Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures was 3.45 percent in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Vanuatu, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in percent.
Analysis
In 2023, share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Vanuatu stood at 3.45 percent. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Vanuatu peaked at 3.45 percent in 1998 and was at its lowest, 2.05 percent, in 1961.
That places Vanuatu 172nd out of 208 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.05 percent | 2.05 percent | 2.05 percent | 9 |
| 1970s | 2.05 percent | 2.05 percent | 2.05 percent | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.48 percent | 2.05 percent | 2.79 percent | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.16 percent | 2.87 percent | 3.45 percent | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.45 percent | 3.45 percent | 3.45 percent | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.45 percent | 3.45 percent | 3.45 percent | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.45 percent | 3.45 percent | 3.45 percent | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Vanuatu?
- Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Vanuatu was 3.45 percent in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures recorded in Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 3.45 percent in 1998.
- What is the lowest share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.05 percent in 1961.
- How does Vanuatu rank for share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures?
- Vanuatu ranks 172nd out of 208 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures rising or falling in Vanuatu?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Vanuatu data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Permanent meadows and pastures are areas used permanently (five years or more) for herbaceous forage crops, either cultivated or growing wild (wild prairie or grazing land).