Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita was 0.181 tonnes per person in 2023. ▲ Rising
Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita in Vanuatu, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita in Vanuatu is 0.181 tonnes per person, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 3.0% on the previous year and up 24.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita in Vanuatu peaked at 0.2298 tonnes per person in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.0507 tonnes per person, in 1981.
That places Vanuatu 85th out of 189 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita in Vanuatu, year by year
| Year | tonnes per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0604 tonnes per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0587 tonnes per person | -2.8% |
| 1963 | 0.057 tonnes per person | -2.8% |
| 1964 | 0.0554 tonnes per person | -2.9% |
| 1965 | 0.0672 tonnes per person | +21.4% |
| 1966 | 0.0653 tonnes per person | -2.9% |
| 1967 | 0.076 tonnes per person | +16.5% |
| 1968 | 0.0615 tonnes per person | -19.1% |
| 1969 | 0.0716 tonnes per person | +16.5% |
| 1970 | 0.0696 tonnes per person | -2.9% |
| 1971 | 0.0788 tonnes per person | +13.3% |
| 1972 | 0.0765 tonnes per person | -2.9% |
| 1973 | 0.0636 tonnes per person | -16.8% |
| 1974 | 0.072 tonnes per person | +13.2% |
| 1975 | 0.0598 tonnes per person | -16.9% |
| 1976 | 0.058 tonnes per person | -3.0% |
| 1977 | 0.0657 tonnes per person | +13.1% |
| 1978 | 0.0637 tonnes per person | -3.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0885 tonnes per person | +39.0% |
| 1980 | 0.0692 tonnes per person | -21.8% |
| 1981 | 0.0507 tonnes per person | -26.6% |
| 1982 | 0.0578 tonnes per person | +14.0% |
| 1983 | 0.0645 tonnes per person | +11.6% |
| 1984 | 0.0787 tonnes per person | +21.9% |
| 1985 | 0.0921 tonnes per person | +17.0% |
| 1986 | 0.0748 tonnes per person | -18.8% |
| 1987 | 0.0875 tonnes per person | +17.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0639 tonnes per person | -26.9% |
| 1989 | 0.0623 tonnes per person | -2.5% |
| 1990 | 0.054 tonnes per person | -13.3% |
| 1991 | 0.0659 tonnes per person | +21.9% |
| 1992 | 0.0771 tonnes per person | +17.1% |
| 1993 | 0.069 tonnes per person | -10.5% |
| 1994 | 0.0735 tonnes per person | +6.5% |
| 1995 | 0.0778 tonnes per person | +5.9% |
| 1996 | 0.0819 tonnes per person | +5.3% |
| 1997 | 0.0916 tonnes per person | +11.9% |
| 1998 | 0.0953 tonnes per person | +4.1% |
| 1999 | 0.0989 tonnes per person | +3.7% |
| 2000 | 0.0913 tonnes per person | -7.7% |
| 2001 | 0.0942 tonnes per person | +3.2% |
| 2002 | 0.1021 tonnes per person | +8.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0996 tonnes per person | -2.4% |
| 2004 | 0.1069 tonnes per person | +7.3% |
| 2005 | 0.1044 tonnes per person | -2.4% |
| 2006 | 0.1065 tonnes per person | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0994 tonnes per person | -6.7% |
| 2008 | 0.0926 tonnes per person | -6.9% |
| 2009 | 0.0945 tonnes per person | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 0.1553 tonnes per person | +64.3% |
| 2011 | 0.1479 tonnes per person | -4.8% |
| 2012 | 0.1446 tonnes per person | -2.2% |
| 2013 | 0.1454 tonnes per person | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 0.1614 tonnes per person | +11.0% |
| 2015 | 0.1654 tonnes per person | +2.5% |
| 2016 | 0.1764 tonnes per person | +6.7% |
| 2017 | 0.2298 tonnes per person | +30.3% |
| 2018 | 0.1858 tonnes per person | -19.1% |
| 2019 | 0.1404 tonnes per person | -24.4% |
| 2020 | 0.1773 tonnes per person | +26.3% |
| 2021 | 0.1733 tonnes per person | -2.3% |
| 2022 | 0.1757 tonnes per person | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 0.181 tonnes per person | +3.0% |
Vanuatu compared with similar countries
- Vanuatu's 0.181 tonnes per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.1155 tonnes per person, 1.6× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Vanuatu's 0.181 tonnes per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.1491 tonnes per person, 1.2× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0637 tonnes per person | 0.0554 tonnes per person | 0.076 tonnes per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0696 tonnes per person | 0.058 tonnes per person | 0.0885 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0702 tonnes per person | 0.0507 tonnes per person | 0.0921 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0785 tonnes per person | 0.054 tonnes per person | 0.0989 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0992 tonnes per person | 0.0913 tonnes per person | 0.1069 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1652 tonnes per person | 0.1404 tonnes per person | 0.2298 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1768 tonnes per person | 0.1733 tonnes per person | 0.181 tonnes per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Vanuatu
- 82 Maldives 0.1901 tonnes per person compare
- 83 Saint Lucia 0.1896 tonnes per person compare
- 84 Switzerland 0.1827 tonnes per person compare
- 86 Peru 0.1776 tonnes per person compare
- 87 Mauritania 0.1756 tonnes per person compare
- 88 Iraq 0.1724 tonnes per person 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: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita in Vanuatu?
- Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita in Vanuatu was 0.181 tonnes per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita recorded in Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2298 tonnes per person in 2017.
- What is the lowest cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0507 tonnes per person in 1981.
- How does Vanuatu rank for cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita?
- Vanuatu ranks 85th out of 189 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita rising or falling in Vanuatu?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.5%. 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 Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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.
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Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.