Nitrogen fertilizer use, per capita in Tuvalu
Tuvalu: Nitrogen fertilizer use, per capita was 0.0001 tonnes per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Nitrogen fertilizer use, per capita in Tuvalu, 2002–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for nitrogen fertilizer use, per capita in Tuvalu is 0.0001 tonnes per person, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 1.8% on the previous year and down 81.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nitrogen fertilizer use, per capita in Tuvalu peaked at 0.0013 tonnes per person in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.0001 tonnes per person, in 2022.
That places Tuvalu 179th out of 195 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Nitrogen fertilizer use, per capita in Tuvalu, year by year
| Year | tonnes per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 0.0007 tonnes per person | — |
| 2003 | 0.0006 tonnes per person | -14.9% |
| 2004 | 0.0007 tonnes per person | +15.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0006 tonnes per person | -15.4% |
| 2006 | 0.0007 tonnes per person | +15.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0007 tonnes per person | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 0.0013 tonnes per person | +83.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0009 tonnes per person | -31.7% |
| 2010 | 0.0008 tonnes per person | -12.4% |
| 2011 | 0.0006 tonnes per person | -13.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0005 tonnes per person | -15.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0005 tonnes per person | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 0.0005 tonnes per person | -16.5% |
| 2015 | 0.0005 tonnes per person | +20.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0005 tonnes per person | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0007 tonnes per person | +34.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0006 tonnes per person | -24.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0008 tonnes per person | +35.5% |
| 2020 | 0.0007 tonnes per person | -11.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0002 tonnes per person | -70.9% |
| 2022 | 0.0001 tonnes per person | -49.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0001 tonnes per person | +1.8% |
Tuvalu compared with similar countries
- Tuvalu's 0.0001 tonnes per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0063 tonnes per person, 2% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Tuvalu's 0.0001 tonnes per person is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0019 tonnes per person, 5% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0008 tonnes per person | 0.0006 tonnes per person | 0.0013 tonnes per person | 8 |
| 2010s | 0.0006 tonnes per person | 0.0005 tonnes per person | 0.0008 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0003 tonnes per person | 0.0001 tonnes per person | 0.0007 tonnes per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Tuvalu
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, per capita in Tuvalu?
- Nitrogen fertilizer use, per capita in Tuvalu was 0.0001 tonnes per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest nitrogen fertilizer use, per capita recorded in Tuvalu?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0013 tonnes per person in 2008.
- What is the lowest nitrogen fertilizer use, per capita recorded in Tuvalu?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0001 tonnes per person in 2022.
- How does Tuvalu rank for nitrogen fertilizer use, per capita?
- Tuvalu ranks 179th out of 195 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nitrogen fertilizer use, per capita rising or falling in Tuvalu?
- Over the last ten years it is down 81.3%. 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, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Nitrogen fertilizer use divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Nitrogen fertilizer use ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Nitrogen fertilizer use Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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 divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.