How does Tuvalu rank for ipcc agriculture — emissions (ch4), per square kilometre?

Tuvalu ranks 5th out of 201 countries with data for 2023.

Is ipcc agriculture — emissions (ch4), per square kilometre rising or falling in Tuvalu?

Over the last ten years it is up 5.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

IPCC Agriculture — Emissions (CH4), per square kilometre in Tuvalu

Name: IPCC Agriculture — Emissions (CH4), per square kilometre in Tuvalu
Creator: Statizoid (derived)
License: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page

Tuvalu: IPCC Agriculture — Emissions (CH4), per square kilometre was 0.0075 kt per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)

0.0075 kt per square kilometre

Change on year

up 0.4%

World rank

5th

of 201 countries

All-time high

0.0075 kt per square kilometre

in 2023

All-time low

0.0028 kt per square kilometre

in 1961

Years of data

1961–2023

IPCC Agriculture — Emissions (CH4), per square kilometre in Tuvalu, 1961–2023

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kt per square kilometre.

Analysis

The most recent figure for ipcc agriculture — emissions (ch4), per square kilometre in Tuvalu is 0.0075 kt per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 5.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, ipcc agriculture — emissions (ch4), per square kilometre in Tuvalu peaked at 0.0075 kt per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0028 kt per square kilometre, in 1961.

That places Tuvalu 5th out of 201 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.

IPCC Agriculture — Emissions (CH4), per square kilometre in Tuvalu, year by year

Annual values for IPCC Agriculture — Emissions (CH4), per square kilometre in Tuvalu, 1961 to 2023.
Year	kt per square kilometre	Change
1961	0.0028 kt per square kilometre	—
1962	0.0028 kt per square kilometre	+0.0%
1963	0.0028 kt per square kilometre	+0.0%
1964	0.0028 kt per square kilometre	+0.0%
1965	0.0028 kt per square kilometre	+0.0%
1966	0.0028 kt per square kilometre	+0.0%
1967	0.0028 kt per square kilometre	+0.0%
1968	0.0028 kt per square kilometre	+0.0%
1969	0.0028 kt per square kilometre	+0.0%
1970	0.0028 kt per square kilometre	+0.0%
1971	0.0028 kt per square kilometre	+0.0%
1972	0.0028 kt per square kilometre	+0.0%
1973	0.0028 kt per square kilometre	+0.0%
1974	0.0028 kt per square kilometre	+0.0%
1975	0.0028 kt per square kilometre	+0.0%
1976	0.0028 kt per square kilometre	+0.0%
1977	0.0028 kt per square kilometre	+1.8%
1978	0.0029 kt per square kilometre	+1.3%
1979	0.003 kt per square kilometre	+5.8%
1980	0.0032 kt per square kilometre	+5.5%
1981	0.0029 kt per square kilometre	-8.1%
1982	0.0036 kt per square kilometre	+22.2%
1983	0.0034 kt per square kilometre	-6.5%
1984	0.004 kt per square kilometre	+19.3%
1985	0.0046 kt per square kilometre	+15.6%
1986	0.0046 kt per square kilometre	-0.4%
1987	0.0041 kt per square kilometre	-10.2%
1988	0.0041 kt per square kilometre	-0.7%
1989	0.0056 kt per square kilometre	+37.1%
1990	0.0057 kt per square kilometre	+1.0%
1991	0.0065 kt per square kilometre	+14.4%
1992	0.0066 kt per square kilometre	+0.8%
1993	0.0064 kt per square kilometre	-3.1%
1994	0.0065 kt per square kilometre	+1.6%
1995	0.0065 kt per square kilometre	+0.0%
1996	0.0065 kt per square kilometre	+0.1%
1997	0.0066 kt per square kilometre	+1.5%
1998	0.0066 kt per square kilometre	+0.0%
1999	0.0067 kt per square kilometre	+1.6%
2000	0.0067 kt per square kilometre	+0.0%
2001	0.0067 kt per square kilometre	+0.0%
2002	0.0068 kt per square kilometre	+2.3%
2003	0.0068 kt per square kilometre	+0.0%
2004	0.0068 kt per square kilometre	+0.0%
2005	0.0068 kt per square kilometre	+0.0%
2006	0.0068 kt per square kilometre	+0.0%
2007	0.0069 kt per square kilometre	+0.7%
2008	0.0069 kt per square kilometre	+0.9%
2009	0.007 kt per square kilometre	+0.8%
2010	0.007 kt per square kilometre	+0.1%
2011	0.007 kt per square kilometre	+0.5%
2012	0.0071 kt per square kilometre	+0.5%
2013	0.0071 kt per square kilometre	+0.4%
2014	0.0072 kt per square kilometre	+0.8%
2015	0.0072 kt per square kilometre	+0.7%
2016	0.0072 kt per square kilometre	+0.4%
2017	0.0073 kt per square kilometre	+0.3%
2018	0.0073 kt per square kilometre	+0.5%
2019	0.0073 kt per square kilometre	+0.5%
2020	0.0074 kt per square kilometre	+0.5%
2021	0.0074 kt per square kilometre	+0.3%
2022	0.0074 kt per square kilometre	+0.5%
2023	0.0075 kt per square kilometre	+0.4%

