Phosphate application per hectare of cropland in Tuvalu
Tuvalu: Phosphate application per hectare of cropland was 0.38 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.38
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
180th
of 200 countries
All-time high
3.38
in 2010
All-time low
0.38
in 2022
Years of data
22
2002–2023
Phosphate application per hectare of cropland in Tuvalu, 2002–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Tuvalu recorded 0.38 for phosphate application per hectare of cropland in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of down 82.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, phosphate application per hectare of cropland in Tuvalu peaked at 3.38 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.38, in 2022.
Tuvalu ranks 180th of 200 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Phosphate application per hectare of cropland in Tuvalu, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 3.07 | — |
| 2003 | 2.85 | -7.2% |
| 2004 | 3.33 | +16.8% |
| 2005 | 2.81 | -15.6% |
| 2006 | 2.86 | +1.8% |
| 2007 | 3.04 | +6.3% |
| 2008 | 3.26 | +7.2% |
| 2009 | 3.26 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 3.38 | +3.7% |
| 2011 | 2.6 | -23.1% |
| 2012 | 2.15 | -17.3% |
| 2013 | 2.11 | -1.9% |
| 2014 | 1.54 | -27.0% |
| 2015 | 2.12 | +37.7% |
| 2016 | 1.89 | -10.8% |
| 2017 | 2.19 | +15.9% |
| 2018 | 2.74 | +25.1% |
| 2019 | 2.22 | -19.0% |
| 2020 | 2.42 | +9.0% |
| 2021 | 0.85 | -64.9% |
| 2022 | 0.38 | -55.3% |
| 2023 | 0.38 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.06 | 2.81 | 3.33 | 8 |
| 2010s | 2.29 | 1.54 | 3.38 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.01 | 0.38 | 2.42 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Tuvalu
- 177 Uganda 0.55 compare
- 178 Sierra Leone 0.5 compare
- 179 Tonga 0.4 compare
- 181 Cape Verde 0.33 compare
- 182 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 0.28 compare
- 183 Niger 0.19 compare
More agriculture & rural data for Tuvalu
- Rural population, per capita 0.3456 units per person (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -3.61 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 534.44 current US$ per person (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$), annual -17.15 % change on previous year (2015)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.1% (2008)
- Rural population 34.6% (2025)
- Rural population growth -3.7% (2025)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 15.94 (2015)
Frequently asked questions
- What is phosphate application per hectare of cropland in Tuvalu?
- Phosphate application per hectare of cropland in Tuvalu was 0.38 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest phosphate application per hectare of cropland recorded in Tuvalu?
- The highest recorded value was 3.38 in 2010.
- What is the lowest phosphate application per hectare of cropland recorded in Tuvalu?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.38 in 2022.
- How does Tuvalu rank for phosphate application per hectare of cropland?
- Tuvalu ranks 180th out of 200 countries with data for 2023.
- Is phosphate application per hectare of cropland rising or falling in Tuvalu?
- Over the last ten years it is down 82.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Tuvalu data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Phosphate application per hectare of cropland. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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