Nitrogen fertilizer use, gaps filled in Tuvalu
Tuvalu: Nitrogen fertilizer use, gaps filled was 1 tonnes in 2023. ▼ Falling
Nitrogen fertilizer use, gaps filled in Tuvalu, 2002–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
In 2023, nitrogen fertilizer use, gaps filled in Tuvalu stood at 1 tonnes. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is down 83.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nitrogen fertilizer use, gaps filled in Tuvalu peaked at 13 tonnes in 2008 and was at its lowest, 1 tonnes, in 2022.
Tuvalu ranks 194th of 202 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Nitrogen fertilizer use, gaps filled in Tuvalu, year by year
| Year | tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 7 tonnes | — |
| 2003 | 6 tonnes | -14.3% |
| 2004 | 7 tonnes | +16.7% |
| 2005 | 6 tonnes | -14.3% |
| 2006 | 7 tonnes | +16.7% |
| 2007 | 7 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 13 tonnes | +85.7% |
| 2009 | 9 tonnes | -30.8% |
| 2010 | 8 tonnes | -11.1% |
| 2011 | 7 tonnes | -12.5% |
| 2012 | 6 tonnes | -14.3% |
| 2013 | 6 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 5 tonnes | -16.7% |
| 2015 | 6 tonnes | +20.0% |
| 2016 | 6 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 8 tonnes | +33.3% |
| 2018 | 6 tonnes | -25.0% |
| 2019 | 8 tonnes | +33.3% |
| 2020 | 7 tonnes | -12.5% |
| 2021 | 2 tonnes | -71.4% |
| 2022 | 1 tonnes | -50.0% |
| 2023 | 1 tonnes | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.75 tonnes | 6 tonnes | 13 tonnes | 8 |
| 2010s | 6.6 tonnes | 5 tonnes | 8 tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.75 tonnes | 1 tonnes | 7 tonnes | 4 |
Countries ranked near Tuvalu
- 191 Palau 8 tonnes compare
- 192 Faroe Islands 7 tonnes compare
- 193 Micronesia (country) 5 tonnes compare
- 195 Aruba 0 tonnes compare
- 195 Antigua and Barbuda 0 tonnes compare
- 195 Dominica 0 tonnes compare
- 195 Kiribati 0 tonnes compare
- 195 Nauru 0 tonnes
- 195 Solomon Islands 0 tonnes compare
- 195 Vanuatu 0 tonnes compare
- 195 Guadeloupe 0 tonnes compare
More agriculture & rural data for Tuvalu
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual -17.15 % change on previous year (2015)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.1594 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2015)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 534.44 current US$ per person (2015)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -3.61 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.3456 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 15.9% (2015)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 15.9% (2015)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.1% (2008)
- Rural population 34.6% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nitrogen fertilizer use, gaps filled in Tuvalu?
- Nitrogen fertilizer use, gaps filled in Tuvalu was 1 tonnes in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest nitrogen fertilizer use, gaps filled recorded in Tuvalu?
- The highest recorded value was 13 tonnes in 2008.
- What is the lowest nitrogen fertilizer use, gaps filled recorded in Tuvalu?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 tonnes in 2022.
- How does Tuvalu rank for nitrogen fertilizer use, gaps filled?
- Tuvalu ranks 194th out of 202 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nitrogen fertilizer use, gaps filled rising or falling in Tuvalu?
- Over the last ten years it is down 83.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Tuvalu data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Nitrogen fertilizer use, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Nitrogen fertilizer use with 52 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
Computed from
- Nitrogen fertilizer use Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Nitrogen fertilizer use with 52 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.