Agricultural land — Area, per square kilometre in Tuvalu
Tuvalu: Agricultural land — Area, per square kilometre was 0.0867 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.0867 1000 ha per square kilometre
Change on year
up 44.4%
World rank
3rd
of 186 countries
All-time high
0.0867 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
All-time low
0.0567 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 2001
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Agricultural land — Area, per square kilometre in Tuvalu, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
Tuvalu recorded 0.0867 1000 ha per square kilometre for agricultural land — area, per square kilometre in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 44.4% on the previous year and up 44.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural land — area, per square kilometre in Tuvalu peaked at 0.0867 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0567 1000 ha per square kilometre, in 2001.
That places Tuvalu 3rd out of 186 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Agricultural land — Area, per square kilometre in Tuvalu, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0667 1000 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0667 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.0667 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.0667 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.0667 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.0667 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.0667 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.0667 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.0667 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.0667 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.0667 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.0667 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.0667 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.0667 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.0667 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.0667 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.0667 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.0667 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0667 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.0667 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.0667 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.0667 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.0667 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.0667 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.0667 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.0667 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0667 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0667 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.0667 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0667 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0667 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0667 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0667 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0667 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0667 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0667 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0667 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0667 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0667 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0667 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0567 1000 ha per square kilometre | -15.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0567 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0567 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0567 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0567 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0567 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.06 1000 ha per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 2008 | 0.06 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.06 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.06 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.06 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.06 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.06 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.06 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.06 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.06 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.06 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.06 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.06 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.06 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.06 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.06 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0867 1000 ha per square kilometre | +44.4% |
Tuvalu compared with similar countries
- Tuvalu's 0.0867 1000 ha per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0393 1000 ha per square kilometre, 2.2× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Tuvalu's 0.0867 1000 ha per square kilometre is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.025 1000 ha per square kilometre, 3.5× the median. (27 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0667 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0667 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0667 1000 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0667 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0667 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0667 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0667 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0667 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0667 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0667 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0667 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0667 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0587 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0567 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0667 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.06 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.06 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.06 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0667 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.06 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0867 1000 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Tuvalu
- 1 Lesotho 0.0929 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 2 Uruguay 0.0876 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 4 Turkmenistan 0.0842 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 5 Saudi Arabia 0.081 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 6 Uganda 0.0803 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
More environment data for Tuvalu
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.202 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.836 °C (2025)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Industrial Processes (Mt CO2e) 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural land — area, per square kilometre in Tuvalu?
- Agricultural land — area, per square kilometre in Tuvalu was 0.0867 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest agricultural land — area, per square kilometre recorded in Tuvalu?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0867 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest agricultural land — area, per square kilometre recorded in Tuvalu?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0567 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2001.
- How does Tuvalu rank for agricultural land — area, per square kilometre?
- Tuvalu ranks 3rd out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is agricultural land — area, per square kilometre rising or falling in Tuvalu?
- Over the last ten years it is up 44.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Tuvalu data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Agricultural land — Area, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Agricultural land — Area divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Agricultural land — Area ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Agricultural land — Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Agricultural land — Area divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.