Land area in hectares, per capita in Tuvalu
Tuvalu: Land area in hectares, per capita was 0.3056 hectares per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.3056 hectares per person
Change on year
up 1.8%
World rank
181st
of 215 countries
All-time high
0.5334 hectares per person
in 1968
All-time low
0.2727 hectares per person
in 2013
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Land area in hectares, per capita in Tuvalu, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
Tuvalu recorded 0.3056 hectares per person for land area in hectares, 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, land area in hectares, per capita in Tuvalu peaked at 0.5334 hectares per person in 1968 and was at its lowest, 0.2727 hectares per person, in 2013.
Tuvalu ranks 181st of 215 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Land area in hectares, per capita in Tuvalu, year by year
| Year | hectares per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.5312 hectares per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.5264 hectares per person | -0.9% |
| 1963 | 0.5216 hectares per person | -0.9% |
| 1964 | 0.5216 hectares per person | -0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.5249 hectares per person | +0.6% |
| 1966 | 0.5276 hectares per person | +0.5% |
| 1967 | 0.5308 hectares per person | +0.6% |
| 1968 | 0.5334 hectares per person | +0.5% |
| 1969 | 0.5328 hectares per person | -0.1% |
| 1970 | 0.5298 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 1971 | 0.5277 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 1972 | 0.5271 hectares per person | -0.1% |
| 1973 | 0.5281 hectares per person | +0.2% |
| 1974 | 0.5153 hectares per person | -2.4% |
| 1975 | 0.4904 hectares per person | -4.8% |
| 1976 | 0.4685 hectares per person | -4.5% |
| 1977 | 0.4487 hectares per person | -4.2% |
| 1978 | 0.4312 hectares per person | -3.9% |
| 1979 | 0.4176 hectares per person | -3.2% |
| 1980 | 0.4073 hectares per person | -2.5% |
| 1981 | 0.3986 hectares per person | -2.1% |
| 1982 | 0.3914 hectares per person | -1.8% |
| 1983 | 0.3852 hectares per person | -1.6% |
| 1984 | 0.3797 hectares per person | -1.4% |
| 1985 | 0.3729 hectares per person | -1.8% |
| 1986 | 0.3651 hectares per person | -2.1% |
| 1987 | 0.3584 hectares per person | -1.8% |
| 1988 | 0.3522 hectares per person | -1.7% |
| 1989 | 0.3463 hectares per person | -1.7% |
| 1990 | 0.341 hectares per person | -1.5% |
| 1991 | 0.336 hectares per person | -1.5% |
| 1992 | 0.3319 hectares per person | -1.2% |
| 1993 | 0.3287 hectares per person | -1.0% |
| 1994 | 0.3258 hectares per person | -0.9% |
| 1995 | 0.3233 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 1996 | 0.3211 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 1997 | 0.3191 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 1998 | 0.3174 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 1999 | 0.3159 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 0.3143 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 0.313 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 0.3118 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 0.3094 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 0.3056 hectares per person | -1.2% |
| 2005 | 0.3018 hectares per person | -1.2% |
| 2006 | 0.2983 hectares per person | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 0.2946 hectares per person | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 0.2907 hectares per person | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 0.2868 hectares per person | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 0.2826 hectares per person | -1.4% |
| 2011 | 0.2783 hectares per person | -1.5% |
| 2012 | 0.2744 hectares per person | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 0.2727 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 0.2731 hectares per person | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 0.2736 hectares per person | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 0.2745 hectares per person | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 0.276 hectares per person | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 0.279 hectares per person | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 0.2835 hectares per person | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 0.2885 hectares per person | +1.8% |
| 2021 | 0.2943 hectares per person | +2.0% |
| 2022 | 0.3002 hectares per person | +2.0% |
| 2023 | 0.3056 hectares per person | +1.8% |
Tuvalu compared with similar countries
- Tuvalu's 0.3056 hectares per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.2 hectares per person, 25% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Tuvalu's 0.3056 hectares per person is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.7125 hectares per person, 43% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.5278 hectares per person | 0.5216 hectares per person | 0.5334 hectares per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.4884 hectares per person | 0.4176 hectares per person | 0.5298 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.3757 hectares per person | 0.3463 hectares per person | 0.4073 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.326 hectares per person | 0.3159 hectares per person | 0.341 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3026 hectares per person | 0.2868 hectares per person | 0.3143 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2768 hectares per person | 0.2727 hectares per person | 0.2835 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2972 hectares per person | 0.2885 hectares per person | 0.3056 hectares per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Tuvalu
More reference data data for Tuvalu
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0016 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0016 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0016 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0055 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0039 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0001 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0095 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0055 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure applied 1.45 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land area in hectares, per capita in Tuvalu?
- Land area in hectares, per capita in Tuvalu was 0.3056 hectares per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest land area in hectares, per capita recorded in Tuvalu?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5334 hectares per person in 1968.
- What is the lowest land area in hectares, per capita recorded in Tuvalu?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2727 hectares per person in 2013.
- How does Tuvalu rank for land area in hectares, per capita?
- Tuvalu ranks 181st out of 215 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land area in hectares, 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 area in hectares, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Land area in hectares divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Land area in hectares ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Land area in hectares Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
- 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 area in hectares divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.