How many years of comparable data are there for Samoa and Tuvalu?

21 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2023.

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 Nitrogen fertilizer use per hectare of cropland. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Samoa vs Tuvalu: Nitrogen fertilizer use per hectare of cropland

Samoa

0.25 kilograms per hectare

in 2023

Tuvalu

0.68 kilograms per hectare

in 2023

Samoa rank

191st

Tuvalu rank

188th

Nitrogen 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 191st and Tuvalu ranks 188th of 201 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 nitrogen 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 nitrogen 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 nitrogen fertilizer use per hectare of cropland?: Samoa ranks 191st and Tuvalu ranks 188th of 201 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 Nitrogen 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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Indicator: Nitrogen fertilizer use per hectare of cropland
Unit: kilograms per hectare
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 201 places, 10,249 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Application of nitrogen fertilizer, measured in kilograms of total nutrient per hectare of cropland.