Nitrogen fertilizer use, per square kilometre in Tuvalu
Tuvalu: Nitrogen fertilizer use, per square kilometre was 0.0333 tonnes per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Nitrogen fertilizer use, per square kilometre in Tuvalu, 2002–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for nitrogen fertilizer use, per square kilometre in Tuvalu is 0.0333 tonnes per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of down 83.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nitrogen fertilizer use, per square kilometre in Tuvalu peaked at 0.4333 tonnes per square kilometre in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.0333 tonnes per square kilometre, in 2022.
That places Tuvalu 158th 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 square kilometre in Tuvalu, year by year
| Year | tonnes per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 0.2333 tonnes per square kilometre | — |
| 2003 | 0.2 tonnes per square kilometre | -14.3% |
| 2004 | 0.2333 tonnes per square kilometre | +16.7% |
| 2005 | 0.2 tonnes per square kilometre | -14.3% |
| 2006 | 0.2333 tonnes per square kilometre | +16.7% |
| 2007 | 0.2333 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.4333 tonnes per square kilometre | +85.7% |
| 2009 | 0.3 tonnes per square kilometre | -30.8% |
| 2010 | 0.2667 tonnes per square kilometre | -11.1% |
| 2011 | 0.2333 tonnes per square kilometre | -12.5% |
| 2012 | 0.2 tonnes per square kilometre | -14.3% |
| 2013 | 0.2 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.1667 tonnes per square kilometre | -16.7% |
| 2015 | 0.2 tonnes per square kilometre | +20.0% |
| 2016 | 0.2 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.2667 tonnes per square kilometre | +33.3% |
| 2018 | 0.2 tonnes per square kilometre | -25.0% |
| 2019 | 0.2667 tonnes per square kilometre | +33.3% |
| 2020 | 0.2333 tonnes per square kilometre | -12.5% |
| 2021 | 0.0667 tonnes per square kilometre | -71.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0333 tonnes per square kilometre | -50.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0333 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.0% |
Tuvalu compared with similar countries
- Tuvalu's 0.0333 tonnes per square kilometre is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.4782 tonnes per square kilometre, 7% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Tuvalu's 0.0333 tonnes per square kilometre is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.1534 tonnes per square kilometre, 22% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.2583 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.2 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.4333 tonnes per square kilometre | 8 |
| 2010s | 0.22 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.1667 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.2667 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0917 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.0333 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.2333 tonnes per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Tuvalu
- 155 Oman 0.0401 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 156 Mongolia 0.0348 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 157 Sierra Leone 0.0343 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 159 Cape Verde 0.033 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 160 Botswana 0.031 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 161 New Caledonia 0.0307 tonnes per square kilometre 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, per square kilometre in Tuvalu?
- Nitrogen fertilizer use, per square kilometre in Tuvalu was 0.0333 tonnes per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest nitrogen fertilizer use, per square kilometre recorded in Tuvalu?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4333 tonnes per square kilometre in 2008.
- What is the lowest nitrogen fertilizer use, per square kilometre recorded in Tuvalu?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0333 tonnes per square kilometre in 2022.
- How does Tuvalu rank for nitrogen fertilizer use, per square kilometre?
- Tuvalu ranks 158th out of 195 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nitrogen fertilizer use, per square kilometre 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, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Nitrogen fertilizer use divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Nitrogen fertilizer use ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Nitrogen fertilizer use Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.