Agricultural land (sq. km), per capita in Tuvalu
Tuvalu: Agricultural land (sq. km), per capita was 0.0018 sq. km per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Agricultural land (sq. km), per capita in Tuvalu, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in sq. km per person.
Analysis
Tuvalu recorded 0.0018 sq. km per person for agricultural land (sq. km), per capita in 2023.
That represents a change of up 1.8% on the previous year and up 12.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural land (sq. km), per capita in Tuvalu peaked at 0.0036 sq. km per person in 1968 and was at its lowest, 0.0016 sq. km per person, in 2013.
That places Tuvalu 144th out of 210 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Agricultural land (sq. km), per capita in Tuvalu, year by year
| Year | sq. km per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0035 sq. km per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0035 sq. km per person | -0.9% |
| 1963 | 0.0035 sq. km per person | -0.9% |
| 1964 | 0.0035 sq. km per person | -0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.0035 sq. km per person | +0.6% |
| 1966 | 0.0035 sq. km per person | +0.5% |
| 1967 | 0.0035 sq. km per person | +0.6% |
| 1968 | 0.0036 sq. km per person | +0.5% |
| 1969 | 0.0036 sq. km per person | -0.1% |
| 1970 | 0.0035 sq. km per person | -0.6% |
| 1971 | 0.0035 sq. km per person | -0.4% |
| 1972 | 0.0035 sq. km per person | -0.1% |
| 1973 | 0.0035 sq. km per person | +0.2% |
| 1974 | 0.0034 sq. km per person | -2.4% |
| 1975 | 0.0033 sq. km per person | -4.8% |
| 1976 | 0.0031 sq. km per person | -4.5% |
| 1977 | 0.003 sq. km per person | -4.2% |
| 1978 | 0.0029 sq. km per person | -3.9% |
| 1979 | 0.0028 sq. km per person | -3.2% |
| 1980 | 0.0027 sq. km per person | -2.5% |
| 1981 | 0.0027 sq. km per person | -2.1% |
| 1982 | 0.0026 sq. km per person | -1.8% |
| 1983 | 0.0026 sq. km per person | -1.6% |
| 1984 | 0.0025 sq. km per person | -1.4% |
| 1985 | 0.0025 sq. km per person | -1.8% |
| 1986 | 0.0024 sq. km per person | -2.1% |
| 1987 | 0.0024 sq. km per person | -1.8% |
| 1988 | 0.0023 sq. km per person | -1.7% |
| 1989 | 0.0023 sq. km per person | -1.7% |
| 1990 | 0.0023 sq. km per person | -1.5% |
| 1991 | 0.0022 sq. km per person | -1.5% |
| 1992 | 0.0022 sq. km per person | -1.2% |
| 1993 | 0.0022 sq. km per person | -1.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0022 sq. km per person | -0.9% |
| 1995 | 0.0022 sq. km per person | -0.8% |
| 1996 | 0.0021 sq. km per person | -0.7% |
| 1997 | 0.0021 sq. km per person | -0.6% |
| 1998 | 0.0021 sq. km per person | -0.5% |
| 1999 | 0.0021 sq. km per person | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 0.0021 sq. km per person | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 0.0018 sq. km per person | -15.4% |
| 2002 | 0.0018 sq. km per person | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0018 sq. km per person | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 0.0017 sq. km per person | -1.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0017 sq. km per person | -1.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0017 sq. km per person | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0018 sq. km per person | +4.6% |
| 2008 | 0.0017 sq. km per person | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0017 sq. km per person | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0017 sq. km per person | -1.4% |
| 2011 | 0.0017 sq. km per person | -1.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0016 sq. km per person | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0016 sq. km per person | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 0.0016 sq. km per person | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0016 sq. km per person | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0016 sq. km per person | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0017 sq. km per person | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 0.0017 sq. km per person | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0017 sq. km per person | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 0.0017 sq. km per person | +1.8% |
| 2021 | 0.0018 sq. km per person | +2.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0018 sq. km per person | +2.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0018 sq. km per person | +1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0035 sq. km per person | 0.0035 sq. km per person | 0.0036 sq. km per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0033 sq. km per person | 0.0028 sq. km per person | 0.0035 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0025 sq. km per person | 0.0023 sq. km per person | 0.0027 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0022 sq. km per person | 0.0021 sq. km per person | 0.0023 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0018 sq. km per person | 0.0017 sq. km per person | 0.0021 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0017 sq. km per person | 0.0016 sq. km per person | 0.0017 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0018 sq. km per person | 0.0017 sq. km per person | 0.0018 sq. km per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Tuvalu
- 141 Indonesia 0.002 sq. km per person compare
- 142 El Salvador 0.0019 sq. km per person compare
- 143 Sao Tome and Principe 0.0019 sq. km per person compare
- 145 Marshall Islands 0.0018 sq. km per person compare
- 146 British Virgin Islands 0.0018 sq. km per person compare
- 147 Norway 0.0018 sq. km per person compare
More agriculture & rural data for Tuvalu
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual -17.15 % change on previous year (2015)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.1594 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2015)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 534.44 current US$ per person (2015)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -3.61 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.3456 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 15.9% (2015)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 15.9% (2015)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.1% (2008)
- Rural population 34.6% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural land (sq. km), per capita in Tuvalu?
- Agricultural land (sq. km), per capita in Tuvalu was 0.0018 sq. km per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest agricultural land (sq. km), per capita recorded in Tuvalu?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0036 sq. km per person in 1968.
- What is the lowest agricultural land (sq. km), per capita recorded in Tuvalu?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0016 sq. km per person in 2013.
- How does Tuvalu rank for agricultural land (sq. km), per capita?
- Tuvalu ranks 144th out of 210 countries with data for 2023.
- Is agricultural land (sq. km), 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 Agricultural land (sq. km), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Agricultural land (sq. km) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Agricultural land (sq. km) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Agricultural land FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
- 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
Agricultural land (sq. km) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.