Land use hidden — Land area, per capita in Tuvalu
Tuvalu: Land use hidden — Land area, per capita was 0.0031 Square kilometres per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.0031 Square kilometres per person
Change on year
up 1.8%
World rank
153rd
of 181 countries
All-time high
0.0053 Square kilometres per person
in 1968
All-time low
0.0027 Square kilometres per person
in 2013
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Land use hidden — Land area, per capita in Tuvalu, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in Square kilometres per person.
Analysis
In 2023, land use hidden — land area, per capita in Tuvalu stood at 0.0031 Square kilometres per person.
That represents a change of up 1.8% on the previous year and up 12.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use hidden — land area, per capita in Tuvalu peaked at 0.0053 Square kilometres per person in 1968 and was at its lowest, 0.0027 Square kilometres per person, in 2013.
Tuvalu ranks 153rd of 181 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Land use hidden — Land area, per capita in Tuvalu, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0053 Square kilometres per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0053 Square kilometres per person | -0.9% |
| 1963 | 0.0052 Square kilometres per person | -0.9% |
| 1964 | 0.0052 Square kilometres per person | -0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.0052 Square kilometres per person | +0.6% |
| 1966 | 0.0053 Square kilometres per person | +0.5% |
| 1967 | 0.0053 Square kilometres per person | +0.6% |
| 1968 | 0.0053 Square kilometres per person | +0.5% |
| 1969 | 0.0053 Square kilometres per person | -0.1% |
| 1970 | 0.0053 Square kilometres per person | -0.6% |
| 1971 | 0.0053 Square kilometres per person | -0.4% |
| 1972 | 0.0053 Square kilometres per person | -0.1% |
| 1973 | 0.0053 Square kilometres per person | +0.2% |
| 1974 | 0.0052 Square kilometres per person | -2.4% |
| 1975 | 0.0049 Square kilometres per person | -4.8% |
| 1976 | 0.0047 Square kilometres per person | -4.5% |
| 1977 | 0.0045 Square kilometres per person | -4.2% |
| 1978 | 0.0043 Square kilometres per person | -3.9% |
| 1979 | 0.0042 Square kilometres per person | -3.2% |
| 1980 | 0.0041 Square kilometres per person | -2.5% |
| 1981 | 0.004 Square kilometres per person | -2.1% |
| 1982 | 0.0039 Square kilometres per person | -1.8% |
| 1983 | 0.0039 Square kilometres per person | -1.6% |
| 1984 | 0.0038 Square kilometres per person | -1.4% |
| 1985 | 0.0037 Square kilometres per person | -1.8% |
| 1986 | 0.0037 Square kilometres per person | -2.1% |
| 1987 | 0.0036 Square kilometres per person | -1.8% |
| 1988 | 0.0035 Square kilometres per person | -1.7% |
| 1989 | 0.0035 Square kilometres per person | -1.7% |
| 1990 | 0.0034 Square kilometres per person | -1.5% |
| 1991 | 0.0034 Square kilometres per person | -1.5% |
| 1992 | 0.0033 Square kilometres per person | -1.2% |
| 1993 | 0.0033 Square kilometres per person | -1.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0033 Square kilometres per person | -0.9% |
| 1995 | 0.0032 Square kilometres per person | -0.8% |
| 1996 | 0.0032 Square kilometres per person | -0.7% |
| 1997 | 0.0032 Square kilometres per person | -0.6% |
| 1998 | 0.0032 Square kilometres per person | -0.5% |
| 1999 | 0.0032 Square kilometres per person | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 0.0031 Square kilometres per person | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 0.0031 Square kilometres per person | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 0.0031 Square kilometres per person | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0031 Square kilometres per person | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 0.0031 Square kilometres per person | -1.2% |
| 2005 | 0.003 Square kilometres per person | -1.2% |
| 2006 | 0.003 Square kilometres per person | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0029 Square kilometres per person | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 0.0029 Square kilometres per person | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0029 Square kilometres per person | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0028 Square kilometres per person | -1.4% |
| 2011 | 0.0028 Square kilometres per person | -1.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0027 Square kilometres per person | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0027 Square kilometres per person | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 0.0027 Square kilometres per person | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0027 Square kilometres per person | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0027 Square kilometres per person | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0028 Square kilometres per person | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 0.0028 Square kilometres per person | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0028 Square kilometres per person | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 0.0029 Square kilometres per person | +1.8% |
| 2021 | 0.0029 Square kilometres per person | +2.0% |
| 2022 | 0.003 Square kilometres per person | +2.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0031 Square kilometres per person | +1.8% |
Tuvalu compared with similar countries
- Tuvalu's 0.0031 Square kilometres per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0114 Square kilometres per person, 27% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
- Tuvalu's 0.0031 Square kilometres per person is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0071 Square kilometres per person, 43% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0053 Square kilometres per person | 0.0052 Square kilometres per person | 0.0053 Square kilometres per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0049 Square kilometres per person | 0.0042 Square kilometres per person | 0.0053 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0038 Square kilometres per person | 0.0035 Square kilometres per person | 0.0041 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0033 Square kilometres per person | 0.0032 Square kilometres per person | 0.0034 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.003 Square kilometres per person | 0.0029 Square kilometres per person | 0.0031 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0028 Square kilometres per person | 0.0027 Square kilometres per person | 0.0028 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.003 Square kilometres per person | 0.0029 Square kilometres per person | 0.0031 Square kilometres per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Tuvalu
- 150 El Salvador 0.0033 Square kilometres per person compare
- 151 Guam 0.0032 Square kilometres per person compare
- 152 Pakistan 0.0031 Square kilometres per person compare
- 154 Japan 0.0029 Square kilometres per person compare
- 155 Grenada 0.0029 Square kilometres per person compare
- 156 Sri Lanka 0.0028 Square kilometres per person 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 land use hidden — land area, per capita in Tuvalu?
- Land use hidden — land area, per capita in Tuvalu was 0.0031 Square kilometres per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest land use hidden — land area, per capita recorded in Tuvalu?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0053 Square kilometres per person in 1968.
- What is the lowest land use hidden — land area, per capita recorded in Tuvalu?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0027 Square kilometres per person in 2013.
- How does Tuvalu rank for land use hidden — land area, per capita?
- Tuvalu ranks 153rd out of 181 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land use hidden — land area, per capita rising or falling in Tuvalu?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.1%. 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 Land use hidden — Land area, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Land use hidden — Land area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Land use hidden — Land area ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Land use hidden — Land area Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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
Land use hidden — Land area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.