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

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.

Tuvalu vs Uganda: Phosphate fertilizer use per hectare of cropland

Tuvalu

0.38 kilograms per hectare

in 2023

Uganda

0.55 kilograms per hectare

in 2023

Tuvalu rank

180th

Uganda rank

177th

Phosphate fertilizer use per hectare of cropland over time

Tuvalu
Uganda

How they compare

Uganda currently reports 0.55 kilograms per hectare against 0.38 kilograms per hectare in Tuvalu, a difference of 0.17 kilograms per hectare.

That makes Uganda's figure about 1.4 times Tuvalu's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 22 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Tuvalu ahead.

Tuvalu ranks 180th and Uganda ranks 177th of 201 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Tuvalu	Uganda	Difference	Ahead
2000s	3.06 kilograms per hectare	0.3663 kilograms per hectare	2.69 kilograms per hectare	Tuvalu
2010s	2.29 kilograms per hectare	0.453 kilograms per hectare	1.84 kilograms per hectare	Tuvalu
2020s	1.01 kilograms per hectare	0.4975 kilograms per hectare	0.51 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, Tuvalu or Uganda?: Uganda, at 0.55 kilograms per hectare against 0.38 kilograms per hectare in Tuvalu as of 2023.
What is the difference in phosphate fertilizer use per hectare of cropland between Tuvalu and Uganda?: 0.17 kilograms per hectare, with Uganda ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Tuvalu and Uganda?: 22 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2023.
How do Tuvalu and Uganda rank globally for phosphate fertilizer use per hectare of cropland?: Tuvalu ranks 180th and Uganda ranks 177th 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.