FAOSTAT · 2024

Agricultural production in Vanuatu

According to FAOSTAT, Vanuatu produced 985 t of cereals, 33,770 t of vegetables, 240,801 t of fruit, 5,406 t of meat and 3,100 t of milk in 2024. Its largest crops by volume were coconuts (365,332 t), watermelons (205,000 t) and yams (42,060 t).

Products recorded: 47
World #1: 0; products
World top 10: 0; products
Year: 2024

Among its twelve largest crops, the biggest ten-year change was in coconuts (−27%), followed by bananas (+11%).

Livestock numbers: 89,000 cattle, 76,165 pigs, 1,260 sheep and 9,509 goats.

Totals by group

Group	Tonnes	World rank	Share	10-year change
All fruit	240,801	123	0.03%	+1,009%
All roots and tubers	83,263	143	0.01%	+59%
All vegetables	33,770	154	0%	+161%
All meat	5,406	170	0%	−28%
All milk	3,100	166	0%	−5.5%
All sugar crops	1,800	128	0%	—
All cereals	985	165	0%	+11%
All citrus fruit	930	118	0%	—
All eggs	642	156	0%	−8.3%

All products by volume, 2024

Product	Tonnes	World rank	Share	10-year change
Coconuts, in shell	365,332	17	0.56%	−27%
Watermelons	205,000	39	0.2%	—
Yams	42,060	28	0.05%	—
Cabbages	25,960	89	0.03%	—
Taro	19,320	26	0.11%	—
Bananas	17,871	82	0.01%	+11%
Sweet potatoes	11,830	68	0.01%	—
Cassava	10,050	68	0%	—
Mangoes and guavas	7,600	63	0.01%	—
Cucumbers	7,160	92	0.01%	—
Avocados	5,600	46	0.05%	—
Coconut oil	4,642	27	0.15%	−49%
Pineapples	3,800	62	0.01%	—
Cow milk	3,100	164	0%	−5.5%
Pork (pig meat)	2,809	121	0%	−20%
Beef (cattle meat)	2,022	154	0%	−32%
Groundnuts (peanuts)	1,882	83	0%	−27%
Sugar cane	1,800	88	0%	—
Cocoa beans	1,500	31	0.03%	−11%
Maize	985	148	0%	+11%
Lemons and limes	930	87	0%	—
Hen eggs	642	156	0%	−8.3%
Chicken meat	548	173	0%	−41%
Tomatoes	500	152	0%	—
Raw hides and skins of cattle	320	124	0%	−32%
Edible offal of cattle, fresh, chilled or frozen	278	128	0%	−32%
Edible offal of pigs, fresh, chilled or frozen	223	92	0%	−20%
Ginger	180	34	0%	—
Fat of pigs	112	105	0%	−20%
Spring onions and shallots	80	47	0%	—
Cattle fat, unrendered	76	125	0%	−32%
Tallow	64	68	0%	−39%
Carrots and turnips	50	126	0%	—
Lettuce and chicory	20	101	0%	—
Goat meat	19	156	0%	−46%
Coffee, green	13	73	0%	−13%
Horse meat, fresh or chilled	9	54	0%	−65%
Edible offal of goat, fresh, chilled or frozen	4	135	0%	−43%
Raw hides and skins of goats or kids	4	135	0%	−50%
Buttermilk, dry	3	133	0%	—
Potatoes	3	152	0%	—
Tea, packed	3	123	0%	—
Vanilla	3	14	0.04%	—
Honey	2	120	0%	—
Pepper (black, white)	2	47	0%	—
Edible offals of horses and other equines, fresh, chilled or frozen	1	49	0%	−67%
Goat fat, unrendered	1	135	0%	−50%

Live animals, 2024

Product	Head	World rank	Share	10-year change
Chickens	436,000	161	0%	−37%
Cattle	89,000	150	0.01%	−49%
Pigs	76,165	118	0.01%	−19%
Goats	9,509	159	0%	−44%
Horses	2,416	111	0%	−63%
Sheep	1,260	174	0%	—
Bees	151	96	0%	—

Vanuatu among the world’s producers, 2024

Share of world production by country for the largest crops of Vanuatu, which is outlined on the map.

