Coconut oil — Production in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: Coconut oil — Production was 4,642 t in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Coconut oil — Production in Vanuatu, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
Vanuatu recorded 4,642 t for coconut oil — production in 2023.
The figure is up 241.8% on the previous year and down 48.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, coconut oil — production in Vanuatu peaked at 17,818 t in 2014 and was at its lowest, 221.45 t, in 1961.
That places Vanuatu 26th out of 92 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Coconut oil — Production in Vanuatu, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 221.45 t | — |
| 1962 | 329.04 t | +48.6% |
| 1963 | 316.09 t | -3.9% |
| 1964 | 318.21 t | +0.7% |
| 1965 | 392.44 t | +23.3% |
| 1966 | 346.03 t | -11.8% |
| 1967 | 299 t | -13.6% |
| 1968 | 308.56 t | +3.2% |
| 1969 | 429.89 t | +39.3% |
| 1970 | 507 t | +17.9% |
| 1971 | 270.41 t | -46.7% |
| 1972 | 343.2 t | +26.9% |
| 1973 | 1,684 t | +390.7% |
| 1974 | 2,556 t | +51.8% |
| 1975 | 2,330 t | -8.9% |
| 1976 | 1,111 t | -52.3% |
| 1977 | 963.3 t | -13.3% |
| 1978 | 2,528 t | +162.4% |
| 1979 | 4,428 t | +75.1% |
| 1980 | 2,887 t | -34.8% |
| 1981 | 1,177 t | -59.2% |
| 1982 | 1,027 t | -12.7% |
| 1983 | 692.23 t | -32.6% |
| 1984 | 840.07 t | +21.4% |
| 1985 | 967.16 t | +15.1% |
| 1986 | 886.61 t | -8.3% |
| 1987 | 736.8 t | -16.9% |
| 1988 | 754.92 t | +2.5% |
| 1989 | 671.44 t | -11.1% |
| 1990 | 535.14 t | -20.3% |
| 1991 | 583.44 t | +9.0% |
| 1992 | 549.95 t | -5.7% |
| 1993 | 554.72 t | +0.9% |
| 1994 | 545 t | -1.8% |
| 1995 | 660.47 t | +21.2% |
| 1996 | 543.11 t | -17.8% |
| 1997 | 510.14 t | -6.1% |
| 1998 | 544.3 t | +6.7% |
| 1999 | 520.38 t | -4.4% |
| 2000 | 2,347 t | +350.9% |
| 2001 | 9,094 t | +287.5% |
| 2002 | 5,866 t | -35.5% |
| 2003 | 8,242 t | +40.5% |
| 2004 | 17,674 t | +114.4% |
| 2005 | 13,600 t | -23.1% |
| 2006 | 4,164 t | -69.4% |
| 2007 | 15,219 t | +265.5% |
| 2008 | 10,640 t | -30.1% |
| 2009 | 8,822 t | -17.1% |
| 2010 | 11,051 t | +25.3% |
| 2011 | 12,789 t | +15.7% |
| 2012 | 13,635 t | +6.6% |
| 2013 | 9,027 t | -33.8% |
| 2014 | 17,818 t | +97.4% |
| 2015 | 12,212 t | -31.5% |
| 2016 | 4,000 t | -67.2% |
| 2017 | 6,000 t | +50.0% |
| 2018 | 15,000 t | +150.0% |
| 2019 | 14,000 t | -6.7% |
| 2020 | 13,000 t | -7.1% |
| 2021 | 12,000 t | -7.7% |
| 2022 | 1,358 t | -88.7% |
| 2023 | 4,642 t | +241.8% |
Vanuatu compared with similar countries
- Vanuatu's 4,642 t is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 2,174 t, 2.1× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Vanuatu's 4,642 t is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 4,697 t, 99% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Coconut oil — Production in Vanuatu changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | +390.7% | 343.2 t | 1,684 t |
| 2000 | +350.9% | 520.38 t | 2,347 t |
| 2001 | +287.5% | 2,347 t | 9,094 t |
| 2007 | +265.5% | 4,164 t | 15,219 t |
| 2023 | +241.8% | 1,358 t | 4,642 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 328.97 t | 221.45 t | 429.89 t | 9 |
| 1970s | 1,672 t | 270.41 t | 4,428 t | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,064 t | 671.44 t | 2,887 t | 10 |
| 1990s | 554.66 t | 510.14 t | 660.47 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 9,567 t | 2,347 t | 17,674 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 11,553 t | 4,000 t | 17,818 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 7,750 t | 1,358 t | 13,000 t | 4 |
Countries ranked near Vanuatu
- 23 Germany 5,400 t compare
- 24 Guinea-Bissau 5,040 t compare
- 25 Fiji 4,753 t compare
- 27 Marshall Islands 4,554 t compare
- 28 Madagascar 4,321 t compare
- 29 French Polynesia 4,240 t 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 coconut oil — production in Vanuatu?
- Coconut oil — production in Vanuatu was 4,642 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest coconut oil — production recorded in Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 17,818 t in 2014.
- What is the lowest coconut oil — production recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was 221.45 t in 1961.
- How does Vanuatu rank for coconut oil — production?
- Vanuatu ranks 26th out of 92 countries with data for 2023.
- Is coconut oil — production rising or falling in Vanuatu?
- Over the last ten years it is down 48.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Vanuatu data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Coconut oil — Production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area harvested, production quantity and yield. Cereals: Area and production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed or silage or used for grazing are therefore excluded. 2) CROPS PROCESSED: Beer of barley; Cotton lint; Cottonseed; Margarine, short; Molasses; Oil, coconut (copra); Oil, cottonseed; Oil, groundnut; Oil, linseed; Oil, maize; Oil, olive, virgin; Oil, palm; Oil, palm kernel; Oil, rapeseed; Oil, safflower; Oil, sesame; Oil, soybean; Oil, sunflower; Palm kernels; Sugar Raw Centrifugal; Wine. 3) LIVE ANIMALS: Animals live n.e.s.; Asses; Beehives; Buffaloes; Camelids, other; Camels; Cattle; Chickens; Ducks; Geese and guinea fowls; Goats; Horses; Mules; Pigeons, other birds; Pigs; Rabbits and hares; Rodents, other; Sheep; Turkeys. 4) LIVESTOCK PRIMARY: Beeswax; Eggs (various types); Hides buffalo, fresh; Hides, cattle, fresh; Honey, natural; Meat (ass, bird nes, buffalo, camel, cattle, chicken, duck, game, goat, goose and guinea fowl, horse, mule, Meat nes, meat other camelids, Meat other rodents, pig, rabbit, sheep, turkey); Milk (buffalo, camel, cow, goat, sheep); Offals, nes; Silk-worm cocoons, reelable; Skins (goat, sheep); Snails, not sea; Wool, greasy. 5) LIVESTOCK PROCESSED: Butter (of milk from sheep, goat, buffalo, cow); Cheese (of milk from goat, buffalo, sheep, cow milk); Cheese of skimmed cow milk; Cream fresh; Ghee (cow and buffalo milk); Lard; Milk (dry buttermilk, skimmed condensed, skimmed cow, skimmed dried, skimmed evaporated, whole condensed, whole dried, whole evaporated); Silk raw; Tallow; Whey (condensed and dry); Yoghurt.