | 0.1156 ha per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 0.1157 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 0.1157 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.1146 ha per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 0.1165 ha per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 0.1185 ha per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 0.1148 ha per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 2007 | 0.119 ha per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 2008 | 0.1231 ha per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 2009 | 0.1205 ha per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 2010 | 0.1198 ha per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 0.1194 ha per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 0.1148 ha per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 2013 | 0.1231 ha per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 2014 | 0.1186 ha per square kilometre | -3.6% |
| 2015 | 0.1193 ha per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 0.1209 ha per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 0.1222 ha per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 0.1226 ha per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 0.1234 ha per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 0.1242 ha per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 0.1252 ha per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 0.1286 ha per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 2023 | 0.1276 ha per square kilometre | -0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0597 ha per square kilometre | 0.0574 ha per square kilometre | 0.0656 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.087 ha per square kilometre | 0.0697 ha per square kilometre | 0.0984 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1043 ha per square kilometre | 0.1025 ha per square kilometre | 0.1066 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1155 ha per square kilometre | 0.1124 ha per square kilometre | 0.1194 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1174 ha per square kilometre | 0.1146 ha per square kilometre | 0.1231 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1204 ha per square kilometre | 0.1148 ha per square kilometre | 0.1234 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1264 ha per square kilometre | 0.1242 ha per square kilometre | 0.1286 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Vanuatu
- 136 Botswana 0.1512 ha per square kilometre compare
- 137 Saudi Arabia 0.1497 ha per square kilometre compare
- 138 Kuwait 0.1282 ha per square kilometre compare
- 140 Puerto Rico 0.1256 ha per square kilometre compare
- 141 Fiji 0.1224 ha per square kilometre compare
- 142 Gabon 0.1169 ha 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 cereals, primary — area harvested, per square kilometre in Vanuatu?
- Cereals, primary — area harvested, per square kilometre in Vanuatu was 0.1276 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cereals, primary — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1286 ha per square kilometre in 2022.
- What is the lowest cereals, primary — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0574 ha per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Vanuatu rank for cereals, primary — area harvested, per square kilometre?
- Vanuatu ranks 139th out of 159 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cereals, primary — area harvested, per square kilometre rising or falling in Vanuatu?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.7%. 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 Cereals, primary — Area harvested, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Cereals, primary — Area harvested 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.
Cereals, primary — Area harvested ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Cereals, primary — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- 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
Cereals, primary — Area harvested 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.