Global meat production, per square kilometre in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: Global meat production, per square kilometre was 0.4436 tonnes per square kilometre in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.4436 tonnes per square kilometre
Change on year
down 0.2%
World rank
163rd
of 194 countries
All-time high
0.6476 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2012
All-time low
0.1897 tonnes per square kilometre
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Global meat production, per square kilometre in Vanuatu, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes per square kilometre.
Analysis
Vanuatu recorded 0.4436 tonnes per square kilometre for global meat production, per square kilometre in 2024.
The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 27.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, global meat production, per square kilometre in Vanuatu peaked at 0.6476 tonnes per square kilometre in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.1897 tonnes per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places Vanuatu 163rd out of 194 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Global meat production, per square kilometre in Vanuatu, year by year
| Year | tonnes per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.1897 tonnes per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.2007 tonnes per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 1963 | 0.2141 tonnes per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 1964 | 0.2262 tonnes per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 1965 | 0.236 tonnes per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 1966 | 0.2502 tonnes per square kilometre | +6.0% |
| 1967 | 0.2595 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 1968 | 0.2643 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1969 | 0.2725 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1970 | 0.2838 tonnes per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 1971 | 0.3152 tonnes per square kilometre | +11.0% |
| 1972 | 0.3217 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1973 | 0.3312 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1974 | 0.342 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1975 | 0.3592 tonnes per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 1976 | 0.3688 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1977 | 0.3247 tonnes per square kilometre | -12.0% |
| 1978 | 0.3485 tonnes per square kilometre | +7.3% |
| 1979 | 0.3526 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1980 | 0.3679 tonnes per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 1981 | 0.3764 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1982 | 0.376 tonnes per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1983 | 0.4292 tonnes per square kilometre | +14.1% |
| 1984 | 0.4226 tonnes per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 1985 | 0.4372 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 1986 | 0.4157 tonnes per square kilometre | -4.9% |
| 1987 | 0.471 tonnes per square kilometre | +13.3% |
| 1988 | 0.4273 tonnes per square kilometre | -9.3% |
| 1989 | 0.4162 tonnes per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 1990 | 0.467 tonnes per square kilometre | +12.2% |
| 1991 | 0.5225 tonnes per square kilometre | +11.9% |
| 1992 | 0.5212 tonnes per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 0.5541 tonnes per square kilometre | +6.3% |
| 1994 | 0.5844 tonnes per square kilometre | +5.5% |
| 1995 | 0.5701 tonnes per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 1996 | 0.5623 tonnes per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 1997 | 0.577 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1998 | 0.5619 tonnes per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 1999 | 0.5919 tonnes per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 2000 | 0.582 tonnes per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 2001 | 0.5224 tonnes per square kilometre | -10.2% |
| 2002 | 0.4818 tonnes per square kilometre | -7.8% |
| 2003 | 0.531 tonnes per square kilometre | +10.2% |
| 2004 | 0.5244 tonnes per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 2005 | 0.5495 tonnes per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 2006 | 0.5557 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 0.6081 tonnes per square kilometre | +9.4% |
| 2008 | 0.6371 tonnes per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 2009 | 0.5772 tonnes per square kilometre | -9.4% |
| 2010 | 0.6472 tonnes per square kilometre | +12.1% |
| 2011 | 0.6269 tonnes per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 2012 | 0.6476 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 2013 | 0.6462 tonnes per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 0.6151 tonnes per square kilometre | -4.8% |
| 2015 | 0.5696 tonnes per square kilometre | -7.4% |
| 2016 | 0.5412 tonnes per square kilometre | -5.0% |
| 2017 | 0.5167 tonnes per square kilometre | -4.5% |
| 2018 | 0.476 tonnes per square kilometre | -7.9% |
| 2019 | 0.4731 tonnes per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 0.4487 tonnes per square kilometre | -5.2% |
| 2021 | 0.4721 tonnes per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 2022 | 0.4412 tonnes per square kilometre | -6.6% |
| 2023 | 0.4445 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 0.4436 tonnes per square kilometre | -0.2% |
Vanuatu compared with similar countries
- Vanuatu's 0.4436 tonnes per square kilometre is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.42 tonnes per square kilometre, 31% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Vanuatu's 0.4436 tonnes per square kilometre is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 2.92 tonnes per square kilometre, 15% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2348 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.1897 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.2725 tonnes per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.3348 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.2838 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.3688 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.414 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.3679 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.471 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.5512 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.467 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.5919 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5569 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.4818 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.6371 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.576 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.4731 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.6476 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.45 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.4412 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.4721 tonnes per square kilometre | 5 |
Countries ranked near Vanuatu
- 160 Djibouti 0.5064 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 161 Saudi Arabia 0.5047 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 162 Zambia 0.4972 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 164 Algeria 0.4393 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 165 Kazakhstan 0.433 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 166 Guyana 0.414 tonnes per square kilometre 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 global meat production, per square kilometre in Vanuatu?
- Global meat production, per square kilometre in Vanuatu was 0.4436 tonnes per square kilometre in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest global meat production, per square kilometre recorded in Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6476 tonnes per square kilometre in 2012.
- What is the lowest global meat production, per square kilometre recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1897 tonnes per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Vanuatu rank for global meat production, per square kilometre?
- Vanuatu ranks 163rd out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is global meat production, per square kilometre rising or falling in Vanuatu?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.9%. 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 Global meat production, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Global meat production 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.
Global meat production ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Global meat production Our World in Data
- 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
Global meat production 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.