Cropland — Area per capita in Tuvalu
Tuvalu: Cropland — Area per capita was 0.27 ha/cap in 2024. ▼ Falling
Cropland — Area per capita in Tuvalu, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha/cap.
Analysis
Tuvalu recorded 0.27 ha/cap for cropland — area per capita in 2024.
That represents a change of up 3.8% on the previous year and up 68.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cropland — area per capita in Tuvalu peaked at 0.36 ha/cap in 1968 and was at its lowest, 0.16 ha/cap, in 2012.
That places Tuvalu 56th out of 232 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.3522 ha/cap | 0.35 ha/cap | 0.36 ha/cap | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.325 ha/cap | 0.28 ha/cap | 0.35 ha/cap | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.25 ha/cap | 0.23 ha/cap | 0.27 ha/cap | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.217 ha/cap | 0.21 ha/cap | 0.23 ha/cap | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.178 ha/cap | 0.17 ha/cap | 0.21 ha/cap | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.165 ha/cap | 0.16 ha/cap | 0.17 ha/cap | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.212 ha/cap | 0.17 ha/cap | 0.27 ha/cap | 5 |
Countries ranked near Tuvalu
More environment data for Tuvalu
- Cropland — Area 2.6 1000 ha (2024)
- Land area — Area 2.6 1000 ha (2024)
- Agriculture — Area 2.6 1000 ha (2024)
- Agricultural land — Area 2.6 1000 ha (2024)
- Agricultural land — Share in Land area 99.96 % (2024)
- Agricultural land — Value of agricultural production (Int. $) per Area 571.76 USD_PPP/ha (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Land area 99.96 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 100 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 2.6 1000 ha (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 0 g/Int$ (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cropland — area per capita in Tuvalu?
- Cropland — area per capita in Tuvalu was 0.27 ha/cap in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cropland — area per capita recorded in Tuvalu?
- The highest recorded value was 0.36 ha/cap in 1968.
- What is the lowest cropland — area per capita recorded in Tuvalu?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.16 ha/cap in 2012.
- How does Tuvalu rank for cropland — area per capita?
- Tuvalu ranks 56th out of 232 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cropland — area per capita rising or falling in Tuvalu?
- Over the last ten years it is up 68.8%. 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 Cropland — Area per capita. 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.