Surface area (sq. km), per capita in Tuvalu
Tuvalu: Surface area (sq. km), per capita was 0.0027 sq. km per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Surface area (sq. km), per capita in Tuvalu, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in sq. km per person.
Analysis
In 2024, surface area (sq. km), per capita in Tuvalu stood at 0.0027 sq. km per person.
That represents a change of up 1.8% on the previous year and down 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, surface area (sq. km), per capita in Tuvalu peaked at 0.0053 sq. km per person in 1968 and was at its lowest, 0.0026 sq. km per person, in 2022.
Tuvalu ranks 187th of 216 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Surface area (sq. km), per capita in Tuvalu, year by year
| Year | sq. km per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0053 sq. km per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0053 sq. km per person | -0.9% |
| 1963 | 0.0052 sq. km per person | -0.9% |
| 1964 | 0.0052 sq. km per person | -0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.0052 sq. km per person | +0.6% |
| 1966 | 0.0053 sq. km per person | +0.5% |
| 1967 | 0.0053 sq. km per person | +0.6% |
| 1968 | 0.0053 sq. km per person | +0.5% |
| 1969 | 0.0053 sq. km per person | -0.1% |
| 1970 | 0.0053 sq. km per person | -0.6% |
| 1971 | 0.0053 sq. km per person | -0.4% |
| 1972 | 0.0053 sq. km per person | -0.1% |
| 1973 | 0.0053 sq. km per person | +0.2% |
| 1974 | 0.0052 sq. km per person | -2.4% |
| 1975 | 0.0049 sq. km per person | -4.8% |
| 1976 | 0.0047 sq. km per person | -4.5% |
| 1977 | 0.0045 sq. km per person | -4.2% |
| 1978 | 0.0043 sq. km per person | -3.9% |
| 1979 | 0.0042 sq. km per person | -3.2% |
| 1980 | 0.0041 sq. km per person | -2.5% |
| 1981 | 0.004 sq. km per person | -2.1% |
| 1982 | 0.0039 sq. km per person | -1.8% |
| 1983 | 0.0039 sq. km per person | -1.6% |
| 1984 | 0.0038 sq. km per person | -1.4% |
| 1985 | 0.0037 sq. km per person | -1.8% |
| 1986 | 0.0037 sq. km per person | -2.1% |
| 1987 | 0.0036 sq. km per person | -1.8% |
| 1988 | 0.0035 sq. km per person | -1.7% |
| 1989 | 0.0035 sq. km per person | -1.7% |
| 1990 | 0.0034 sq. km per person | -1.5% |
| 1991 | 0.0034 sq. km per person | -1.5% |
| 1992 | 0.0033 sq. km per person | -1.2% |
| 1993 | 0.0033 sq. km per person | -1.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0033 sq. km per person | -0.9% |
| 1995 | 0.0032 sq. km per person | -0.8% |
| 1996 | 0.0032 sq. km per person | -0.7% |
| 1997 | 0.0032 sq. km per person | -0.6% |
| 1998 | 0.0032 sq. km per person | -0.5% |
| 1999 | 0.0032 sq. km per person | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 0.0031 sq. km per person | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 0.0031 sq. km per person | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 0.0031 sq. km per person | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0031 sq. km per person | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 0.0031 sq. km per person | -1.2% |
| 2005 | 0.003 sq. km per person | -1.2% |
| 2006 | 0.003 sq. km per person | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0029 sq. km per person | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 0.0029 sq. km per person | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0029 sq. km per person | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0028 sq. km per person | -1.4% |
| 2011 | 0.0028 sq. km per person | -1.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0027 sq. km per person | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0027 sq. km per person | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 0.0027 sq. km per person | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0027 sq. km per person | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0027 sq. km per person | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0028 sq. km per person | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 0.0028 sq. km per person | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0028 sq. km per person | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 0.0029 sq. km per person | +1.8% |
| 2021 | 0.0029 sq. km per person | +2.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0026 sq. km per person | -11.6% |
| 2023 | 0.0026 sq. km per person | +1.8% |
| 2024 | 0.0027 sq. km per person | +1.8% |
Tuvalu compared with similar countries
- Tuvalu's 0.0027 sq. km per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0129 sq. km per person, 21% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Tuvalu's 0.0027 sq. km per person is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0072 sq. km per person, 37% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0053 sq. km per person | 0.0052 sq. km per person | 0.0053 sq. km per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0049 sq. km per person | 0.0042 sq. km per person | 0.0053 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0038 sq. km per person | 0.0035 sq. km per person | 0.0041 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0033 sq. km per person | 0.0032 sq. km per person | 0.0034 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.003 sq. km per person | 0.0029 sq. km per person | 0.0031 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0028 sq. km per person | 0.0027 sq. km per person | 0.0028 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0028 sq. km per person | 0.0026 sq. km per person | 0.0029 sq. km per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Tuvalu
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 surface area (sq. km), per capita in Tuvalu?
- Surface area (sq. km), per capita in Tuvalu was 0.0027 sq. km per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest surface area (sq. km), per capita recorded in Tuvalu?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0053 sq. km per person in 1968.
- What is the lowest surface area (sq. km), per capita recorded in Tuvalu?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0026 sq. km per person in 2022.
- How does Tuvalu rank for surface area (sq. km), per capita?
- Tuvalu ranks 187th out of 216 countries with data for 2024.
- Is surface area (sq. km), per capita rising or falling in Tuvalu?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.3%. 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 Surface area (sq. km), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Surface area (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.
Surface area (sq. km) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Surface area 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
Surface area (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.