Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per square in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per square was 0.081 An per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per square in Vanuatu, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in An per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per square in Vanuatu stood at 0.081 An per square kilometre. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of down 29.6% on the previous year and down 71.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per square in Vanuatu peaked at 0.3322 An per square kilometre in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0.081 An per square kilometre, in 2023.
Vanuatu ranks 157th of 164 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per square in Vanuatu, year by year
| Year | An per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.1331 An per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.1358 An per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1963 | 0.1386 An per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1964 | 0.1413 An per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1965 | 0.144 An per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1966 | 0.1468 An per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1967 | 0.1477 An per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1968 | 0.1526 An per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1969 | 0.155 An per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1970 | 0.1575 An per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1971 | 0.16 An per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1972 | 0.1624 An per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1973 | 0.1641 An per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1974 | 0.1682 An per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1975 | 0.1723 An per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1976 | 0.1764 An per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1977 | 0.1805 An per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1978 | 0.1846 An per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1979 | 0.2051 An per square kilometre | +11.1% |
| 1980 | 0.1928 An per square kilometre | -6.0% |
| 1981 | 0.1969 An per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1982 | 0.201 An per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1983 | 0.2051 An per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1984 | 0.2092 An per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1985 | 0.2133 An per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1986 | 0.2174 An per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1987 | 0.2215 An per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1988 | 0.1723 An per square kilometre | -22.2% |
| 1989 | 0.1805 An per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 1990 | 0.1887 An per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 1991 | 0.1969 An per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 1992 | 0.2133 An per square kilometre | +8.3% |
| 1993 | 0.2133 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.2133 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.2133 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.2133 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.2133 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.2133 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.2133 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.2133 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.2133 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.2297 An per square kilometre | +7.7% |
| 2003 | 0.2625 An per square kilometre | +14.3% |
| 2004 | 0.2953 An per square kilometre | +12.5% |
| 2005 | 0.3134 An per square kilometre | +6.1% |
| 2006 | 0.3322 An per square kilometre | +6.0% |
| 2007 | 0.3144 An per square kilometre | -5.4% |
| 2008 | 0.309 An per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 2009 | 0.3025 An per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 2010 | 0.299 An per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 0.2956 An per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 0.2922 An per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 0.2888 An per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 0.2855 An per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 0.2821 An per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 0.2744 An per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 2017 | 0.2594 An per square kilometre | -5.5% |
| 2018 | 0.2387 An per square kilometre | -8.0% |
| 2019 | 0.2173 An per square kilometre | -9.0% |
| 2020 | 0.1846 An per square kilometre | -15.1% |
| 2021 | 0.1508 An per square kilometre | -18.3% |
| 2022 | 0.1151 An per square kilometre | -23.7% |
| 2023 | 0.081 An per square kilometre | -29.6% |
Vanuatu compared with similar countries
- Vanuatu's 0.081 An per square kilometre is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 14.81 An per square kilometre, 1% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Vanuatu's 0.081 An per square kilometre is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1.71 An per square kilometre, 5% of the median. (18 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per square 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | -29.6% | 0.1151 An per square kilometre | 0.081 An per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1439 An per square kilometre | 0.1331 An per square kilometre | 0.155 An per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.1731 An per square kilometre | 0.1575 An per square kilometre | 0.2051 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.201 An per square kilometre | 0.1723 An per square kilometre | 0.2215 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2092 An per square kilometre | 0.1887 An per square kilometre | 0.2133 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2786 An per square kilometre | 0.2133 An per square kilometre | 0.3322 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2733 An per square kilometre | 0.2173 An per square kilometre | 0.299 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1329 An per square kilometre | 0.081 An per square kilometre | 0.1846 An per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Vanuatu
- 154 Finland 0.1783 An per square kilometre compare
- 155 Honduras 0.1494 An per square kilometre compare
- 156 Canada 0.0885 An per square kilometre compare
- 158 Colombia 0.0493 An per square kilometre compare
- 159 Nicaragua 0.0364 An per square kilometre compare
- 160 New Caledonia 0.0362 An 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 sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per square in Vanuatu?
- Sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per square in Vanuatu was 0.081 An per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per square recorded in Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3322 An per square kilometre in 2006.
- What is the lowest sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per square recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.081 An per square kilometre in 2023.
- How does Vanuatu rank for sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per square?
- Vanuatu ranks 157th out of 164 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per square rising or falling in Vanuatu?
- Over the last ten years it is down 71.9%. 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 Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered 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.
Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- 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
Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered 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.