Pelagic Fish — Food supply in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: Pelagic Fish — Food supply was 5,455 million Kcal in 2023. ▲ Rising
Pelagic Fish — Food supply in Vanuatu, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in million Kcal.
Analysis
Vanuatu recorded 5,455 million Kcal for pelagic fish — food supply in 2023. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
The figure is up 53.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pelagic fish — food supply in Vanuatu peaked at 5,455 million Kcal in 2019 and was at its lowest, 3,477 million Kcal, in 2012.
Vanuatu ranks 141st of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Pelagic Fish — Food supply in Vanuatu, year by year
| Year | million Kcal | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 4,231 million Kcal | — |
| 2011 | 5,125 million Kcal | +21.1% |
| 2012 | 3,477 million Kcal | -32.2% |
| 2013 | 3,557 million Kcal | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 4,255 million Kcal | +19.6% |
| 2015 | 4,413 million Kcal | +3.7% |
| 2016 | 5,413 million Kcal | +22.7% |
| 2017 | 4,433 million Kcal | -18.1% |
| 2018 | 4,640 million Kcal | +4.7% |
| 2019 | 5,455 million Kcal | +17.6% |
| 2020 | 5,455 million Kcal | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 5,455 million Kcal | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 5,455 million Kcal | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 5,455 million Kcal | +0.0% |
Vanuatu compared with similar countries
- Vanuatu's 5,455 million Kcal is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 11,323 million Kcal, 48% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Vanuatu's 5,455 million Kcal is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 7,733 million Kcal, 71% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Pelagic Fish — Food supply 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | -32.2% | 5,125 million Kcal | 3,477 million Kcal |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 4,500 million Kcal | 3,477 million Kcal | 5,455 million Kcal | 10 |
| 2020s | 5,455 million Kcal | 5,455 million Kcal | 5,455 million Kcal | 4 |
Countries ranked near Vanuatu
- 138 Malta 6,656 million Kcal compare
- 139 Kenya 6,311 million Kcal compare
- 140 French Polynesia 6,299 million Kcal compare
- 142 Timor-Leste 5,386 million Kcal compare
- 142 East Timor 5,386 million Kcal compare
- 144 Kiribati 5,242 million Kcal 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 pelagic fish — food supply in Vanuatu?
- Pelagic fish — food supply in Vanuatu was 5,455 million Kcal in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest pelagic fish — food supply recorded in Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 5,455 million Kcal in 2019.
- What is the lowest pelagic fish — food supply recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,477 million Kcal in 2012.
- How does Vanuatu rank for pelagic fish — food supply?
- Vanuatu ranks 141st out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is pelagic fish — food supply rising or falling in Vanuatu?
- Over the last ten years it is up 53.4%. 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 Pelagic Fish — Food supply (kcal). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
A food balance sheet presents a comprehensive picture of the pattern of a country's food supply during a specified reference period. The food balance sheet shows for each food item - i.e. each primary commodity and a number of processed commodities potentially available for human consumption - the sources of supply and its utilization. The total quantity of foodstuffs produced in a country added to the total quantity imported and adjusted to any change in stocks that may have occurred since the beginning of the reference period gives the supply available during that period. On the utilization side a distinction is made between the quantities exported, fed to livestock, used for seed, put to manufacture for food use and non-food uses, losses during storage and transportation, and food supplies available for human consumption. The per caput supply of each such food item available for human consumption is then obtained by dividing the respective quantity by the related data on the population actually partaking of it. Data on per capita food supplies are expressed in terms of quantity and - by applying appropriate food composition factors for all primary and processed products - also in terms of caloric value and protein and fat content.