Agricultural land — Area in Tuvalu

Tuvalu: Agricultural land — Area was 2.6 1000 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
2.6 1000 ha
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
226th
of 237 countries
All-time high
2.6 1000 ha
in 2023
All-time low
1.7 1000 ha
in 2001
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Agricultural land — Area in Tuvalu, 1961–2024

0123196119922024

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.

Analysis

Tuvalu recorded 2.6 1000 ha for agricultural land — area in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.

That represents a change of up 44.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, agricultural land — area in Tuvalu peaked at 2.6 1000 ha in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1.7 1000 ha, in 2001.

That places Tuvalu 226th out of 237 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 2 1000 ha 2 1000 ha 2 1000 ha 9
1970s 2 1000 ha 2 1000 ha 2 1000 ha 10
1980s 2 1000 ha 2 1000 ha 2 1000 ha 10
1990s 2 1000 ha 2 1000 ha 2 1000 ha 10
2000s 1.76 1000 ha 1.7 1000 ha 2 1000 ha 10
2010s 1.8 1000 ha 1.8 1000 ha 1.8 1000 ha 10
2020s 2.12 1000 ha 1.8 1000 ha 2.6 1000 ha 5

Countries ranked near Tuvalu

  1. 223 Montserrat 3 1000 ha compare
  2. 224 United States Virgin Islands 2.88 1000 ha compare
  3. 225 Cayman Islands 2.7 1000 ha compare
  4. 227 San Marino 2.59 1000 ha compare
  5. 228 Aruba 2 1000 ha compare
  6. 228 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 2 1000 ha compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is agricultural land — area in Tuvalu?
Agricultural land — area in Tuvalu was 2.6 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest agricultural land — area recorded in Tuvalu?
The highest recorded value was 2.6 1000 ha in 2023.
What is the lowest agricultural land — area recorded in Tuvalu?
The lowest recorded value was 1.7 1000 ha in 2001.
How does Tuvalu rank for agricultural land — area?
Tuvalu ranks 226th out of 237 countries with data for 2024.
Is agricultural land — area 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 Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Agricultural land — Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Agricultural land — Area
Unit
1000 ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
273 places, 16,066 data points, 1961–2024
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The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.