Agricultural land use per person in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: Agricultural land use per person was 0.4893 hectares per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
0.4893 hectares per person
Change on year
down 1.6%
World rank
83rd
of 202 countries
All-time high
2.22 hectares per person
in 1950
All-time low
0 hectares per person
in 1000
Years of data
108
1000–2025
Agricultural land use per person in Vanuatu, 1000–2025
Source: HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
In 2025, agricultural land use per person in Vanuatu stood at 0.4893 hectares per person.
That represents a change of down 1.6% on the previous year and down 13.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural land use per person in Vanuatu peaked at 2.22 hectares per person in 1950 and was at its lowest, 0 hectares per person, in 1000.
Vanuatu ranks 83rd of 202 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Agricultural land use per person in Vanuatu, year by year
| Year | hectares per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1000 | 0 hectares per person | — |
| 1100 | 0 hectares per person | — |
| 1200 | 0.0404 hectares per person | — |
| 1300 | 0.0405 hectares per person | +0.3% |
| 1400 | 0.0406 hectares per person | +0.3% |
| 1500 | 0.0407 hectares per person | +0.3% |
| 1600 | 0.0408 hectares per person | +0.3% |
| 1700 | 0.041 hectares per person | +0.3% |
| 1710 | 0.041 hectares per person | +0.0% |
| 1720 | 0.041 hectares per person | +0.0% |
| 1730 | 0.041 hectares per person | +0.0% |
| 1740 | 0.041 hectares per person | +0.0% |
| 1750 | 0.041 hectares per person | +0.0% |
| 1760 | 0.041 hectares per person | +0.0% |
| 1770 | 0.041 hectares per person | +0.0% |
| 1780 | 0.041 hectares per person | +0.0% |
| 1790 | 0.0411 hectares per person | +0.0% |
| 1800 | 0.0411 hectares per person | +0.0% |
| 1810 | 0.0411 hectares per person | +0.0% |
| 1820 | 0.0411 hectares per person | +0.0% |
| 1830 | 0.0411 hectares per person | +0.0% |
| 1840 | 0.0411 hectares per person | +0.0% |
| 1850 | 0.1101 hectares per person | +167.7% |
| 1860 | 0.1079 hectares per person | -1.9% |
| 1870 | 0.1056 hectares per person | -2.1% |
| 1880 | 0.1032 hectares per person | -2.3% |
| 1890 | 0.1005 hectares per person | -2.6% |
| 1900 | 0.0976 hectares per person | -2.9% |
| 1910 | 0.0943 hectares per person | -3.4% |
| 1920 | 0.0906 hectares per person | -4.0% |
| 1930 | 0.0862 hectares per person | -4.9% |
| 1940 | 0.0806 hectares per person | -6.4% |
| 1950 | 2.22 hectares per person | +2652.5% |
| 1951 | 2.19 hectares per person | -1.4% |
| 1952 | 2.16 hectares per person | -1.5% |
| 1953 | 2.12 hectares per person | -1.7% |
| 1954 | 2.08 hectares per person | -1.8% |
| 1955 | 2.04 hectares per person | -2.1% |
| 1956 | 1.99 hectares per person | -2.4% |
| 1957 | 1.93 hectares per person | -2.8% |
| 1958 | 1.87 hectares per person | -3.5% |
| 1959 | 1.78 hectares per person | -4.6% |
| 1960 | 1.65 hectares per person | -7.4% |
| 1961 | 1.6 hectares per person | -3.1% |
| 1962 | 1.55 hectares per person | -3.1% |
| 1963 | 1.5 hectares per person | -3.1% |
| 1964 | 1.46 hectares per person | -3.0% |
| 1965 | 1.52 hectares per person | +4.5% |
| 1966 | 1.48 hectares per person | -2.8% |
| 1967 | 1.44 hectares per person | -2.7% |
| 1968 | 1.4 hectares per person | -2.7% |
| 1969 | 1.36 hectares per person | -2.7% |
| 1970 | 1.41 hectares per person | +3.1% |
| 1971 | 1.36 hectares per person | -3.3% |
| 1972 | 1.32 hectares per person | -3.2% |
| 1973 | 1.28 hectares per person | -3.1% |
| 1974 | 1.24 hectares per person | -3.0% |
| 1975 | 1.26 hectares per person | +2.0% |
| 1976 | 1.22 hectares per person | -3.1% |
| 1977 | 1.2 hectares per person | -2.2% |
| 1978 | 1.16 hectares per person | -2.9% |
| 1979 | 1.14 hectares per person | -2.0% |
| 1980 | 1.11 hectares per person | -2.7% |
| 1981 | 1.11 hectares per person | -0.1% |
| 1982 | 1.09 hectares per person | -1.6% |
| 1983 | 1.09 hectares per person | -0.1% |
| 1984 | 1.06 hectares per person | -2.3% |
| 1985 | 1.05 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 1986 | 1.06 hectares per person | +0.4% |
| 1987 | 1.05 hectares per person | -1.0% |
| 1988 | 1.05 hectares per person | +0.4% |
| 1989 | 1.04 hectares per person | -1.0% |
| 1990 | 1.04 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 1991 | 1.02 hectares per person | -1.6% |
