Seed — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in Tuvalu
Tuvalu: Seed — Cropland phosphorus per unit area was 0.0128 kg/ha in 2023. ▼ Falling
Seed — Cropland phosphorus 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 phosphorus per unit area in Tuvalu is 0.0128 kg/ha, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 8.6% on the previous year and up 24.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, seed — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Tuvalu peaked at 0.0247 kg/ha in 1979 and was at its lowest, 0.0052 kg/ha, in 1973.
That places Tuvalu 162nd 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 phosphorus per unit area in Tuvalu, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0205 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 0.0205 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.0205 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.0205 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.0205 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.0205 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.0178 kg/ha | -13.2% |
| 1968 | 0.0163 kg/ha | -8.4% |
| 1969 | 0.0142 kg/ha | -12.9% |
| 1970 | 0.0131 kg/ha | -7.7% |
| 1971 | 0.0184 kg/ha | +40.5% |
| 1972 | 0.0063 kg/ha | -65.8% |
| 1973 | 0.0052 kg/ha | -17.5% |
| 1974 | 0.022 kg/ha | +323.1% |
| 1975 | 0.0068 kg/ha | -69.1% |
| 1976 | 0.0052 kg/ha | -23.5% |
| 1977 | 0.0084 kg/ha | +61.5% |
| 1978 | 0.024 kg/ha | +185.7% |
| 1979 | 0.0247 kg/ha | +2.9% |
| 1980 | 0.0236 kg/ha | -4.5% |
| 1981 | 0.024 kg/ha | +1.7% |
| 1982 | 0.0123 kg/ha | -48.8% |
| 1983 | 0.0131 kg/ha | +6.5% |
| 1984 | 0.0132 kg/ha | +0.8% |
| 1985 | 0.0132 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.0126 kg/ha | -4.5% |
| 1987 | 0.0105 kg/ha | -16.7% |
| 1988 | 0.0082 kg/ha | -21.9% |
| 1989 | 0.009 kg/ha | +9.8% |
| 1990 | 0.0084 kg/ha | -6.7% |
| 1991 | 0.0157 kg/ha | +86.9% |
| 1992 | 0.0097 kg/ha | -38.2% |
| 1993 | 0.0094 kg/ha | -3.1% |
| 1994 | 0.0079 kg/ha | -16.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0094 kg/ha | +19.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0094 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0085 kg/ha | -9.6% |
| 1998 | 0.009 kg/ha | +5.9% |
| 1999 | 0.0077 kg/ha | -14.4% |
| 2000 | 0.0093 kg/ha | +20.8% |
| 2001 | 0.0092 kg/ha | -1.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0104 kg/ha | +13.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0104 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0099 kg/ha | -4.8% |
| 2005 | 0.0104 kg/ha | +5.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0104 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0099 kg/ha | -4.8% |
| 2008 | 0.0097 kg/ha | -2.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0096 kg/ha | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0092 kg/ha | -4.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0092 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0098 kg/ha | +6.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0103 kg/ha | +5.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0093 kg/ha | -9.7% |
| 2015 | 0.0093 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0093 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0093 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0093 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.014 kg/ha | +50.5% |
| 2020 | 0.014 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.014 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.014 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0128 kg/ha | -8.6% |
Tuvalu compared with similar countries
- Tuvalu's 0.0128 kg/ha is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0999 kg/ha, 13% of the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Tuvalu's 0.0128 kg/ha is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0481 kg/ha, 27% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Seed — Cropland phosphorus 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 | +323.1% | 0.0052 kg/ha | 0.022 kg/ha |
| 1978 | +185.7% | 0.0084 kg/ha | 0.024 kg/ha |
| 1991 | +86.9% | 0.0084 kg/ha | 0.0157 kg/ha |
| 1975 | -69.1% | 0.022 kg/ha | 0.0068 kg/ha |
| 1972 | -65.8% | 0.0184 kg/ha | 0.0063 kg/ha |
| 1977 | +61.5% | 0.0052 kg/ha | 0.0084 kg/ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.019 kg/ha | 0.0142 kg/ha | 0.0205 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0134 kg/ha | 0.0052 kg/ha | 0.0247 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.014 kg/ha | 0.0082 kg/ha | 0.024 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0095 kg/ha | 0.0077 kg/ha | 0.0157 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0099 kg/ha | 0.0092 kg/ha | 0.0104 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0099 kg/ha | 0.0092 kg/ha | 0.014 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0137 kg/ha | 0.0128 kg/ha | 0.014 kg/ha | 4 |
Countries ranked near Tuvalu
- 159 Saint Lucia 0.0142 kg/ha compare
- 160 Malaysia 0.0141 kg/ha compare
- 161 Bahamas 0.0129 kg/ha compare
- 163 Sudan (former) 0.0122 kg/ha compare
- 164 South Sudan 0.0108 kg/ha compare
- 165 Cook Islands 0.0098 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 phosphorus per unit area in Tuvalu?
- Seed — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Tuvalu was 0.0128 kg/ha in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest seed — cropland phosphorus per unit area recorded in Tuvalu?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0247 kg/ha in 1979.
- What is the lowest seed — cropland phosphorus per unit area recorded in Tuvalu?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0052 kg/ha in 1973.
- How does Tuvalu rank for seed — cropland phosphorus per unit area?
- Tuvalu ranks 162nd out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is seed — cropland phosphorus per unit area rising or falling in Tuvalu?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.3%. 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 phosphorus 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 (%).