Roots, Other — Food supply in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: Roots, Other — Food supply was 8,750 million Kcal in 2023. ▼ Falling
Roots, Other — Food supply in Vanuatu, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in million Kcal.
Analysis
The most recent figure for roots, other — food supply in Vanuatu is 8,750 million Kcal, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 14 years on record.
The figure is down 26.2% on the previous year and down 78.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, roots, other — food supply in Vanuatu peaked at 44,870 million Kcal in 2019 and was at its lowest, 8,750 million Kcal, in 2023.
Vanuatu ranks 59th of 189 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Roots, Other — Food supply in Vanuatu, year by year
| Year | million Kcal | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 38,097 million Kcal | — |
| 2011 | 38,944 million Kcal | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 40,637 million Kcal | +4.3% |
| 2013 | 41,483 million Kcal | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 40,637 million Kcal | -2.0% |
| 2015 | 41,483 million Kcal | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 41,483 million Kcal | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 41,483 million Kcal | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 42,330 million Kcal | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 44,870 million Kcal | +6.0% |
| 2020 | 44,023 million Kcal | -1.9% |
| 2021 | 41,914 million Kcal | -4.8% |
| 2022 | 11,852 million Kcal | -71.7% |
| 2023 | 8,750 million Kcal | -26.2% |
Vanuatu compared with similar countries
- Vanuatu's 8,750 million Kcal is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 10,618 million Kcal, 82% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Vanuatu's 8,750 million Kcal is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 8,750 million Kcal, 1.0× the median. (25 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Roots, Other — 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | -71.7% | 41,914 million Kcal | 11,852 million Kcal |
| 2023 | -26.2% | 11,852 million Kcal | 8,750 million Kcal |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 41,145 million Kcal | 38,097 million Kcal | 44,870 million Kcal | 10 |
| 2020s | 26,635 million Kcal | 8,750 million Kcal | 44,023 million Kcal | 4 |
Countries ranked near Vanuatu
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 roots, other — food supply in Vanuatu?
- Roots, other — food supply in Vanuatu was 8,750 million Kcal in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest roots, other — food supply recorded in Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 44,870 million Kcal in 2019.
- What is the lowest roots, other — food supply recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was 8,750 million Kcal in 2023.
- How does Vanuatu rank for roots, other — food supply?
- Vanuatu ranks 59th out of 189 countries with data for 2023.
- Is roots, other — food supply rising or falling in Vanuatu?
- Over the last ten years it is down 78.9%. 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 Roots, Other — 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.