Food — Gross Production Index Number (2014-2016 = 100) in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: Food — Gross Production Index Number (2014-2016 = 100) was 140.07 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Food — Gross Production Index Number in Vanuatu, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
Vanuatu recorded 140.07 for food — gross production index number in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 33.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food — gross production index number in Vanuatu peaked at 140.07 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 41.12, in 1972.
Vanuatu ranks 19th of 185 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Food — Gross Production Index Number (2014-2016 = 100) in Vanuatu, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 42.37 | — |
| 1962 | 42.42 | +0.1% |
| 1963 | 46.98 | +10.7% |
| 1964 | 48.91 | +4.1% |
| 1965 | 42.27 | -13.6% |
| 1966 | 47.52 | +12.4% |
| 1967 | 54.18 | +14.0% |
| 1968 | 49.02 | -9.5% |
| 1969 | 51.5 | +5.1% |
| 1970 | 48.83 | -5.2% |
| 1971 | 52.93 | +8.4% |
| 1972 | 41.12 | -22.3% |
| 1973 | 45.85 | +11.5% |
| 1974 | 56.64 | +23.5% |
| 1975 | 55.84 | -1.4% |
| 1976 | 59.16 | +5.9% |
| 1977 | 64.45 | +8.9% |
| 1978 | 68 | +5.5% |
| 1979 | 67.37 | -0.9% |
| 1980 | 59.24 | -12.1% |
| 1981 | 70.25 | +18.6% |
| 1982 | 62.47 | -11.1% |
| 1983 | 67.81 | +8.5% |
| 1984 | 75.1 | +10.8% |
| 1985 | 69.48 | -7.5% |
| 1986 | 72.1 | +3.8% |
| 1987 | 73.47 | +1.9% |
| 1988 | 67.74 | -7.8% |
| 1989 | 60.56 | -10.6% |
| 1990 | 78.43 | +29.5% |
| 1991 | 68.05 | -13.2% |
| 1992 | 66.28 | -2.6% |
| 1993 | 67.27 | +1.5% |
| 1994 | 68.58 | +1.9% |
| 1995 | 70.64 | +3.0% |
| 1996 | 71.67 | +1.5% |
| 1997 | 83.35 | +16.3% |
| 1998 | 85.69 | +2.8% |
| 1999 | 72.58 | -15.3% |
| 2000 | 69.13 | -4.8% |
| 2001 | 69.46 | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 63.14 | -9.1% |
| 2003 | 66.35 | +5.1% |
| 2004 | 67.78 | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 69.09 | +1.9% |
| 2006 | 69.56 | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 71.24 | +2.4% |
| 2008 | 73 | +2.5% |
| 2009 | 71.06 | -2.7% |
| 2010 | 91.28 | +28.5% |
| 2011 | 86.78 | -4.9% |
| 2012 | 88.34 | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 93.38 | +5.7% |
| 2014 | 105.15 | +12.6% |
| 2015 | 97.6 | -7.2% |
| 2016 | 97.24 | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 83.65 | -14.0% |
| 2018 | 82.48 | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 83.33 | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 81.97 | -1.6% |
| 2021 | 83.7 | +2.1% |
| 2022 | 139 | +66.1% |
| 2023 | 139.21 | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 140.07 | +0.6% |
Vanuatu compared with similar countries
- Vanuatu's 140.07 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 120.9, 1.2× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Vanuatu's 140.07 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 102.73, 1.4× the median. (24 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Food — Gross 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 | +66.1% | 83.7 | 139 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 47.24 | 42.27 | 54.18 | 9 |
| 1970s | 56.02 | 41.12 | 68 | 10 |
| 1980s | 67.82 | 59.24 | 75.1 | 10 |
| 1990s | 73.25 | 66.28 | 85.69 | 10 |
| 2000s | 68.98 | 63.14 | 73 | 10 |
| 2010s | 90.92 | 82.48 | 105.15 | 10 |
| 2020s | 116.79 | 81.97 | 140.07 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Vanuatu
- 16 Singapore 143.41 compare
- 16 Timor-Leste 95.38 compare
- 17 Chad 142.33 compare
- 17 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 94.9 compare
- 18 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 93.74 compare
- 18 Mali 140.87 compare
- 19 Polynesia 90.01 compare
- 20 Benin 139.75 compare
- 20 Republic of Moldova 82.67 compare
- 21 India 139.26 compare
- 21 Caribbean 105.71 compare
- 22 Zimbabwe 136.68 compare
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 production index number in Vanuatu?
- Food — gross production index number in Vanuatu was 140.07 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest food — gross production index number recorded in Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 140.07 in 2024.
- What is the lowest food — gross production index number recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was 41.12 in 1972.
- How does Vanuatu rank for food — gross production index number?
- Vanuatu ranks 19th out of 185 countries with data for 2024.
- Is food — gross production index number rising or falling in Vanuatu?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.2%. 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, published as part of Food — Gross Production Index Number (2014-2016 = 100). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.