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Arable land — Vanuatu

Arable land in Vanuatu in 2023 — 20,000 ha. Ranked 166 in the world out of 206. Since 1961, the indicator has risen by 100%.

2023 20,000 ha +0% vs 2022
World rank 166of 206
Period maximum 20,000 ha1983
Period minimum 10,000 ha1961

Trend over time

1961–2023 · hectares

Arable land — Vanuatu, 1961–202310,00012,50015,00017,50020,00019611968197519821989199620032010201720231961: 10,000 ha1963: 10,000 ha1965: 13,000 ha1967: 13,000 ha1969: 13,000 ha1971: 15,000 ha1973: 15,000 ha1975: 16,000 ha1977: 17,000 ha1979: 18,000 ha1981: 19,000 ha1983: 20,000 ha1985: 20,000 ha1987: 20,000 ha1989: 20,000 ha1991: 20,000 ha1993: 20,000 ha1995: 20,000 ha1997: 20,000 ha1999: 20,000 ha2001: 20,000 ha2003: 20,000 ha2005: 20,000 ha2007: 20,000 ha2009: 20,000 ha2011: 20,000 ha2013: 20,000 ha2015: 20,000 ha2017: 20,000 ha2019: 20,000 ha2021: 20,000 ha2023: 20,000 ha
Change over the period: +10,000 (+100%) Average annual rate: 1.12 %

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Vanuatu

Vanuatu 20,000 ha
World computed 1.38B ha
East Asia & Pacific computed 213M ha
Melanesia computed 455,770 ha
Lower-middle-income countries computed 403M ha
Arable land — Vanuatu, by year Vanuatu All countries CSV XLSX
Year ha Change Change, %
2023 20,000 +0 +0%
2022 20,000 +0 +0%
2021 20,000 +0 +0%
2020 20,000 +0 +0%
2019 20,000 +0 +0%
2018 20,000 +0 +0%
2017 20,000 +0 +0%
2016 20,000 +0 +0%
2015 20,000 +0 +0%
2014 20,000 +0 +0%
2013 20,000 +0 +0%
2012 20,000 +0 +0%
2011 20,000 +0 +0%
2010 20,000 +0 +0%
2009 20,000 +0 +0%
2008 20,000 +0 +0%
2007 20,000 +0 +0%
2006 20,000 +0 +0%
2005 20,000 +0 +0%
2004 20,000 +0 +0%
2003 20,000 +0 +0%
2002 20,000 +0 +0%
2001 20,000 +0 +0%
2000 20,000 +0 +0%
1999 20,000 +0 +0%
1998 20,000 +0 +0%
1997 20,000 +0 +0%
1996 20,000 +0 +0%
1995 20,000 +0 +0%
1994 20,000 +0 +0%
1993 20,000 +0 +0%
1992 20,000 +0 +0%
1991 20,000 +0 +0%
1990 20,000 +0 +0%
1989 20,000 +0 +0%
1988 20,000 +0 +0%
1987 20,000 +0 +0%
1986 20,000 +0 +0%
1985 20,000 +0 +0%
1984 20,000 +0 +0%
1983 20,000 +1,000 +5.26%
1982 19,000 +0 +0%
1981 19,000 +1,000 +5.56%
1980 18,000 +0 +0%
1979 18,000 +1,000 +5.88%
1978 17,000 +0 +0%
1977 17,000 +1,000 +6.25%
1976 16,000 +0 +0%
1975 16,000 +1,000 +6.67%
1974 15,000 +0 +0%
1973 15,000 +0 +0%
1972 15,000 +0 +0%
1971 15,000 +0 +0%
1970 15,000 +2,000 +15.38%
1969 13,000 +0 +0%
1968 13,000 +0 +0%
1967 13,000 +0 +0%
1966 13,000 +0 +0%
1965 13,000 +3,000 +30%
1964 10,000 +0 +0%
1963 10,000 +0 +0%
1962 10,000 +0 +0%
1961 10,000 — —

Melanesia, 2023

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

PG Papua New Guinea 330,000 FJ Fiji 76,800 SB Solomon Islands 23,000 VU Vanuatu 20,000 NC New Caledonia 5,970
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About the indicator

The area of arable land: land under annual crops, temporary meadows, kitchen gardens and land lying fallow for up to five years. It differs from agricultural land in excluding pasture and permanent crops — and since pasture makes up most of agricultural land, arable land is usually about a third the size. The world area of arable land has barely grown since the 1990s: the added output of recent decades came from yields, not from an expansion of fields.

Important: Land lying fallow for up to five years is included, abandoned land is not. Permanent crops — orchards, vineyards, plantations — do not count as arable land.

Source: FAOSTAT (FAO), license CC BY 4.0.

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