Fertilizer use per capita in Tuvalu
Tuvalu: Fertilizer use per capita was 0.07 Kilograms per capita in 2023. ▼ Falling
Fertilizer use per capita in Tuvalu, 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
Tuvalu recorded 0.07 Kilograms per capita for fertilizer use per capita in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 80.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fertilizer use per capita in Tuvalu peaked at 0.65 Kilograms per capita in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.07 Kilograms per capita, in 2022.
Tuvalu ranks 172nd of 204 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.5475 Kilograms per capita | 0.48 Kilograms per capita | 0.62 Kilograms per capita | 8 |
| 2010s | 0.428 Kilograms per capita | 0.29 Kilograms per capita | 0.65 Kilograms per capita | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.185 Kilograms per capita | 0.07 Kilograms per capita | 0.46 Kilograms per capita | 4 |
Countries ranked near Tuvalu
- 170 Niger 0.08 Kilograms per capita compare
- 170 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0.08 Kilograms per capita compare
- 172 Kyrgyzstan 0.07 Kilograms per capita compare
- 174 Bahrain 0.06 Kilograms per capita compare
- 174 Reunion 0.06 Kilograms per capita compare
More agriculture & rural data for Tuvalu
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 5.86 million current US$ (2015)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 15.9% (2015)
- Rural population 3,280 (2025)
- Rural population growth -3.7% (2025)
- Rural population 34.6% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.1% (2008)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 15.9% (2015)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 15.9% (2015)
- Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture 0.3 metric tons (2024)
- Aquaculture production 0.3 metric tons (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fertilizer use per capita in Tuvalu?
- Fertilizer use per capita in Tuvalu was 0.07 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 Tuvalu?
- The highest recorded value was 0.65 Kilograms per capita in 2010.
- What is the lowest fertilizer use per capita recorded in Tuvalu?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.07 Kilograms per capita in 2022.
- How does Tuvalu rank for fertilizer use per capita?
- Tuvalu ranks 172nd out of 204 countries with data for 2023.
- Is fertilizer use per capita rising or falling in Tuvalu?
- Over the last ten years it is down 80.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Tuvalu 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.