Country area — Area in Tuvalu
Tuvalu: Country area — Area was 2.6 1000 ha in 2024. ▬ Flat
Country area — Area in Tuvalu, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for country area — area in Tuvalu is 2.6 1000 ha, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is down 13.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, country area — area in Tuvalu peaked at 3 1000 ha in 1961 and was at its lowest, 2.6 1000 ha, in 2022.
Tuvalu ranks 261st of 267 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Country area — Area in Tuvalu, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 3 1000 ha | — |
| 1962 | 3 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 3 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 3 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 3 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 3 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 3 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 3 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 3 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 3 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 3 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 3 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 3 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 3 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 3 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 3 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 3 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 3 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 3 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 3 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 3 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 3 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 3 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 3 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 3 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 3 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 3 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 3 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 3 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 3 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 3 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 3 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 3 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 3 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 3 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 3 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 3 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 3 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 3 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 3 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 3 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 3 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 3 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 3 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 3 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 3 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 3 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 3 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 3 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 3 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 3 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 3 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 3 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 3 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 3 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 3 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 3 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 3 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 3 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 3 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 3 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 2.6 1000 ha | -13.3% |
| 2023 | 2.6 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 2.6 1000 ha | +0.0% |
Tuvalu compared with similar countries
- Tuvalu's 2.6 1000 ha is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 10,988 1000 ha, 0% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Tuvalu's 2.6 1000 ha is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1,845 1000 ha, 0% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3 1000 ha | 3 1000 ha | 3 1000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 3 1000 ha | 3 1000 ha | 3 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 3 1000 ha | 3 1000 ha | 3 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 3 1000 ha | 3 1000 ha | 3 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 3 1000 ha | 3 1000 ha | 3 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 3 1000 ha | 3 1000 ha | 3 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.76 1000 ha | 2.6 1000 ha | 3 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Tuvalu
- 258 Norfolk Island 3.6 1000 ha compare
- 259 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 3.4 1000 ha compare
- 260 China, Macao SAR 3.33 1000 ha compare
- 262 Naoero 2.1 1000 ha compare
- 262 Saint Barthélemy 2.1 1000 ha compare
- 262 Nauru 2.1 1000 ha 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)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is country area — area in Tuvalu?
- Country area — area in Tuvalu was 2.6 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest country area — area recorded in Tuvalu?
- The highest recorded value was 3 1000 ha in 1961.
- What is the lowest country area — area recorded in Tuvalu?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.6 1000 ha in 2022.
- How does Tuvalu rank for country area — area?
- Tuvalu ranks 261st out of 267 countries with data for 2024.
- Is country area — area rising or falling in Tuvalu?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Tuvalu data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Country area — Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.