Reproductive and leaf litterfall nitrogen and phosphorus data was compiled from previously published studies and is global in extent. The publication years from which data was obtained spans from 1966 to 2022. The data was compiled in order to assess global scale trends of nitrogen and phosphorus in both reproductive and leaf litterfall. This dataset was used in "Global Patterns of Nitrogen and Phosphorus in Reproductive and Leaf Litterfall", published in Ecosystems, by Steven W. Gougherty and Pamela H. Templer.