Food — Gross per capita Production Index Number (2014-2016 = 100) in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: Food — Gross per capita Production Index Number (2014-2016 = 100) was 113.63 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Food — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Vanuatu, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
The most recent figure for food — gross per capita production index number in Vanuatu is 113.63, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.6% on the previous year and up 5.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food — gross per capita production index number in Vanuatu peaked at 182.55 in 1967 and was at its lowest, 72.76, in 2021.
Vanuatu ranks 37th of 185 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Food — Gross per capita Production Index Number (2014-2016 = 100) in Vanuatu, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 170.01 | — |
| 1962 | 165.43 | -2.7% |
| 1963 | 178.04 | +7.6% |
| 1964 | 180.08 | +1.1% |
| 1965 | 151.15 | -16.1% |
| 1966 | 164.99 | +9.2% |
| 1967 | 182.55 | +10.6% |
| 1968 | 160.29 | -12.2% |
| 1969 | 163.49 | +2.0% |
| 1970 | 150.52 | -7.9% |
| 1971 | 158.37 | +5.2% |
| 1972 | 119.42 | -24.6% |
| 1973 | 129.2 | +8.2% |
| 1974 | 154.84 | +19.8% |
| 1975 | 148.09 | -4.4% |
| 1976 | 152.16 | +2.7% |
| 1977 | 160.73 | +5.6% |
| 1978 | 164.42 | +2.3% |
| 1979 | 158.46 | -3.6% |
| 1980 | 136.19 | -14.1% |
| 1981 | 157.96 | +16.0% |
| 1982 | 137.24 | -13.1% |
| 1983 | 145.41 | +6.0% |
| 1984 | 157.1 | +8.0% |
| 1985 | 141.73 | -9.8% |
| 1986 | 143.38 | +1.2% |
| 1987 | 142.4 | -0.7% |
| 1988 | 127.96 | -10.1% |
| 1989 | 111.52 | -12.8% |
| 1990 | 140.85 | +26.3% |
| 1991 | 119.2 | -15.4% |
| 1992 | 113.26 | -5.0% |
| 1993 | 112.17 | -1.0% |
| 1994 | 111.66 | -0.5% |
| 1995 | 112.38 | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 111.51 | -0.8% |
| 1997 | 126.92 | +13.8% |
| 1998 | 127.79 | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 106.01 | -17.0% |
| 2000 | 98.68 | -6.9% |
| 2001 | 96.68 | -2.0% |
| 2002 | 85.72 | -11.3% |
| 2003 | 87.88 | +2.5% |
| 2004 | 87.61 | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 87.16 | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 85.65 | -1.7% |
| 2007 | 85.61 | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 85.55 | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 81.19 | -5.1% |
| 2010 | 101.87 | +25.5% |
| 2011 | 94.77 | -7.0% |
| 2012 | 94.38 | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 97.57 | +3.4% |
| 2014 | 107.44 | +10.1% |
| 2015 | 97.53 | -9.2% |
| 2016 | 95.03 | -2.6% |
| 2017 | 79.86 | -16.0% |
| 2018 | 76.88 | -3.7% |
| 2019 | 75.88 | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 72.93 | -3.9% |
| 2021 | 72.76 | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 118.06 | +62.3% |
| 2023 | 115.53 | -2.1% |
| 2024 | 113.63 | -1.6% |
Vanuatu compared with similar countries
- Vanuatu's 113.63 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 102.55, 1.1× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Vanuatu's 113.63 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 97.69, 1.2× the median. (24 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Food — Gross per capita Production Index Number (2014-2016 = 100) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | +62.3% | 72.76 | 118.06 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 168.45 | 151.15 | 182.55 | 9 |
| 1970s | 149.62 | 119.42 | 164.42 | 10 |
| 1980s | 140.09 | 111.52 | 157.96 | 10 |
| 1990s | 118.17 | 106.01 | 140.85 | 10 |
| 2000s | 88.17 | 81.19 | 98.68 | 10 |
| 2010s | 92.12 | 75.88 | 107.44 | 10 |
| 2020s | 98.58 | 72.76 | 118.06 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Vanuatu
More agriculture & rural data for Vanuatu
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0001 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita 0.4326 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate -0.0013 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0001 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita 0.4669 hectares per person (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is food — gross per capita production index number in Vanuatu?
- Food — gross per capita production index number in Vanuatu was 113.63 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest food — gross per capita production index number recorded in Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 182.55 in 1967.
- What is the lowest food — gross per capita production index number recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was 72.76 in 2021.
- How does Vanuatu rank for food — gross per capita production index number?
- Vanuatu ranks 37th out of 185 countries with data for 2024.
- Is food — gross per capita production index number rising or falling in Vanuatu?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Vanuatu data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Food — Gross per capita Production Index Number (2014-2016 = 100). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAO indices of agricultural production show the relative level of the aggregate volume of agricultural production for each year in comparison with the base period 2014-2016. Indices for meat production are computed based on data on production from indigenous animals.