Tuvalu - Agricultural land

Agricultural land (sq. km)

The value for Agricultural land (sq. km) in Tuvalu was 18.00 as of 2018. As the graph below shows, over the past 57 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 20.00 in 2000 and a minimum value of 17.00 in 2001.

Definition: Agricultural land refers to the share of land area that is arable, under permanent crops, and under permanent pastures. Arable land includes land defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops (double-cropped areas are counted once), temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. Land abandoned as a result of shifting cultivation is excluded. Land under permanent crops is land cultivated with crops that occupy the land for long periods and need not be replanted after each harvest, such as cocoa, coffee, and rubber. This category includes land under flowering shrubs, fruit trees, nut trees, and vines, but excludes land under trees grown for wood or timber. Permanent pasture is land used for five or more years for forage, including natural and cultivated crops.

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site.

See also:

Year Value
1961 20.00
1962 20.00
1963 20.00
1964 20.00
1965 20.00
1966 20.00
1967 20.00
1968 20.00
1969 20.00
1970 20.00
1971 20.00
1972 20.00
1973 20.00
1974 20.00
1975 20.00
1976 20.00
1977 20.00
1978 20.00
1979 20.00
1980 20.00
1981 20.00
1982 20.00
1983 20.00
1984 20.00
1985 20.00
1986 20.00
1987 20.00
1988 20.00
1989 20.00
1990 20.00
1991 20.00
1992 20.00
1993 20.00
1994 20.00
1995 20.00
1996 20.00
1997 20.00
1998 20.00
1999 20.00
2000 20.00
2001 17.00
2002 17.00
2003 17.00
2004 17.00
2005 17.00
2006 17.00
2007 18.00
2008 18.00
2009 18.00
2010 18.00
2011 18.00
2012 18.00
2013 18.00
2014 18.00
2015 18.00
2016 18.00
2017 18.00
2018 18.00

Agricultural land (% of land area)

Agricultural land (% of land area) in Tuvalu was 60.00 as of 2018. Its highest value over the past 57 years was 66.67 in 2000, while its lowest value was 56.67 in 2001.

Definition: Agricultural land refers to the share of land area that is arable, under permanent crops, and under permanent pastures. Arable land includes land defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops (double-cropped areas are counted once), temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. Land abandoned as a result of shifting cultivation is excluded. Land under permanent crops is land cultivated with crops that occupy the land for long periods and need not be replanted after each harvest, such as cocoa, coffee, and rubber. This category includes land under flowering shrubs, fruit trees, nut trees, and vines, but excludes land under trees grown for wood or timber. Permanent pasture is land used for five or more years for forage, including natural and cultivated crops.

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site.

See also:

Year Value
1961 66.67
1962 66.67
1963 66.67
1964 66.67
1965 66.67
1966 66.67
1967 66.67
1968 66.67
1969 66.67
1970 66.67
1971 66.67
1972 66.67
1973 66.67
1974 66.67
1975 66.67
1976 66.67
1977 66.67
1978 66.67
1979 66.67
1980 66.67
1981 66.67
1982 66.67
1983 66.67
1984 66.67
1985 66.67
1986 66.67
1987 66.67
1988 66.67
1989 66.67
1990 66.67
1991 66.67
1992 66.67
1993 66.67
1994 66.67
1995 66.67
1996 66.67
1997 66.67
1998 66.67
1999 66.67
2000 66.67
2001 56.67
2002 56.67
2003 56.67
2004 56.67
2005 56.67
2006 56.67
2007 60.00
2008 60.00
2009 60.00
2010 60.00
2011 60.00
2012 60.00
2013 60.00
2014 60.00
2015 60.00
2016 60.00
2017 60.00
2018 60.00

Classification

Topic: Environment Indicators

Sub-Topic: Land use