| 1992 | 1.01 hectares per person | -0.9% |
| 1993 | 0.9962 hectares per person | -1.5% |
| 1994 | 0.976 hectares per person | -2.0% |
| 1995 | 0.9806 hectares per person | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 0.9731 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 1997 | 0.9601 hectares per person | -1.3% |
| 1998 | 0.9644 hectares per person | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 0.9521 hectares per person | -1.3% |
| 2000 | 0.9456 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 2001 | 0.9301 hectares per person | -1.6% |
| 2002 | 0.9104 hectares per person | -2.1% |
| 2003 | 0.8967 hectares per person | -1.5% |
| 2004 | 0.7274 hectares per person | -18.9% |
| 2005 | 0.7155 hectares per person | -1.6% |
| 2006 | 0.7275 hectares per person | +1.7% |
| 2007 | 0.7301 hectares per person | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 0.687 hectares per person | -5.9% |
| 2009 | 0.6662 hectares per person | -3.0% |
| 2010 | 0.6346 hectares per person | -4.7% |
| 2011 | 0.6195 hectares per person | -2.4% |
| 2012 | 0.6056 hectares per person | -2.2% |
| 2013 | 0.5915 hectares per person | -2.3% |
| 2014 | 0.5782 hectares per person | -2.2% |
| 2015 | 0.5665 hectares per person | -2.0% |
| 2016 | 0.5555 hectares per person | -1.9% |
| 2017 | 0.5447 hectares per person | -2.0% |
| 2018 | 0.5532 hectares per person | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 0.5428 hectares per person | -1.9% |
| 2020 | 0.5328 hectares per person | -1.8% |
| 2021 | 0.5235 hectares per person | -1.7% |
| 2022 | 0.5145 hectares per person | -1.7% |
| 2023 | 0.5058 hectares per person | -1.7% |
| 2024 | 0.4974 hectares per person | -1.7% |
| 2025 | 0.4893 hectares per person | -1.6% |
Vanuatu compared with similar countries
- Vanuatu's 0.4893 hectares per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.4893 hectares per person, 1.0× the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Vanuatu's 0.4893 hectares per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.2284 hectares per person, 2.1× the median. (27 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Agricultural land use per person 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | +2652.5% | 0.0806 hectares per person | 2.22 hectares per person |
| 1850 | +167.7% | 0.0411 hectares per person | 0.1101 hectares per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0 hectares per person | 0 hectares per person | 0 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1100s | 0 hectares per person | 0 hectares per person | 0 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1200s | 0.0404 hectares per person | 0.0404 hectares per person | 0.0404 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1300s | 0.0405 hectares per person | 0.0405 hectares per person | 0.0405 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1400s | 0.0406 hectares per person | 0.0406 hectares per person | 0.0406 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1500s | 0.0407 hectares per person | 0.0407 hectares per person | 0.0407 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1600s | 0.0408 hectares per person | 0.0408 hectares per person | 0.0408 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1700s | 0.041 hectares per person | 0.041 hectares per person | 0.041 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1710s | 0.041 hectares per person | 0.041 hectares per person | 0.041 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1720s | 0.041 hectares per person | 0.041 hectares per person | 0.041 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1730s | 0.041 hectares per person | 0.041 hectares per person | 0.041 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1740s | 0.041 hectares per person | 0.041 hectares per person | 0.041 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1750s | 0.041 hectares per person | 0.041 hectares per person | 0.041 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1760s | 0.041 hectares per person | 0.041 hectares per person | 0.041 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1770s | 0.041 hectares per person | 0.041 hectares per person | 0.041 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1780s | 0.041 hectares per person | 0.041 hectares per person | 0.041 