Land under cereal production (hectares), per square kilometre in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: Land under cereal production (hectares), per square kilometre was 0.1276 hectares per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.1276 hectares per square kilometre
Change on year
down 0.8%
World rank
159th
of 181 countries
All-time high
0.1286 hectares per square kilometre
in 2022
All-time low
0.0574 hectares per square kilometre
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Land under cereal production (hectares), per square kilometre in Vanuatu, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in hectares per square kilometre.
Analysis
Vanuatu recorded 0.1276 hectares per square kilometre for land under cereal production (hectares), per square kilometre in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.8% on the previous year and up 3.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land under cereal production (hectares), per square kilometre in Vanuatu peaked at 0.1286 hectares per square kilometre in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.0574 hectares per square kilometre, in 1961.
Vanuatu ranks 159th of 181 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Land under cereal production (hectares), per square kilometre in Vanuatu, year by year
| Year | hectares per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0574 hectares per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0574 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.0574 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.0574 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.0574 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.0574 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.0615 hectares per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 1968 | 0.0656 hectares per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 1969 | 0.0656 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.0697 hectares per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 1971 | 0.0738 hectares per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 1972 | 0.0779 hectares per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 1973 | 0.082 hectares per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 1974 | 0.082 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.0902 hectares per square kilometre | +10.0% |
| 1976 | 0.0984 hectares per square kilometre | +9.1% |
| 1977 | 0.0984 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.0984 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0984 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.1025 hectares per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 1981 | 0.1025 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.1025 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.1025 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.1025 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.1042 hectares per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1986 | 0.1066 hectares per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1987 | 0.1066 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.1066 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.1066 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.1124 hectares per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 1991 | 0.115 hectares per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1992 | 0.1153 hectares per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 0.1157 hectares per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 0.1194 hectares per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1995 | 0.1165 hectares per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 1996 | 0.116 hectares per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 0.1153 hectares per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1998 | 0.114 hectares per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 1999 | 0.1157 hectares per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2000 | 0.1156 hectares per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 0.1157 hectares per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 0.1157 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.1146 hectares per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 0.1165 hectares per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 0.1185 hectares per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 0.1148 hectares per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 2007 | 0.119 hectares per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 2008 | 0.1231 hectares per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 2009 | 0.1205 hectares per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 2010 | 0.1198 hectares per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 0.1194 hectares per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 0.1148 hectares per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 2013 | 0.1231 hectares per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 2014 | 0.1186 hectares per square kilometre | -3.6% |
| 2015 | 0.1193 hectares per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 0.1209 hectares per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 0.1222 hectares per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 0.1226 hectares per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 0.1234 hectares per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 0.1242 hectares per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 0.1252 hectares per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 0.1286 hectares per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 2023 | 0.1276 hectares per square kilometre | -0.8% |
Vanuatu compared with similar countries
- Vanuatu's 0.1276 hectares per square kilometre is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 4.29 hectares per square kilometre, 3% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Vanuatu's 0.1276 hectares per square kilometre is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 3.34 hectares per square kilometre, 4% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0597 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0574 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0656 hectares per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.087 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0697 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0984 hectares per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1043 hectares per square kilometre | 0.1025 hectares per square kilometre | 0.1066 hectares per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1155 hectares per square kilometre | 0.1124 hectares per square kilometre | 0.1194 hectares per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1174 hectares per square kilometre | 0.1146 hectares per square kilometre | 0.1231 hectares per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1204 hectares per square kilometre | 0.1148 hectares per square kilometre | 0.1234 hectares per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1264 hectares per square kilometre | 0.1242 hectares per square kilometre | 0.1286 hectares per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Vanuatu
- 156 Montenegro 0.1535 hectares per square kilometre compare
- 157 Dominica 0.1533 hectares per square kilometre compare
- 158 Botswana 0.1512 hectares per square kilometre compare
- 160 Puerto Rico 0.1233 hectares per square kilometre compare
- 161 Fiji 0.1224 hectares per square kilometre compare
- 162 Gabon 0.1169 hectares per square kilometre 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 land under cereal production (hectares), per square kilometre in Vanuatu?
- Land under cereal production (hectares), per square kilometre in Vanuatu was 0.1276 hectares per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest land under cereal production (hectares), per square kilometre recorded in Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1286 hectares per square kilometre in 2022.
- What is the lowest land under cereal production (hectares), per square kilometre recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0574 hectares per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Vanuatu rank for land under cereal production (hectares), per square kilometre?
- Vanuatu ranks 159th out of 181 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land under cereal production (hectares), per square kilometre rising or falling in Vanuatu?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.7%. 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 Land under cereal production (hectares), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Land under cereal production (hectares) 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.
Land under cereal production (hectares) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Land under cereal production FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
- 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
Land under cereal production (hectares) 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.