Product

under 0.1%0.1–1%1–5%5–15%15% or moreno data
Small island states are not drawn at this scale.

Production per person, 2024

Vanuatu had 327,777 inhabitants in 2024 (FAOSTAT estimate). Production of its largest products per inhabitant, compared with the world average:

Product	kg per person	World, kg per person	Ratio
Coconuts, in shell	1,115	8.03	138.8×
Watermelons	625	12.9	48.6×
Yams	128	11.3	11.3×
Cabbages	79.2	9.25	8.6×
Taro	58.9	2.23	26.4×
Bananas	54.5	17.1	3.2×
Sweet potatoes	36.1	11.1	3.2×
Cassava	30.7	41.9	0.7×
Mangoes and guavas	23.2	7.62	3.0×
Cucumbers	21.8	10.8	2.0×
Avocados	17.1	1.38	12.4×
Coconut oil	14.2	0.38	37.0×

Production divided by population; it is not consumption, because crops are traded and used for feed, processing and industry.

Trade in agricultural products, 2024

Vanuatu reported exports of 3 and imports of 78 of the products covered here.

Largest exports by value

Product	Tonnes	Value	USD/kg	World rank
Cocoa beans	1,558	USD 8.3 m	5.35	35 of 93
Pyrethrum, dried flowers	260	USD 5.9 m	22.88	4 of 25
Coconut oil	166	USD 205,000	1.23	50 of 94

Largest imports by value

Product	Tonnes	Value	USD/kg	World rank
Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled	6,235	USD 15.3 m	2.46	126 of 189
Palm oil	1,664	USD 2.2 m	1.32	145 of 191
Wine	737	USD 2.1 m	2.85	136 of 192
Hen eggs in shell, fresh	496	USD 1.6 m	3.16	109 of 184
Whole milk powder	157	USD 1.6 m	9.96	159 of 190
Beer of barley, malted	1,131	USD 1.3 m	1.14	154 of 192
Whole milk, condensed	487	USD 1.1 m	2.20	97 of 183
Margarine and shortening	337	USD 1.1 m	3.15	151 of 189
Raw milk of cattle	676	USD 1.0 m	1.50	136 of 188
Cheese from whole cow milk	79	USD 725,000	9.18	175 of 192

FAOSTAT detailed trade data, release of 23 July 2026: quantities in tonnes and values in current US dollars as reported; exports include re-exports. Only the FAO trade items that match Husfarm production pages are included: meat covers fresh or chilled meat only (frozen meat is a separate item), and processed goods such as milled rice or flour are not listed.

Questions and answers

What are the main crops produced in Vanuatu?

By volume, the largest products of Vanuatu in 2024 were coconuts, in shell (365,332 t), watermelons (205,000 t), yams (42,060 t), according to FAOSTAT.

Is Vanuatu the world’s largest producer of anything?

Not in 2024. Its highest world rank was 14th, for vanilla.

How much coconuts, in shell does Vanuatu produce per person?

About 1,115 kg per inhabitant in 2024, compared with a world average of 8.03 kg (production divided by population, FAOSTAT).

What does Vanuatu export most?

By value, its largest agricultural exports in 2024 among the products covered here were cocoa beans (USD 8.3 m), pyrethrum, dried flowers (USD 5.9 m), coconut oil (USD 205,000), according to FAOSTAT.

What does Vanuatu import most?

By value, its largest agricultural imports in 2024 among the products covered here were meat of chickens, fresh or chilled (USD 15.3 m), palm oil (USD 2.2 m), wine (USD 2.1 m).

Where does this data come from?

Production, trade and population figures are from FAOSTAT, the statistics database of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Rankings, shares and per-person figures are calculated by Husfarm.

Source: FAO. 2025. FAOSTAT: Crops and livestock products. Accessed on 4 November 2026. fao.org/faostat. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Charts, rankings and changes calculated by Husfarm.