Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in Vanuatu

Vanuatu: Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops was 0.5845 in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
0.5845
Change on year
up 0.0%
World rank
53rd
of 163 countries
All-time high
1.83
in 1972
All-time low
0.5842
in 2022
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in Vanuatu, 1961–2023

0.50.7511.21.51.8196119922023

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.

Analysis

In 2023, arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in Vanuatu stood at 0.5845.

The figure is down 41.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in Vanuatu peaked at 1.83 in 1972 and was at its lowest, 0.5842, in 2022.

That places Vanuatu 53rd out of 163 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 1.08 0.8807 1.38 9
1970s 1.35 1.11 1.83 10
1980s 1.32 1.18 1.56 10
1990s 1.35 1.09 1.5 10
2000s 1.43 1.37 1.53 10
2010s 1.01 0.8503 1.09 10
2020s 0.8222 0.5842 1.06 4

Countries ranked near Vanuatu

  1. 50 France 0.6004 compare
  2. 51 East Timor 0.597 compare
  3. 52 Uganda 0.5895 compare
  4. 54 Sweden 0.575 compare
  5. 55 Democratic Republic of Congo 0.5521 compare
  6. 56 Rwanda 0.5486 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in Vanuatu?
Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in Vanuatu was 0.5845 in 2023, according to 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.
What is the highest arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops recorded in Vanuatu?
The highest recorded value was 1.83 in 1972.
What is the lowest arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops recorded in Vanuatu?
The lowest recorded value was 0.5842 in 2022.
How does Vanuatu rank for arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops?
Vanuatu ranks 53rd out of 163 countries with data for 2023.
Is arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops rising or falling in Vanuatu?
Over the last ten years it is down 41.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Vanuatu data come from?
The figures 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 part of Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

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