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06 July 2021 | dataset

Land Use Cover

Presenting the estimated areas of different land use/land cover types present in Tuvalu. This data was presented in both the 4th and 5th national reports to the CBD.

Data and Resource

Land Use Cover
Type of cover/vegetation Area (ha) Percentage
Coconut woodland 1619 53.9
Broadleaf woodland 122 4.1
Coconut & broadleaf woodland 51 1.7
Scrub 419 13.9
Pandanus 10 0.3
Mangroves 515 17.1
Pulaka pits & pulaka basin 65 2.2
Village, buildings 172 5.7
Other 33 1.1
TOTAL 3006 100
Source: Seluka et al, 1998
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Land Use Cover (cvs)

CVS format of the excel sheet.

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Land Use Cover

classification of land use in Tuvalu

Field Value
Publisher Department of Environment, Tuvalu
Modified 15 February 2022
Release Date 06 July 2021
Identifier ba63524a-bbb4-468b-a1a5-9e6d472a0dd7
Spatial / Geographical Coverage Location Tuvalu
Relevant Countries Tuvalu
Language English
License Public
[Open Data]
Author Seluka, S; Panapa, T; Maluifenua, S; Samisoni, L and Tebano
Contact Name Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Tourism, Trade, Environment and Labour (MFATTEL)
Contact Email [email protected]