Volatilisation — Cropland nitrogen in Tuvalu
Tuvalu: Volatilisation — Cropland nitrogen was 34.27 t in 2023. ▲ Rising
Volatilisation — Cropland nitrogen in Tuvalu, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
The most recent figure for volatilisation — cropland nitrogen in Tuvalu is 34.27 t, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, volatilisation — cropland nitrogen in Tuvalu peaked at 35.67 t in 2019 and was at its lowest, 11.37 t, in 1961.
Tuvalu ranks 183rd of 186 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Volatilisation — Cropland nitrogen in Tuvalu, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 11.37 t | — |
| 1962 | 11.37 t | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 11.37 t | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 11.37 t | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 11.37 t | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 11.37 t | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 11.37 t | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 11.37 t | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 11.37 t | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 11.37 t | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 11.37 t | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 11.37 t | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 11.37 t | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 11.37 t | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 11.37 t | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 11.37 t | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 11.71 t | +3.0% |
| 1978 | 11.84 t | +1.1% |
| 1979 | 12.55 t | +6.0% |
| 1980 | 13.25 t | +5.5% |
| 1981 | 12.77 t | -3.6% |
| 1982 | 15.36 t | +20.3% |
| 1983 | 14.17 t | -7.8% |
| 1984 | 16.5 t | +16.5% |
| 1985 | 19.35 t | +17.2% |
| 1986 | 19.6 t | +1.3% |
| 1987 | 17.15 t | -12.5% |
| 1988 | 17.97 t | +4.8% |
| 1989 | 24.23 t | +34.9% |
| 1990 | 24.04 t | -0.8% |
| 1991 | 27.15 t | +13.0% |
| 1992 | 27.59 t | +1.6% |
| 1993 | 26.48 t | -4.0% |
| 1994 | 27.22 t | +2.8% |
| 1995 | 27.32 t | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 27.85 t | +1.9% |
| 1997 | 28.22 t | +1.3% |
| 1998 | 28.22 t | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 29.22 t | +3.5% |
| 2000 | 29.11 t | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 29.11 t | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 32.45 t | +11.5% |
| 2003 | 32.25 t | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 32.58 t | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 32 t | -1.8% |
| 2006 | 32.2 t | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 32.53 t | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 34.51 t | +6.1% |
| 2009 | 34.18 t | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 33.6 t | -1.7% |
| 2011 | 33.59 t | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 33.31 t | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 33.55 t | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 33.52 t | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 34.34 t | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 34.58 t | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 35.11 t | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 34.55 t | -1.6% |
| 2019 | 35.67 t | +3.2% |
| 2020 | 35.39 t | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 33.96 t | -4.0% |
| 2022 | 34.05 t | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 34.27 t | +0.7% |
Tuvalu compared with similar countries
- Tuvalu's 34.27 t is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 17,379 t, 0% of the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Tuvalu's 34.27 t is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 10,450 t, 0% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Volatilisation — 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | +34.9% | 17.97 t | 24.23 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 11.37 t | 11.37 t | 11.37 t | 9 |
| 1970s | 11.57 t | 11.37 t | 12.55 t | 10 |
| 1980s | 17.04 t | 12.77 t | 24.23 t | 10 |
| 1990s | 27.33 t | 24.04 t | 29.22 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 32.09 t | 29.11 t | 34.51 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 34.18 t | 33.31 t | 35.67 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 34.42 t | 33.96 t | 35.39 t | 4 |
Countries ranked near Tuvalu
- 180 Antigua and Barbuda 61.06 t compare
- 181 Seychelles 53.05 t compare
- 182 Cook Islands 50.21 t compare
- 184 Saint Kitts and Nevis 29.79 t compare
- 185 Nauru 6.23 t compare
- 186 Guadeloupe 0 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 volatilisation — cropland nitrogen in Tuvalu?
- Volatilisation — cropland nitrogen in Tuvalu was 34.27 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest volatilisation — cropland nitrogen recorded in Tuvalu?
- The highest recorded value was 35.67 t in 2019.
- What is the lowest volatilisation — cropland nitrogen recorded in Tuvalu?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.37 t in 1961.
- How does Tuvalu rank for volatilisation — cropland nitrogen?
- Tuvalu ranks 183rd out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is volatilisation — cropland nitrogen rising or falling in Tuvalu?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tuvalu data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Volatilisation — 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 (%).