Coconuts, in shell — Yield in Tuvalu
Tuvalu: Coconuts, in shell — Yield was 960.5 kg/ha in 2024. ▼ Falling
Coconuts, in shell — Yield in Tuvalu, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for coconuts, in shell — yield in Tuvalu is 960.5 kg/ha, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, coconuts, in shell — yield in Tuvalu peaked at 2,000 kg/ha in 1987 and was at its lowest, 900 kg/ha, in 1993.
That places Tuvalu 82nd out of 84 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.
Coconuts, in shell — Yield in Tuvalu, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1,219 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 1,219 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 1,219 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 1,219 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 1,219 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 1,219 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 1,172 kg/ha | -3.8% |
| 1968 | 1,192 kg/ha | +1.7% |
| 1969 | 1,174 kg/ha | -1.5% |
| 1970 | 1,190 kg/ha | +1.4% |
| 1971 | 1,207 kg/ha | +1.4% |
| 1972 | 1,000 kg/ha | -17.1% |
| 1973 | 1,000 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 1,200 kg/ha | +20.0% |
| 1975 | 1,182 kg/ha | -1.5% |
| 1976 | 1,000 kg/ha | -15.4% |
| 1977 | 1,231 kg/ha | +23.1% |
| 1978 | 1,206 kg/ha | -2.0% |
| 1979 | 1,205 kg/ha | -0.1% |
| 1980 | 1,184 kg/ha | -1.7% |
| 1981 | 1,206 kg/ha | +1.8% |
| 1982 | 1,175 kg/ha | -2.6% |
| 1983 | 1,202 kg/ha | +2.3% |
| 1984 | 1,200 kg/ha | -0.2% |
| 1985 | 1,200 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 1,200 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 2,000 kg/ha | +66.7% |
| 1988 | 1,208 kg/ha | -39.6% |
| 1989 | 1,229 kg/ha | +1.7% |
| 1990 | 1,231 kg/ha | +0.2% |
| 1991 | 1,200 kg/ha | -2.5% |
| 1992 | 1,077 kg/ha | -10.2% |
| 1993 | 900 kg/ha | -16.5% |
| 1994 | 983.4 kg/ha | +9.3% |
| 1995 | 955.6 kg/ha | -2.8% |
| 1996 | 930.5 kg/ha | -2.6% |
| 1997 | 900.4 kg/ha | -3.2% |
| 1998 | 981 kg/ha | +9.0% |
| 1999 | 984.1 kg/ha | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 990 kg/ha | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 996.6 kg/ha | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 1,004 kg/ha | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 1,010 kg/ha | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 1,000 kg/ha | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 1,005 kg/ha | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 1,002 kg/ha | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 1,000 kg/ha | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 982.6 kg/ha | -1.7% |
| 2009 | 973.9 kg/ha | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 965.7 kg/ha | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 958.5 kg/ha | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 933.3 kg/ha | -2.6% |
| 2013 | 951.4 kg/ha | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 964.6 kg/ha | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 966 kg/ha | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 965.9 kg/ha | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 964.4 kg/ha | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 962.5 kg/ha | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 959 kg/ha | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 958.1 kg/ha | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 960.4 kg/ha | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 962.2 kg/ha | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 961.3 kg/ha | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 960.5 kg/ha | -0.1% |
Tuvalu compared with similar countries
- Tuvalu's 960.5 kg/ha is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 5,852 kg/ha, 16% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
- Tuvalu's 960.5 kg/ha is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 6,226 kg/ha, 15% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Coconuts, in shell — Yield in Tuvalu changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | +66.7% | 1,200 kg/ha | 2,000 kg/ha |
| 1988 | -39.6% | 2,000 kg/ha | 1,208 kg/ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1,206 kg/ha | 1,172 kg/ha | 1,219 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 1,142 kg/ha | 1,000 kg/ha | 1,231 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,280 kg/ha | 1,175 kg/ha | 2,000 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,014 kg/ha | 900 kg/ha | 1,231 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 996.44 kg/ha | 973.9 kg/ha | 1,010 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 959.13 kg/ha | 933.3 kg/ha | 966 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 960.5 kg/ha | 958.1 kg/ha | 962.2 kg/ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Tuvalu
- 79 Kenya 1,162 kg/ha compare
- 80 Sierra Leone 1,012 kg/ha compare
- 81 Benin 1,007 kg/ha compare
- 83 Niue 900.6 kg/ha compare
- 84 Puerto Rico 622.2 kg/ha 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 coconuts, in shell — yield in Tuvalu?
- Coconuts, in shell — yield in Tuvalu was 960.5 kg/ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest coconuts, in shell — yield recorded in Tuvalu?
- The highest recorded value was 2,000 kg/ha in 1987.
- What is the lowest coconuts, in shell — yield recorded in Tuvalu?
- The lowest recorded value was 900 kg/ha in 1993.
- How does Tuvalu rank for coconuts, in shell — yield?
- Tuvalu ranks 82nd out of 84 countries with data for 2024.
- Is coconuts, in shell — yield rising or falling in Tuvalu?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.4%. 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 Coconuts, in shell — Yield. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area harvested, production quantity and yield. Cereals: Area and production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed or silage or used for grazing are therefore excluded. 2) CROPS PROCESSED: Beer of barley; Cotton lint; Cottonseed; Margarine, short; Molasses; Oil, coconut (copra); Oil, cottonseed; Oil, groundnut; Oil, linseed; Oil, maize; Oil, olive, virgin; Oil, palm; Oil, palm kernel; Oil, rapeseed; Oil, safflower; Oil, sesame; Oil, soybean; Oil, sunflower; Palm kernels; Sugar Raw Centrifugal; Wine. 3) LIVE ANIMALS: Animals live n.e.s.; Asses; Beehives; Buffaloes; Camelids, other; Camels; Cattle; Chickens; Ducks; Geese and guinea fowls; Goats; Horses; Mules; Pigeons, other birds; Pigs; Rabbits and hares; Rodents, other; Sheep; Turkeys. 4) LIVESTOCK PRIMARY: Beeswax; Eggs (various types); Hides buffalo, fresh; Hides, cattle, fresh; Honey, natural; Meat (ass, bird nes, buffalo, camel, cattle, chicken, duck, game, goat, goose and guinea fowl, horse, mule, Meat nes, meat other camelids, Meat other rodents, pig, rabbit, sheep, turkey); Milk (buffalo, camel, cow, goat, sheep); Offals, nes; Silk-worm cocoons, reelable; Skins (goat, sheep); Snails, not sea; Wool, greasy. 5) LIVESTOCK PROCESSED: Butter (of milk from sheep, goat, buffalo, cow); Cheese (of milk from goat, buffalo, sheep, cow milk); Cheese of skimmed cow milk; Cream fresh; Ghee (cow and buffalo milk); Lard; Milk (dry buttermilk, skimmed condensed, skimmed cow, skimmed dried, skimmed evaporated, whole condensed, whole dried, whole evaporated); Silk raw; Tallow; Whey (condensed and dry); Yoghurt.