Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen in Tuvalu
Tuvalu: Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen was 77.31 t in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen in Tuvalu, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
In 2023, nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen in Tuvalu stood at 77.31 t.
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 in Tuvalu peaked at 89.44 t in 2017 and was at its lowest, -23.49 t, in 1978.
Tuvalu ranks 165th of 186 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen in Tuvalu, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | -13.01 t | — |
| 1962 | -13.01 t | +0.0% |
| 1963 | -13.03 t | +0.1% |
| 1964 | -14.35 t | +10.1% |
| 1965 | -14.34 t | -0.0% |
| 1966 | -14.33 t | -0.1% |
| 1967 | -6.62 t | -53.8% |
| 1968 | -1.97 t | -70.2% |
| 1969 | 4.17 t | -311.4% |
| 1970 | 7.62 t | +82.6% |
| 1971 | -8.3 t | -208.9% |
| 1972 | 27.71 t | -434.0% |
| 1973 | 30.71 t | +10.9% |
| 1974 | -19.15 t | -162.3% |
| 1975 | 25.76 t | -234.6% |
| 1976 | 30.99 t | +20.3% |
| 1977 | 22.18 t | -28.4% |
| 1978 | -23.49 t | -205.9% |
| 1979 | -23.23 t | -1.1% |
| 1980 | -17.54 t | -24.5% |
| 1981 | -20.27 t | +15.6% |
| 1982 | 22.64 t | -211.6% |
| 1983 | 16.18 t | -28.5% |
| 1984 | 23.56 t | +45.6% |
| 1985 | 32.96 t | +39.9% |
| 1986 | 35.49 t | +7.7% |
| 1987 | 33.62 t | -5.3% |
| 1988 | 43.03 t | +28.0% |
| 1989 | 61.55 t | +43.1% |
| 1990 | 63.6 t | +3.3% |
| 1991 | 51.46 t | -19.1% |
| 1992 | 70.34 t | +36.7% |
| 1993 | 68.28 t | -2.9% |
| 1994 | 75.07 t | +9.9% |
| 1995 | 70.88 t | -5.6% |
| 1996 | 72.69 t | +2.6% |
| 1997 | 76.02 t | +4.6% |
| 1998 | 74.44 t | -2.1% |
| 1999 | 81.66 t | +9.7% |
| 2000 | 75.89 t | -7.1% |
| 2001 | 79.43 t | +4.7% |
| 2002 | 80.3 t | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 79.55 t | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 81.42 t | +2.4% |
| 2005 | 78.53 t | -3.5% |
| 2006 | 79.88 t | +1.7% |
| 2007 | 79.98 t | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 87.63 t | +9.6% |
| 2009 | 86.62 t | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 85.92 t | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 85.62 t | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 83.21 t | -2.8% |
| 2013 | 82.59 t | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 85.05 t | +3.0% |
| 2015 | 86.94 t | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 87.52 t | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 89.44 t | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 88.14 t | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 78.64 t | -10.8% |
| 2020 | 78.2 t | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 73.31 t | -6.3% |
| 2022 | 73.49 t | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 77.31 t | +5.2% |
Tuvalu compared with similar countries
- Tuvalu's 77.31 t is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 23,914 t, 0% of the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Tuvalu's 77.31 t is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1,537 t, 5% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen 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 | +434.0% | -8.3 t | 27.71 t |
| 1969 | +311.4% | -1.97 t | 4.17 t |
| 1975 | +234.6% | -19.15 t | 25.76 t |
| 1982 | +211.6% | -20.27 t | 22.64 t |
| 1971 | -208.9% | 7.62 t | -8.3 t |
| 1978 | -205.9% | 22.18 t | -23.49 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | -9.61 t | -14.35 t | 4.17 t | 9 |
| 1970s | 7.08 t | -23.49 t | 30.99 t | 10 |
| 1980s | 23.12 t | -20.27 t | 61.55 t | 10 |
| 1990s | 70.44 t | 51.46 t | 81.66 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 80.92 t | 75.89 t | 87.63 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 85.31 t | 78.64 t | 89.44 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 75.58 t | 73.31 t | 78.2 t | 4 |
Countries ranked near Tuvalu
- 162 Antigua and Barbuda 200.09 t compare
- 163 Cook Islands 85.08 t compare
- 164 Saint Kitts and Nevis 80.03 t compare
- 166 Seychelles 76.11 t compare
- 167 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 65.73 t compare
- 168 Dominica 16.65 t compare
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 in Tuvalu?
- Nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen in Tuvalu was 77.31 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen recorded in Tuvalu?
- The highest recorded value was 89.44 t in 2017.
- What is the lowest nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen recorded in Tuvalu?
- The lowest recorded value was -23.49 t in 1978.
- How does Tuvalu rank for nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen?
- Tuvalu ranks 165th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen 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. 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 (%).