Asia vs Melanesia: Input — Cropland potassium per unit area
Input — Cropland potassium per unit area over time
- Asia
- Melanesia
How they compare
Asia currently reports 46.67 kg/ha against 20.55 kg/ha in Melanesia, a difference of 26.12 kg/ha.
That makes Asia's figure about 2.3 times Melanesia's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, Asia has been ahead every year.
Asia ranks 5th and Melanesia ranks 7th of 18 groups.
Asia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Asia | Melanesia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 13.15 kg/ha | 9.55 kg/ha | 3.61 kg/ha | Asia |
| 1970s | 16.18 kg/ha | 12.47 kg/ha | 3.7 kg/ha | Asia |
| 1980s | 19.86 kg/ha | 14.82 kg/ha | 5.04 kg/ha | Asia |
| 1990s | 25.72 kg/ha | 16.28 kg/ha | 9.43 kg/ha | Asia |
| 2000s | 33.67 kg/ha | 15.44 kg/ha | 18.23 kg/ha | Asia |
| 2010s | 43.83 kg/ha | 19.96 kg/ha | 23.87 kg/ha | Asia |
| 2020s | 46.49 kg/ha | 18.4 kg/ha | 28.09 kg/ha | Asia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher input — cropland potassium per unit area, Asia or Melanesia?
- Asia, at 46.67 kg/ha against 20.55 kg/ha in Melanesia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in input — cropland potassium per unit area between Asia and Melanesia?
- 26.12 kg/ha, with Asia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Asia and Melanesia?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Asia and Melanesia rank globally for input — cropland potassium per unit area?
- Asia ranks 5th and Melanesia ranks 7th of 18 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Input — Cropland potassium per unit area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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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 (%).