Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Tuvalu
Tuvalu: Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen per unit area was 42.95 kg/ha in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Tuvalu, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Tuvalu is 42.95 kg/ha, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.2% on the previous year and down 6.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Tuvalu peaked at 49.69 kg/ha in 2017 and was at its lowest, -11.74 kg/ha, in 1978.
That places Tuvalu 84th out of 186 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Tuvalu, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | -6.5 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | -6.51 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1963 | -6.52 kg/ha | +0.1% |
| 1964 | -7.17 kg/ha | +10.1% |
| 1965 | -7.17 kg/ha | -0.0% |
| 1966 | -7.17 kg/ha | -0.1% |
| 1967 | -3.31 kg/ha | -53.8% |
| 1968 | -0.9871 kg/ha | -70.2% |
| 1969 | 2.09 kg/ha | -311.4% |
| 1970 | 3.81 kg/ha | +82.6% |
| 1971 | -4.15 kg/ha | -208.9% |
| 1972 | 13.85 kg/ha | -433.9% |
| 1973 | 15.36 kg/ha | +10.9% |
| 1974 | -9.57 kg/ha | -162.3% |
| 1975 | 12.88 kg/ha | -234.6% |
| 1976 | 15.49 kg/ha | +20.3% |
| 1977 | 11.09 kg/ha | -28.4% |
| 1978 | -11.74 kg/ha | -205.9% |
| 1979 | -11.62 kg/ha | -1.1% |
| 1980 | -8.77 kg/ha | -24.5% |
| 1981 | -10.14 kg/ha | +15.6% |
| 1982 | 11.32 kg/ha | -211.7% |
| 1983 | 8.09 kg/ha | -28.5% |
| 1984 | 11.78 kg/ha | +45.6% |
| 1985 | 16.48 kg/ha | +39.9% |
| 1986 | 17.75 kg/ha | +7.7% |
| 1987 | 16.81 kg/ha | -5.3% |
| 1988 | 21.51 kg/ha | +28.0% |
| 1989 | 30.77 kg/ha | +43.0% |
| 1990 | 31.8 kg/ha | +3.3% |
| 1991 | 25.73 kg/ha | -19.1% |
| 1992 | 35.17 kg/ha | +36.7% |
| 1993 | 34.14 kg/ha | -2.9% |
| 1994 | 37.53 kg/ha | +9.9% |
| 1995 | 35.44 kg/ha | -5.6% |
| 1996 | 36.35 kg/ha | +2.6% |
| 1997 | 38.01 kg/ha | +4.6% |
| 1998 | 37.22 kg/ha | -2.1% |
| 1999 | 40.83 kg/ha | +9.7% |
| 2000 | 37.95 kg/ha | -7.1% |
| 2001 | 46.73 kg/ha | +23.1% |
| 2002 | 47.23 kg/ha | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 46.79 kg/ha | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 47.89 kg/ha | +2.4% |
| 2005 | 46.19 kg/ha | -3.5% |
| 2006 | 46.99 kg/ha | +1.7% |
| 2007 | 44.43 kg/ha | -5.4% |
| 2008 | 48.68 kg/ha | +9.6% |
| 2009 | 48.12 kg/ha | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 47.73 kg/ha | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 47.57 kg/ha | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 46.23 kg/ha | -2.8% |
| 2013 | 45.88 kg/ha | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 47.25 kg/ha | +3.0% |
| 2015 | 48.3 kg/ha | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 48.62 kg/ha | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 49.69 kg/ha | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 48.97 kg/ha | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 43.69 kg/ha | -10.8% |
| 2020 | 43.45 kg/ha | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 40.73 kg/ha | -6.3% |
| 2022 | 40.83 kg/ha | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 42.95 kg/ha | +5.2% |
Tuvalu compared with similar countries
- Tuvalu's 42.95 kg/ha is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 36.39 kg/ha, 1.2× the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Tuvalu's 42.95 kg/ha is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 20.31 kg/ha, 2.1× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Tuvalu changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | +433.9% | -4.15 kg/ha | 13.85 kg/ha |
| 1969 | +311.4% | -0.9871 kg/ha | 2.09 kg/ha |
| 1975 | +234.6% | -9.57 kg/ha | 12.88 kg/ha |
| 1982 | +211.7% | -10.14 kg/ha | 11.32 kg/ha |
| 1971 | -208.9% | 3.81 kg/ha | -4.15 kg/ha |
| 1978 | -205.9% | 11.09 kg/ha | -11.74 kg/ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | -4.81 kg/ha | -7.17 kg/ha | 2.09 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 3.54 kg/ha | -11.74 kg/ha | 15.49 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 11.56 kg/ha | -10.14 kg/ha | 30.77 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 35.22 kg/ha | 25.73 kg/ha | 40.83 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 46.1 kg/ha | 37.95 kg/ha | 48.68 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 47.39 kg/ha | 43.69 kg/ha | 49.69 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 41.99 kg/ha | 40.73 kg/ha | 43.45 kg/ha | 4 |
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More environment data for Tuvalu
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.202 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.836 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Tuvalu?
- Nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Tuvalu was 42.95 kg/ha in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen per unit area recorded in Tuvalu?
- The highest recorded value was 49.69 kg/ha in 2017.
- What is the lowest nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen per unit area recorded in Tuvalu?
- The lowest recorded value was -11.74 kg/ha in 1978.
- How does Tuvalu rank for nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen per unit area?
- Tuvalu ranks 84th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen per unit area rising or falling in Tuvalu?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Tuvalu data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen per unit area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Cropland Nutrient balance domain contains information on the flows of nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium from mineral fertilizer, manure applied, atmospheric deposition, crop removal, and biological fixation over cropland and per unit area of cropland. The flows are aggregated to total inputs and total outputs, from which the overall nutrient balance and nutrient use efficiency on cropland are calculated. Statistics are disseminated in units of tonnes and in kg/ha, as appropriate. Nutrient use efficiency is expressed as a fraction (%).