Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per area of cropland in Tuvalu
Tuvalu: Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per area of cropland was 0 kg/ha in 2024. ▼ Falling
Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per area of cropland in Tuvalu, 2002–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for nutrient potash k2o (total) — use per area of cropland in Tuvalu is 0 kg/ha, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 23 years on record.
That represents a change of down 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient potash k2o (total) — use per area of cropland in Tuvalu peaked at 3.33 kg/ha in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0 kg/ha, in 2022.
Tuvalu ranks 183rd of 195 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per area of cropland in Tuvalu, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 2.94 kg/ha | — |
| 2003 | 2.94 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 2.94 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 2.35 kg/ha | -20.1% |
| 2006 | 2.35 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 2.78 kg/ha | +18.3% |
| 2008 | 3.33 kg/ha | +19.8% |
| 2009 | 2.78 kg/ha | -16.5% |
| 2010 | 3.33 kg/ha | +19.8% |
| 2011 | 2.78 kg/ha | -16.5% |
| 2012 | 2.22 kg/ha | -20.1% |
| 2013 | 1.67 kg/ha | -24.8% |
| 2014 | 1.67 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 2.22 kg/ha | +32.9% |
| 2016 | 1.67 kg/ha | -24.8% |
| 2017 | 2.22 kg/ha | +32.9% |
| 2018 | 2.22 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 2.78 kg/ha | +25.2% |
| 2020 | 2.22 kg/ha | -20.1% |
| 2021 | 0.56 kg/ha | -74.8% |
| 2022 | 0 kg/ha | -100.0% |
| 2023 | 0 kg/ha | — |
| 2024 | 0 kg/ha | — |
Tuvalu compared with similar countries
- Tuvalu's 0 kg/ha is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 11.71 kg/ha. (52 countries reporting)
- Tuvalu's 0 kg/ha is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 8.75 kg/ha. (24 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.8 kg/ha | 2.35 kg/ha | 3.33 kg/ha | 8 |
| 2010s | 2.28 kg/ha | 1.67 kg/ha | 3.33 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.556 kg/ha | 0 kg/ha | 2.22 kg/ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Tuvalu
- 181 Afghanistan 0.01 kg/ha compare
- 181 Vanuatu 0.01 kg/ha compare
- 183 Aruba 0 kg/ha compare
- 183 Central African Republic 0 kg/ha compare
- 183 Eritrea 0 kg/ha compare
- 183 Ethiopia PDR 0 kg/ha
- 183 Guadeloupe 0 kg/ha compare
- 183 Kiribati 0 kg/ha compare
- 183 Marshall Islands 0 kg/ha
- 183 Martinique 0 kg/ha compare
- 183 Naoero 0 kg/ha
- 183 Palau 0 kg/ha compare
- 183 Samoa 0 kg/ha compare
- 183 South Sudan 0 kg/ha 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 potash k2o (total) — use per area of cropland in Tuvalu?
- Nutrient potash k2o (total) — use per area of cropland in Tuvalu was 0 kg/ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest nutrient potash k2o (total) — use per area of cropland recorded in Tuvalu?
- The highest recorded value was 3.33 kg/ha in 2008.
- What is the lowest nutrient potash k2o (total) — use per area of cropland recorded in Tuvalu?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 kg/ha in 2022.
- How does Tuvalu rank for nutrient potash k2o (total) — use per area of cropland?
- Tuvalu ranks 183rd out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
- Is nutrient potash k2o (total) — use per area of cropland rising or falling in Tuvalu?
- Over the last ten years it is down 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Tuvalu data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per area of cropland. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Fertilizers by Nutrient dataset contains information on the totals in nutrients for Production, Trade and Agriculture Use of inorganic (chemical or mineral) fertilizers. The data are provided for the three primary plant nutrients: nitrogen (N), phosphorus (expressed as P2O5) and potassium (expressed as K2O). Both straight and compound fertilizers are included. Methodological details can be found at: https://files-faostat.fao.org/production/RFN/RFN_EN_README.pdf