Global meat production, per square kilometre in Tuvalu
Tuvalu: Global meat production, per square kilometre was 7.37 tonnes per square kilometre in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Global meat production, per square kilometre in Tuvalu, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for global meat production, per square kilometre in Tuvalu is 7.37 tonnes per square kilometre, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and up 25.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, global meat production, per square kilometre in Tuvalu peaked at 7.37 tonnes per square kilometre in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1 tonnes per square kilometre, in 1961.
Tuvalu ranks 38th of 194 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Global meat production, per square kilometre in Tuvalu, year by year
| Year | tonnes per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1 tonnes per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 1 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 1 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 1 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 1 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 1 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 1 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 1 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 1 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 1 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 1 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 1 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 1 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 1 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 1 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 1 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 1.13 tonnes per square kilometre | +13.3% |
| 1978 | 1.13 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 1.2 tonnes per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 1980 | 1.23 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1981 | 1.3 tonnes per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 1982 | 1.37 tonnes per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 1983 | 1.43 tonnes per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 1984 | 1.67 tonnes per square kilometre | +16.3% |
| 1985 | 2 tonnes per square kilometre | +20.0% |
| 1986 | 2.43 tonnes per square kilometre | +21.7% |
| 1987 | 2.43 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 3.1 tonnes per square kilometre | +27.4% |
| 1989 | 2.53 tonnes per square kilometre | -18.3% |
| 1990 | 3 tonnes per square kilometre | +18.4% |
| 1991 | 4.57 tonnes per square kilometre | +52.2% |
| 1992 | 4.6 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 3.8 tonnes per square kilometre | -17.4% |
| 1994 | 4 tonnes per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 1995 | 4.03 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1996 | 4.13 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1997 | 4.9 tonnes per square kilometre | +18.5% |
| 1998 | 5 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1999 | 4.97 tonnes per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2000 | 5.07 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2001 | 5.13 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 5.2 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 5.2 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 5.2 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 5.2 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 5.2 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 5.57 tonnes per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 2008 | 5.56 tonnes per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 5.7 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2010 | 5.59 tonnes per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 2011 | 5.66 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 5.72 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 5.73 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 5.86 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 5.98 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 6.04 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 6.12 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 6.04 tonnes per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 6.12 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 6.18 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 6.26 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 7.25 tonnes per square kilometre | +15.8% |
| 2023 | 7.31 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 7.37 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.8% |
Tuvalu compared with similar countries
- Tuvalu's 7.37 tonnes per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2.85 tonnes per square kilometre, 2.6× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Tuvalu's 7.37 tonnes per square kilometre is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 2.92 tonnes per square kilometre, 2.5× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Global meat production, per square kilometre 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | +52.2% | 3 tonnes per square kilometre | 4.57 tonnes per square kilometre |
| 1988 | +27.4% | 2.43 tonnes per square kilometre | 3.1 tonnes per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1 tonnes per square kilometre | 1 tonnes per square kilometre | 1 tonnes per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.05 tonnes per square kilometre | 1 tonnes per square kilometre | 1.2 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.95 tonnes per square kilometre | 1.23 tonnes per square kilometre | 3.1 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.3 tonnes per square kilometre | 3 tonnes per square kilometre | 5 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.3 tonnes per square kilometre | 5.07 tonnes per square kilometre | 5.7 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.89 tonnes per square kilometre | 5.59 tonnes per square kilometre | 6.12 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.87 tonnes per square kilometre | 6.18 tonnes per square kilometre | 7.37 tonnes per square kilometre | 5 |
Countries ranked near Tuvalu
- 35 Luxembourg 7.69 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 36 Pakistan 7.59 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 37 Malawi 7.46 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 39 Guatemala 7.03 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 40 Slovenia 6.69 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 41 Kuwait 6.62 tonnes per square kilometre 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)
- Agriculture share gdp 15.94 (2015)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 15.94 (2015)
- Rural population 34.6% (2025)
- Rural population growth -3.7% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is global meat production, per square kilometre in Tuvalu?
- Global meat production, per square kilometre in Tuvalu was 7.37 tonnes per square kilometre in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest global meat production, per square kilometre recorded in Tuvalu?
- The highest recorded value was 7.37 tonnes per square kilometre in 2024.
- What is the lowest global meat production, per square kilometre recorded in Tuvalu?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 tonnes per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Tuvalu rank for global meat production, per square kilometre?
- Tuvalu ranks 38th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is global meat production, per square kilometre rising or falling in Tuvalu?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Tuvalu data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Global meat production, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Global meat production divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Global meat production ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Global meat production Our World in Data
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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
Global meat production divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.