Tuvalu compared with similar countries

Tuvalu's 0.0075 kt per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0012 kt per square kilometre, 6.2× the median. (55 countries reporting)
Tuvalu's 0.0075 kt per square kilometre is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0007 kt per square kilometre, 10.7× the median. (32 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where IPCC Agriculture — Emissions (CH4), 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
1989	+37.1%	0.0041 kt per square kilometre	0.0056 kt per square kilometre

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	0.0028 kt per square kilometre	0.0028 kt per square kilometre	0.0028 kt per square kilometre	9
1970s	0.0028 kt per square kilometre	0.0028 kt per square kilometre	0.003 kt per square kilometre	10
1980s	0.004 kt per square kilometre	0.0029 kt per square kilometre	0.0056 kt per square kilometre	10
1990s	0.0064 kt per square kilometre	0.0057 kt per square kilometre	0.0067 kt per square kilometre	10
2000s	0.0068 kt per square kilometre	0.0067 kt per square kilometre	0.007 kt per square kilometre	10
2010s	0.0072 kt per square kilometre	0.007 kt per square kilometre	0.0073 kt per square kilometre	10
2020s	0.0074 kt per square kilometre	0.0074 kt per square kilometre	0.0075 kt per square kilometre	4

Countries ranked near Tuvalu

2 Ireland 0.0082 kt per square kilometre compare
3 Pakistan 0.008 kt per square kilometre compare
4 Belgium 0.0075 kt per square kilometre compare
6 India 0.0071 kt per square kilometre compare
7 Malta 0.0068 kt per square kilometre compare
8 Philippines 0.0067 kt per square kilometre compare

See the full ranking of 203 places →

More climate change data for Tuvalu

Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 1,224 kg (2023)
Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 14.94 kt (2050)
Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 2.52 kt (2050)
Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 12.42 kt (2050)
Emissions from livestock — Emissions 0.0095 kt (2050)
Emissions from livestock — Emissions 0.4437 kt (2050)
Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 0 kt (2023)
Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 0 kt (2023)
Emissions from crops — Emissions 0 kt (2023)
Synthetic Fertilizers — Emissions (CO2eq) 0 kt (2023)

All data for Tuvalu →

Frequently asked questions

What is ipcc agriculture — emissions (ch4), per square kilometre in Tuvalu?: Ipcc agriculture — emissions (ch4), per square kilometre in Tuvalu was 0.0075 kt per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest ipcc agriculture — emissions (ch4), per square kilometre recorded in Tuvalu?: The highest recorded value was 0.0075 kt per square kilometre in 2023.
What is the lowest ipcc agriculture — emissions (ch4), per square kilometre recorded in Tuvalu?: The lowest recorded value was 0.0028 kt per square kilometre in 1961.
How does Tuvalu rank for ipcc agriculture — emissions (ch4), per square kilometre?: Tuvalu ranks 5th out of 201 countries with data for 2023.
Is ipcc agriculture — emissions (ch4), per square kilometre rising or falling in Tuvalu?: Over the last ten years it is up 5.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Tuvalu data come from?: The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of IPCC Agriculture — Emissions (CH4), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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How this figure is calculated

IPCC Agriculture — Emissions (CH4) 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.

IPCC Agriculture — Emissions (CH4) ÷ Land area (sq. km)

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IPCC Agriculture — Emissions Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)

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About this data

Indicator: IPCC Agriculture — Emissions (CH4), per square kilometre
Unit: kt per square kilometre
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 203 places, 11,186 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 20 September 2026

IPCC Agriculture — Emissions (CH4) 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.