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1790s | 0.0411 hectares per person | 0.0411 hectares per person | 0.0411 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1800s | 0.0411 hectares per person | 0.0411 hectares per person | 0.0411 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1810s | 0.0411 hectares per person | 0.0411 hectares per person | 0.0411 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1820s | 0.0411 hectares per person | 0.0411 hectares per person | 0.0411 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1830s | 0.0411 hectares per person | 0.0411 hectares per person | 0.0411 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1840s | 0.0411 hectares per person | 0.0411 hectares per person | 0.0411 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1850s | 0.1101 hectares per person | 0.1101 hectares per person | 0.1101 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1860s | 0.1079 hectares per person | 0.1079 hectares per person | 0.1079 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1870s | 0.1056 hectares per person | 0.1056 hectares per person | 0.1056 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1880s | 0.1032 hectares per person | 0.1032 hectares per person | 0.1032 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1890s | 0.1005 hectares per person | 0.1005 hectares per person | 0.1005 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1900s | 0.0976 hectares per person | 0.0976 hectares per person | 0.0976 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1910s | 0.0943 hectares per person | 0.0943 hectares per person | 0.0943 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1920s | 0.0906 hectares per person | 0.0906 hectares per person | 0.0906 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1930s | 0.0862 hectares per person | 0.0862 hectares per person | 0.0862 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1940s | 0.0806 hectares per person | 0.0806 hectares per person | 0.0806 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1950s | 2.04 hectares per person | 1.78 hectares per person | 2.22 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 1.5 hectares per person | 1.36 hectares per person | 1.65 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.26 hectares per person | 1.14 hectares per person | 1.41 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.07 hectares per person | 1.04 hectares per person | 1.11 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.987 hectares per person | 0.9521 hectares per person | 1.04 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7937 hectares per person | 0.6662 hectares per person | 0.9456 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5792 hectares per person | 0.5428 hectares per person | 0.6346 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5105 hectares per person | 0.4893 hectares per person | 0.5328 hectares per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Vanuatu
- 80 Hungary 0.498 hectares per person compare
- 81 Tajikistan 0.4969 hectares per person compare
- 82 Sierra Leone 0.4912 hectares per person compare
- 84 Togo 0.4852 hectares per person compare
- 85 Greece 0.4791 hectares per person compare
- 86 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 0.4607 hectares per person compare
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 agricultural land use per person in Vanuatu?
- Agricultural land use per person in Vanuatu was 0.4893 hectares per person in 2025, according to HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest agricultural land use per person recorded in Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 2.22 hectares per person in 1950.
- What is the lowest agricultural land use per person recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 hectares per person in 1000.
- How does Vanuatu rank for agricultural land use per person?
- Vanuatu ranks 83rd out of 202 countries with data for 2025.
- Is agricultural land use per person rising or falling in Vanuatu?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Vanuatu data come from?
- The figures come from HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Agricultural land use per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total agricultural land per person for each separate country over time.