Fertilizer use per capita in Kiribati
Kiribati: Fertilizer use per capita was 0 Kilograms per capita in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Fertilizer use per capita in Kiribati, 2002–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in Kilograms per capita.
Analysis
Kiribati recorded 0 Kilograms per capita for fertilizer use per capita in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of down 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fertilizer use per capita in Kiribati peaked at 0.44 Kilograms per capita in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0 Kilograms per capita, in 2002.
That places Kiribati 189th out of 204 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0175 Kilograms per capita | 0 Kilograms per capita | 0.13 Kilograms per capita | 8 |
| 2010s | 0.044 Kilograms per capita | 0 Kilograms per capita | 0.44 Kilograms per capita | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.005 Kilograms per capita | 0 Kilograms per capita | 0.02 Kilograms per capita | 4 |
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- 189 Afghanistan 0 Kilograms per capita compare
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- 189 Central African Republic 0 Kilograms per capita compare
- 189 Cook Islands 0 Kilograms per capita compare
- 189 Dominica 0 Kilograms per capita compare
- 189 Eritrea 0 Kilograms per capita compare
- 189 Mongolia 0 Kilograms per capita compare
- 189 Nauru 0 Kilograms per capita compare
- 189 Niue 0 Kilograms per capita compare
- 189 Samoa 0 Kilograms per capita compare
- 189 Solomon Islands 0 Kilograms per capita compare
- 189 Somalia 0 Kilograms per capita compare
- 189 South Sudan 0 Kilograms per capita compare
More agriculture & rural data for Kiribati
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 79.49 million current US$ (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 23.2% (2024)
- Rural population 49,975 (2025)
- Rural population growth -1.0% (2025)
- Rural population 36.6% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 2.3% (2021)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.0% (2021)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 23.2% (2024)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 23.2% (2024)
- Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture 8 metric tons (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fertilizer use per capita in Kiribati?
- Fertilizer use per capita in Kiribati was 0 Kilograms per capita in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest fertilizer use per capita recorded in Kiribati?
- The highest recorded value was 0.44 Kilograms per capita in 2013.
- What is the lowest fertilizer use per capita recorded in Kiribati?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 Kilograms per capita in 2002.
- How does Kiribati rank for fertilizer use per capita?
- Kiribati ranks 189th out of 204 countries with data for 2023.
- Is fertilizer use per capita rising or falling in Kiribati?
- Over the last ten years it is down 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Kiribati data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Fertilizer use per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Fertilizer use is the sum of synthetic inputs of nitrogen, potassium and phosphorous, plus organic nitrogen inputs. This is given in kilograms per person per year.