How many years of comparable data are there for France and Vanuatu?

57 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2017.

Where does this data come from?

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

France vs Vanuatu: Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops

France

0.6004

in 2017

Vanuatu

0.5845

in 2023

France rank

50th

Vanuatu rank

53rd

Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops over time

France
Vanuatu

How they compare

France currently reports 0.6004 against 0.5845 in Vanuatu, a difference of 0.0159.

Across all 57 years both countries report, Vanuatu has been ahead every year.

France ranks 50th and Vanuatu ranks 53rd of 163 countries.

Vanuatu has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	France	Vanuatu	Difference	Ahead
1960s	0.8211	1.08	0.263	Vanuatu
1970s	0.6958	1.35	0.6496	Vanuatu
1980s	0.6332	1.32	0.6827	Vanuatu
1990s	0.6222	1.35	0.7301	Vanuatu
2000s	0.6208	1.43	0.8116	Vanuatu
2010s	0.6203	0.994	0.3737	Vanuatu

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops, France or Vanuatu?: France, at 0.6004 against 0.5845 in Vanuatu as of 2017.
What is the difference in arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops between France and Vanuatu?: 0.0159, with France ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for France and Vanuatu?: 57 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2017.
How do France and Vanuatu rank globally for arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops?: France ranks 50th and Vanuatu ranks 53rd of 163 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 163 places, 10,097 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

Index of arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops (where values in 1961 are equal to 1.0).