Surface area (sq. km), per capita in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: Surface area (sq. km), per capita was 0.0372 sq. km per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
0.0372 sq. km per person
Change on year
down 2.2%
World rank
43rd
of 216 countries
All-time high
0.184 sq. km per person
in 1961
All-time low
0.0372 sq. km per person
in 2024
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Surface area (sq. km), per capita in Vanuatu, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in sq. km per person.
Analysis
In 2024, surface area (sq. km), per capita in Vanuatu stood at 0.0372 sq. km per person. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is down 2.2% on the previous year and down 20.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, surface area (sq. km), per capita in Vanuatu peaked at 0.184 sq. km per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0372 sq. km per person, in 2024.
Vanuatu ranks 43rd of 216 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Surface area (sq. km), per capita in Vanuatu, year by year
| Year | sq. km per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.184 sq. km per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.1788 sq. km per person | -2.8% |
| 1963 | 0.1737 sq. km per person | -2.8% |
| 1964 | 0.1688 sq. km per person | -2.9% |
| 1965 | 0.1639 sq. km per person | -2.9% |
| 1966 | 0.1592 sq. km per person | -2.9% |
| 1967 | 0.1545 sq. km per person | -3.0% |
| 1968 | 0.1499 sq. km per person | -2.9% |
| 1969 | 0.1455 sq. km per person | -2.9% |
| 1970 | 0.1413 sq. km per person | -2.9% |
| 1971 | 0.1372 sq. km per person | -2.9% |
| 1972 | 0.1331 sq. km per person | -2.9% |
| 1973 | 0.1292 sq. km per person | -3.0% |
| 1974 | 0.1253 sq. km per person | -3.0% |
| 1975 | 0.1216 sq. km per person | -3.0% |
| 1976 | 0.1179 sq. km per person | -3.0% |
| 1977 | 0.1143 sq. km per person | -3.0% |
| 1978 | 0.1109 sq. km per person | -3.0% |
| 1979 | 0.1078 sq. km per person | -2.7% |
| 1980 | 0.1054 sq. km per person | -2.3% |
| 1981 | 0.1031 sq. km per person | -2.2% |
| 1982 | 0.1007 sq. km per person | -2.3% |
| 1983 | 0.0983 sq. km per person | -2.4% |
| 1984 | 0.0959 sq. km per person | -2.4% |
| 1985 | 0.0935 sq. km per person | -2.5% |
| 1986 | 0.0912 sq. km per person | -2.5% |
| 1987 | 0.0889 sq. km per person | -2.5% |
| 1988 | 0.0866 sq. km per person | -2.5% |
| 1989 | 0.0844 sq. km per person | -2.5% |
| 1990 | 0.0823 sq. km per person | -2.5% |
| 1991 | 0.0803 sq. km per person | -2.5% |
| 1992 | 0.0783 sq. km per person | -2.5% |
| 1993 | 0.0764 sq. km per person | -2.4% |
| 1994 | 0.0746 sq. km per person | -2.4% |
| 1995 | 0.0729 sq. km per person | -2.3% |
| 1996 | 0.0713 sq. km per person | -2.2% |
| 1997 | 0.0698 sq. km per person | -2.1% |
| 1998 | 0.0684 sq. km per person | -2.1% |
| 1999 | 0.067 sq. km per person | -2.1% |
| 2000 | 0.0654 sq. km per person | -2.3% |
| 2001 | 0.0638 sq. km per person | -2.5% |
| 2002 | 0.0622 sq. km per person | -2.5% |
| 2003 | 0.0607 sq. km per person | -2.4% |
| 2004 | 0.0593 sq. km per person | -2.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0578 sq. km per person | -2.4% |
| 2006 | 0.0565 sq. km per person | -2.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0551 sq. km per person | -2.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0537 sq. km per person | -2.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0524 sq. km per person | -2.5% |
| 2010 | 0.0512 sq. km per person | -2.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0501 sq. km per person | -2.1% |
| 2012 | 0.049 sq. km per person | -2.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0479 sq. km per person | -2.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0468 sq. km per person | -2.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0458 sq. km per person | -2.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0448 sq. km per person | -2.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0438 sq. km per person | -2.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0427 sq. km per person | -2.4% |
| 2019 | 0.0417 sq. km per person | -2.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0408 sq. km per person | -2.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0399 sq. km per person | -2.3% |
| 2022 | 0.0389 sq. km per person | -2.3% |
| 2023 | 0.038 sq. km per person | -2.3% |
| 2024 | 0.0372 sq. km per person | -2.2% |
Vanuatu compared with similar countries
- Vanuatu's 0.0372 sq. km per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0124 sq. km per person, 3.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Vanuatu's 0.0372 sq. km per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0072 sq. km per person, 5.2× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1643 sq. km per person | 0.1455 sq. km per person | 0.184 sq. km per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.1239 sq. km per person | 0.1078 sq. km per person | 0.1413 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0948 sq. km per person | 0.0844 sq. km per person | 0.1054 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0741 sq. km per person | 0.067 sq. km per person | 0.0823 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0587 sq. km per person | 0.0524 sq. km per person | 0.0654 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0464 sq. km per person | 0.0417 sq. km per person | 0.0512 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.039 sq. km per person | 0.0372 sq. km per person | 0.0408 sq. km per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Vanuatu
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 surface area (sq. km), per capita in Vanuatu?
- Surface area (sq. km), per capita in Vanuatu was 0.0372 sq. km per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest surface area (sq. km), per capita recorded in Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 0.184 sq. km per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest surface area (sq. km), per capita recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0372 sq. km per person in 2024.
- How does Vanuatu rank for surface area (sq. km), per capita?
- Vanuatu ranks 43rd out of 216 countries with data for 2024.
- Is surface area (sq. km), per capita rising or falling in Vanuatu?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Vanuatu data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Surface area (sq. km), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Surface area (sq. km) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Surface area (sq. km) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Surface area FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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
Surface area (sq. km) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.