What is the difference in phosphate fertilizer use per hectare of cropland between Cape Verde and Tuvalu?

0.05 kilograms per hectare, with Tuvalu ahead.

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

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

Cape Verde vs Tuvalu: Phosphate fertilizer use per hectare of cropland

Cape Verde

0.33 kilograms per hectare

in 2023

Tuvalu

0.38 kilograms per hectare

in 2023

Cape Verde rank

181st

Tuvalu rank

180th

Phosphate fertilizer use per hectare of cropland over time

Cape Verde
Tuvalu

How they compare

Tuvalu currently reports 0.38 kilograms per hectare against 0.33 kilograms per hectare in Cape Verde, a difference of 0.05 kilograms per hectare.

That makes Tuvalu's figure about 1.2 times Cape Verde's.

Across all 22 years both countries report, Tuvalu has been ahead every year.

Cape Verde ranks 181st and Tuvalu ranks 180th of 201 countries.

Tuvalu has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Cape Verde	Tuvalu	Difference	Ahead
2000s	0.4575 kilograms per hectare	3.06 kilograms per hectare	2.6 kilograms per hectare	Tuvalu
2010s	0.422 kilograms per hectare	2.29 kilograms per hectare	1.87 kilograms per hectare	Tuvalu
2020s	0.4275 kilograms per hectare	1.01 kilograms per hectare	0.58 kilograms per hectare	Tuvalu

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher phosphate fertilizer use per hectare of cropland, Cape Verde or Tuvalu?: Tuvalu, at 0.38 kilograms per hectare against 0.33 kilograms per hectare in Cape Verde as of 2023.
What is the difference in phosphate fertilizer use per hectare of cropland between Cape Verde and Tuvalu?: 0.05 kilograms per hectare, with Tuvalu ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Tuvalu?: 22 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2023.
How do Cape Verde and Tuvalu rank globally for phosphate fertilizer use per hectare of cropland?: Cape Verde ranks 181st and Tuvalu ranks 180th 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 Phosphate 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: Phosphate 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, 9,965 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

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