Samoa vs Tuvalu: Fertilizer use per hectare of cropland
Samoa
0.25 kilograms per hectare
in 2023
Tuvalu
0.68 kilograms per hectare
in 2023
Samoa rank
190th
Tuvalu rank
187th
Fertilizer use per hectare of cropland over time
- Samoa
- Tuvalu
How they compare
Tuvalu currently reports 0.68 kilograms per hectare against 0.25 kilograms per hectare in Samoa, a difference of 0.43 kilograms per hectare.
That makes Tuvalu's figure about 2.7 times Samoa's.
Across all 21 years both countries report, Tuvalu has been ahead every year.
Samoa ranks 190th and Tuvalu ranks 187th of 200 countries.
Tuvalu has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Samoa | Tuvalu | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.3213 kilograms per hectare | 4.43 kilograms per hectare | 4.11 kilograms per hectare | Tuvalu |
| 2010s | 0.2622 kilograms per hectare | 3.64 kilograms per hectare | 3.38 kilograms per hectare | Tuvalu |
| 2020s | 0.2625 kilograms per hectare | 1.6 kilograms per hectare | 1.34 kilograms per hectare | Tuvalu |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertilizer use per hectare of cropland, Samoa or Tuvalu?
- Tuvalu, at 0.68 kilograms per hectare against 0.25 kilograms per hectare in Samoa as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fertilizer use per hectare of cropland between Samoa and Tuvalu?
- 0.43 kilograms per hectare, with Tuvalu ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Samoa and Tuvalu?
- 21 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2023.
- How do Samoa and Tuvalu rank globally for fertilizer use per hectare of cropland?
- Samoa ranks 190th and Tuvalu ranks 187th of 200 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Fertilizer use per hectare of cropland. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Use of fertilizers per area of cropland, which corresponds to the sum of arable land and permanent crops.