Land area in hectares in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: Land area in hectares was 1.22 million hectares in 2023. ▬ Flat
Land area in hectares in Vanuatu, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
The most recent figure for land area in hectares in Vanuatu is 1.22 million hectares, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, land area in hectares in Vanuatu peaked at 1.22 million hectares in 1961 and was at its lowest, 1.22 million hectares, in 1961.
Vanuatu ranks 160th of 233 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.22 million hectares | 1.22 million hectares | 1.22 million hectares | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.22 million hectares | 1.22 million hectares | 1.22 million hectares | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.22 million hectares | 1.22 million hectares | 1.22 million hectares | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.22 million hectares | 1.22 million hectares | 1.22 million hectares | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.22 million hectares | 1.22 million hectares | 1.22 million hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.22 million hectares | 1.22 million hectares | 1.22 million hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.22 million hectares | 1.22 million hectares | 1.22 million hectares | 4 |
Countries ranked near Vanuatu
- 157 Eswatini 1.72 million hectares compare
- 158 East Timor 1.49 million hectares compare
- 159 Montenegro 1.34 million hectares compare
- 161 Falkland Islands 1.22 million hectares compare
- 162 Qatar 1.15 million hectares compare
- 163 Jamaica 1.08 million hectares compare
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- Winter temperature anomalies 0.4368 °C (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is land area in hectares in Vanuatu?
- Land area in hectares in Vanuatu was 1.22 million hectares 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 land area in hectares recorded in Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 1.22 million hectares in 1961.
- What is the lowest land area in hectares recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.22 million hectares in 1961.
- How does Vanuatu rank for land area in hectares?
- Vanuatu ranks 160th out of 233 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land area in hectares rising or falling in Vanuatu?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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 Land area in hectares. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total land area, measured in hectares. 100 hectares is one square kilometer. Land area is a country's total area, excluding area under inland water bodies, national claims to continental shelf, and exclusive economic zones. In most cases the definition of inland water bodies includes major rivers and lakes.