Tuvalu

Location
Funafuti
Tuvalu
8° 31' 0.012" S, 179° 13' 1.2" E
Capital City:
Funafuti (Fongafale)
Languages:
Tuvaluan, English
| Indicator | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | Source |
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| Agricultural land (1000 Ha) | 2 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.8 | 1.8 | FAO | ||
| Forest area (sq km) | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | World Bank | |||
| Forest area (% of land area) | 33.33 | 33.33 | 33.33 | 33.33 | 33.33 | 33.33 | 33.33 | 33.33 | World Bank |
| Indicator | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | Source |
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| Country population | 10,441 | World Bank | ||||||||||
| Population annual growth | World Bank | |||||||||||
| Maternal mortality ratio (modeled estimate, per 100,000 live births) | World Bank |
| Indicator | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | Source |
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| Seats held by women in national parliament, percentage | UN Stats (MDGs indicators) | |||||||||||
| Literacy rate, adult total (% of people ages 15 and above) | World Bank |
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| HDI - Human Development Index | UNDP International Human Development Indicators - Calculated based on data from UNDESA (2009d), Barro and Lee (2010), UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2010b), World Bank (2010b) and IMF(2010a). |
| Indicator | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | Source |
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| GNI per capita, PPP (current international $) | World Bank |
| Indicator | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | Source |
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| Electric power consumption (kWh) | World Bank | |||||||||||
| Combustible renewables and waste (metric tons of oil equivalent) | World Bank | |||||||||||
| Fossil fuel energy consumption (% of total) | World Bank |
| Indicator | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | Source |
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| Improved water source (% of population with access) | 94 | 96 | 97 | World Bank |
| Indicator | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | Source |
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| Proportion of terrestrial and marine areas protected | 0.19 | 0.19 | 0.19 | 0.19 | 0.19 | 0.19 | 0.19 | 0.19 | 0.19 | 0.19 | UN Stats (MDGs indicators) |
Coming soon.
Country Strategies:
Bill
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27 Aug 2012
PREPARED BY OHRLLS
SUMMARY
The 2012 Third World Summit on Sustainable Development (Rio+20), saw 36 representatives and heads of state from Small Island Developing States (SIDS) take to the floor during the Plenary Session to deliver statements on a range of issues of importance and relevance to them. Of the 36 SIDS representatives, 10 were Heads of State while 10 were Heads of Government making up 26% of the 77 Heads of State and Heads of Government who addressed the Plenary...
08 May 2013
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SIDS Policy and Practice
6 May 2013: The Global Environment Facility (GEF) Pacific ‘Implementing Sustainable Water Resources and Wastewater Management in Pacific Island Countries’ (IWRM) project has issued a progress snapshot on Tuvalu, reporting overall improvements in wastewater management and sanitation.
The goal of the project was to demonstrate how better sanitation technology and practices contribute to the protection of water resources, marine biodiversity, livelihood and food security.
The Tuvalu...

03 May 2013
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SIDS Policy and Practice
2 May 2013: A new analysis by the World Bank Group shows that 20 fragile and conflict-affected countries have met one or more targets of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) in the past two years, since their analysis in 2011. The countries are meeting or are on track to meet goals to reduce extreme poverty, reach gender equality in primary education, improve access to water, and reduce maternal mortality. According to the Bank, this progress is due to better monitoring and accelerated...

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