Arable land pin in Vanuatu

Vanuatu: Arable land pin 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 pin in Vanuatu, 1961–2023

0.50.7511.21.51.8196119922023

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2023, arable land pin in Vanuatu stood at 0.5845.

The figure is down 41.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, arable land pin 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.

Arable land pin in Vanuatu, year by year

Annual values for Arable land pin in Vanuatu, 1961 to 2023.
Year Value Change
1961 1 —
1962 1.01 +1.2%
1963 0.912 -9.9%
1964 0.8807 -3.4%
1965 1.38 +56.5%
1966 1.21 -11.9%
1967 1.05 -13.8%
1968 1.19 +13.4%
1969 1.13 -5.1%
1970 1.4 +24.5%
1971 1.31 -6.7%
1972 1.83 +40.0%
1973 1.6 -12.6%
1974 1.23 -23.2%
1975 1.36 +10.4%
1976 1.27 -6.3%
1977 1.16 -8.5%
1978 1.11 -4.8%
1979 1.18 +6.9%
1980 1.38 +16.9%
1981 1.19 -14.0%
1982 1.37 +14.9%
1983 1.34 -2.3%
1984 1.18 -11.7%
1985 1.3 +10.5%
1986 1.23 -5.7%
1987 1.25 +1.7%
1988 1.36 +9.1%
1989 1.56 +14.5%
1990 1.16 -25.5%
1991 1.44 +24.1%
1992 1.49 +3.1%
1993 1.5 +0.8%
1994 1.5 +0.3%
1995 1.43 -5.1%
1996 1.38 -3.0%
1997 1.14 -17.3%
1998 1.09 -4.9%
1999 1.38 +27.1%
2000 1.47 +6.3%
2001 1.39 -5.3%
2002 1.53 +9.6%
2003 1.49 -2.3%
2004 1.44 -3.6%
2005 1.43 -0.7%
2006 1.41 -1.0%
2007 1.4 -0.8%
2008 1.38 -1.3%
2009 1.37 -1.0%
2010 1.04 -24.4%
2011 1.09 +5.4%
2012 1.08 -1.3%
2013 1 -7.1%
2014 0.8503 -15.1%
2015 0.9116 +7.2%
2016 0.9079 -0.4%
2017 1.08 +18.5%
2018 1.07 -0.5%
2019 1.06 -1.2%
2020 1.06 +0.7%
2021 1.06 -0.8%
2022 0.5842 -44.7%
2023 0.5845 +0.0%

Vanuatu compared with similar countries

  • Vanuatu's 0.5845 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.2966, 2.0× the median. (43 countries reporting)
  • Vanuatu's 0.5845 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.4156, 1.4× the median. (28 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Arable land pin 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.

YearChange FromTo
1965 +56.5% 0.8807 1.38

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

See the full ranking of 163 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is arable land pin in Vanuatu?
Arable land pin in Vanuatu was 0.5845 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest arable land pin recorded in Vanuatu?
The highest recorded value was 1.83 in 1972.
What is the lowest arable land pin recorded in Vanuatu?
The lowest recorded value was 0.5842 in 2022.
How does Vanuatu rank for arable land pin?
Vanuatu ranks 53rd out of 163 countries with data for 2023.
Is arable land pin 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Arable land pin. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Arable land pin
Source
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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