Seed — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Tuvalu
Tuvalu: Seed — Cropland nitrogen per unit area was 0.0939 kg/ha in 2023. ▼ Falling
Seed — 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 seed — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Tuvalu is 0.0939 kg/ha, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 8.4% on the previous year and up 24.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, seed — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Tuvalu peaked at 0.1806 kg/ha in 1979 and was at its lowest, 0.0384 kg/ha, in 1973.
That places Tuvalu 171st out of 186 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Seed — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Tuvalu, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.1499 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 0.1499 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.1499 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.1499 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.1499 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.1499 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.1307 kg/ha | -12.8% |
| 1968 | 0.1191 kg/ha | -8.9% |
| 1969 | 0.1038 kg/ha | -12.8% |
| 1970 | 0.0961 kg/ha | -7.4% |
| 1971 | 0.1345 kg/ha | +40.0% |
| 1972 | 0.0461 kg/ha | -65.7% |
| 1973 | 0.0384 kg/ha | -16.7% |
| 1974 | 0.1614 kg/ha | +320.3% |
| 1975 | 0.05 kg/ha | -69.0% |
| 1976 | 0.0384 kg/ha | -23.2% |
| 1977 | 0.0615 kg/ha | +60.2% |
| 1978 | 0.1761 kg/ha | +186.3% |
| 1979 | 0.1806 kg/ha | +2.6% |
| 1980 | 0.1729 kg/ha | -4.3% |
| 1981 | 0.1761 kg/ha | +1.9% |
| 1982 | 0.0903 kg/ha | -48.7% |
| 1983 | 0.0961 kg/ha | +6.4% |
| 1984 | 0.0969 kg/ha | +0.8% |
| 1985 | 0.0969 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.0922 kg/ha | -4.9% |
| 1987 | 0.0769 kg/ha | -16.6% |
| 1988 | 0.0603 kg/ha | -21.6% |
| 1989 | 0.0661 kg/ha | +9.6% |
| 1990 | 0.0615 kg/ha | -7.0% |
| 1991 | 0.1153 kg/ha | +87.5% |
| 1992 | 0.0714 kg/ha | -38.1% |
| 1993 | 0.0692 kg/ha | -3.1% |
| 1994 | 0.0576 kg/ha | -16.8% |
| 1995 | 0.0688 kg/ha | +19.4% |
| 1996 | 0.0686 kg/ha | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 0.0623 kg/ha | -9.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0661 kg/ha | +6.1% |
| 1999 | 0.0567 kg/ha | -14.2% |
| 2000 | 0.0685 kg/ha | +20.8% |
| 2001 | 0.0676 kg/ha | -1.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0764 kg/ha | +13.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0762 kg/ha | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 0.0723 kg/ha | -5.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0761 kg/ha | +5.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0759 kg/ha | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0726 kg/ha | -4.3% |
| 2008 | 0.071 kg/ha | -2.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0707 kg/ha | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 0.067 kg/ha | -5.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0675 kg/ha | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 0.0717 kg/ha | +6.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0752 kg/ha | +4.9% |
| 2014 | 0.0683 kg/ha | -9.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0683 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0683 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0683 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0683 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.1025 kg/ha | +50.1% |
| 2020 | 0.1025 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.1025 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.1025 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0939 kg/ha | -8.4% |
Tuvalu compared with similar countries
- Tuvalu's 0.0939 kg/ha is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.8638 kg/ha, 11% of the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Tuvalu's 0.0939 kg/ha is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.4634 kg/ha, 20% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Seed — 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | +320.3% | 0.0384 kg/ha | 0.1614 kg/ha |
| 1978 | +186.3% | 0.0615 kg/ha | 0.1761 kg/ha |
| 1991 | +87.5% | 0.0615 kg/ha | 0.1153 kg/ha |
| 1975 | -69.0% | 0.1614 kg/ha | 0.05 kg/ha |
| 1972 | -65.7% | 0.1345 kg/ha | 0.0461 kg/ha |
| 1977 | +60.2% | 0.0384 kg/ha | 0.0615 kg/ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1392 kg/ha | 0.1038 kg/ha | 0.1499 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0983 kg/ha | 0.0384 kg/ha | 0.1806 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1025 kg/ha | 0.0603 kg/ha | 0.1761 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0698 kg/ha | 0.0567 kg/ha | 0.1153 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0727 kg/ha | 0.0676 kg/ha | 0.0764 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0725 kg/ha | 0.067 kg/ha | 0.1025 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1003 kg/ha | 0.0939 kg/ha | 0.1025 kg/ha | 4 |
Countries ranked near Tuvalu
- 168 Sudan 0.1093 kg/ha compare
- 169 Sao Tome and Principe 0.1039 kg/ha compare
- 170 Saint Lucia 0.099 kg/ha compare
- 172 Cook Islands 0.0715 kg/ha compare
- 173 Bahamas 0.0695 kg/ha compare
- 174 Sudan (former) 0.0685 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 seed — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Tuvalu?
- Seed — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Tuvalu was 0.0939 kg/ha in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest seed — cropland nitrogen per unit area recorded in Tuvalu?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1806 kg/ha in 1979.
- What is the lowest seed — cropland nitrogen per unit area recorded in Tuvalu?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0384 kg/ha in 1973.
- How does Tuvalu rank for seed — cropland nitrogen per unit area?
- Tuvalu ranks 171st out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is seed — cropland nitrogen per unit area rising or falling in Tuvalu?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.9%. 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 Seed — 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 (%).