Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Tuvalu
Tuvalu: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied was 0.0125 kg per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Tuvalu, 2002–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
In 2023, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Tuvalu stood at 0.0125 kg per person.
That represents a change of up 1.8% on the previous year and down 75.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Tuvalu peaked at 0.1212 kg per person in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.0122 kg per person, in 2022.
That places Tuvalu 160th out of 176 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Tuvalu, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 0.0728 kg per person | — |
| 2003 | 0.0654 kg per person | -10.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0757 kg per person | +15.7% |
| 2005 | 0.0605 kg per person | -20.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0666 kg per person | +10.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0704 kg per person | +5.6% |
| 2008 | 0.1212 kg per person | +72.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0831 kg per person | -31.4% |
| 2010 | 0.0721 kg per person | -13.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0638 kg per person | -11.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0509 kg per person | -20.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0509 kg per person | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0411 kg per person | -19.2% |
| 2015 | 0.057 kg per person | +38.5% |
| 2016 | 0.0588 kg per person | +3.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0758 kg per person | +29.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0517 kg per person | -31.8% |
| 2019 | 0.0803 kg per person | +55.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0679 kg per person | -15.5% |
| 2021 | 0.0201 kg per person | -70.3% |
| 2022 | 0.0122 kg per person | -39.1% |
| 2023 | 0.0125 kg per person | +1.8% |
Tuvalu compared with similar countries
- Tuvalu's 0.0125 kg per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.5851 kg per person, 2% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Tuvalu's 0.0125 kg per person is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.1939 kg per person, 6% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.077 kg per person | 0.0605 kg per person | 0.1212 kg per person | 8 |
| 2010s | 0.0602 kg per person | 0.0411 kg per person | 0.0803 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0282 kg per person | 0.0122 kg per person | 0.0679 kg per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Tuvalu
More climate change data for Tuvalu
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 1,224 kg (2023)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 14.94 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 2.52 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 12.42 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 0.0095 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 0.4437 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 0 kt (2023)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 0 kt (2023)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0 kt (2023)
- Synthetic Fertilizers — Emissions (CO2eq) 0 kt (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Tuvalu?
- Nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Tuvalu was 0.0125 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied recorded in Tuvalu?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1212 kg per person in 2008.
- What is the lowest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied recorded in Tuvalu?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0122 kg per person in 2022.
- How does Tuvalu rank for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied?
- Tuvalu ranks 160th out of 176 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied rising or falling in Tuvalu?
- Over the last ten years it is down 75.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Tuvalu data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied that volatilises, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied that volatilises divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied that volatilises ÷ Population, total
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- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied that volatilises divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.