Vanuatu's food production index (2014-2016 = 100) was 140.07 in 2024, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is up 33.21% from 105.15 in 2014 (2.91% a year on average, compounded).
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | 140.07 | 2024 |
| Five years earlier | 83.33 | 2019 |
| Ten years earlier | 105.15 | 2014 |
| Highest | 140.07 | 2024 |
| Lowest | 41.12 | 1972 |
| Average since 2015 | 102.83 | 2015–2024 |
| First recorded | 42.37 | 1961 |
What the numbers say
In 2024, Vanuatu's food production index (2014-2016 = 100) rose 0.86 on 2023 (from 139.21 to 140.07).
Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1994 to 2023), the average change was +2.4 and a typical year strayed about 11.93 from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.1 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.
On record, the biggest yearly rise was 55.3 in 2022 and the biggest yearly fall was 13.59 in 2017. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.
From 2015 to 2024 the straight-line trend is upward, about 5.79 a year. A straight line explains 46% of the movement over 10 observed years.
Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.
How it compares
In 2024, Vanuatu had the 18th highest value of the 192 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Vanuatu | 140.07 | 2024 |
| World | 100 | 2020 |
| East Asia & Pacific | 100 | 2020 |
| Lower middle income | 100 | 2020 |
Closest to Vanuatu in the 2024 ranking
What this measures
Food production index covers food crops that are considered edible and that contain nutrients. Coffee and tea are excluded because, although edible, they have no nutritive value.
Limitations: Agricultural data are collected by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) from official national sources through the questionnaire and are supplemented with information from official secondary data sources. The secondary sources cover official country data from websites of national ministries, national publications and related country data reported by various international organizations. The FAO tries to impose standard definitions and reporting methods, but complete consistency across countries and over time is not possible. Data on agricultural employment, in particular, should be used with caution.
Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a weighted average.
All 64 values
| Year | Food production index (2014-2016 = 100) |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 140.07 |
| 2023 | 139.21 |
| 2022 | 139 |
| 2021 | 83.7 |
| 2020 | 81.97 |
| 2019 | 83.33 |
| 2018 | 82.48 |
| 2017 | 83.65 |
| 2016 | 97.24 |
| 2015 | 97.6 |
| 2014 |
Food production index (2014-2016 = 100) in nearby economies
- Australia — 122.47 (2024)
- Brunei Darussalam — 115.22 (2024)
- Cambodia — 132.08 (2024)
- China — 115.23 (2024)
- Fiji — 150.66 (2024)
- French Polynesia — 98.92 (2024)
- Hong Kong SAR, China — 143.59 (2024)
- Indonesia — 115.54 (2024)
- Japan — 98.2 (2024)
- Kiribati — 96.41 (2024)
- Korea, Dem. People's Rep.
More environment data for Vanuatu
- Rural population — 260,353 (2025)
- Rural population (% of total population) — 77.68% (2025)
- Urban population — 74,816 (2025)
- Urban population (% of total population) — 22.32% (2025)
- Aquaculture production (metric tons) — 6 (2024)
- Capture fisheries production (metric tons) — 44,422 (2024)
- Total fisheries production (metric tons) — 44,428 (2024)
- Rural population growth (annual %) — 2.18% (2025)
- Urban population growth (annual %) — 2.39% (2025)
- Agricultural land (sq. km) — 1,617 (2024)
Reading data like this
Questions people ask
- What is Vanuatu's food production index (2014-2016 = 100)?
- 140.07 in 2024, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 1961?
- It is up 230.59% from 42.37 in 1961 (1.92% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 140.07 in 2024 and the lowest 41.12 in 1972.
- How does Vanuatu rank?
- 18th highest of 192 economies with data for 2024.
- Is the latest change in food production index (2014-2016 = 100) unusual for Vanuatu?
- In 2024, Vanuatu's food production index (2014-2016 = 100) rose 0.86 on 2023 (from 139.21 to 140.07). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1994 to 2023), the average change was +2.4 and a typical year strayed about 11.93 from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.1 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator AG.PRD.FOOD.XD, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.
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