Melanesia vs Polynesia: Manure applied — Cropland potassium per unit area
Manure applied — Cropland potassium per unit area over time
- Melanesia
- Polynesia
How they compare
Polynesia currently reports 17.81 kg/ha against 11.39 kg/ha in Melanesia, a difference of 6.42 kg/ha.
That makes Polynesia's figure about 1.6 times Melanesia's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Melanesia ahead.
Melanesia ranks 9th and Polynesia ranks 6th of 18 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Melanesia averaged higher in 2 and Polynesia in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Melanesia | Polynesia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 8.81 kg/ha | 6.54 kg/ha | 2.27 kg/ha | Melanesia |
| 1970s | 9.92 kg/ha | 8.62 kg/ha | 1.3 kg/ha | Melanesia |
| 1980s | 10.07 kg/ha | 14.84 kg/ha | 4.77 kg/ha | Polynesia |
| 1990s | 11.27 kg/ha | 20.83 kg/ha | 9.56 kg/ha | Polynesia |
| 2000s | 12.67 kg/ha | 24.64 kg/ha | 11.97 kg/ha | Polynesia |
| 2010s | 11.8 kg/ha | 20.76 kg/ha | 8.96 kg/ha | Polynesia |
| 2020s | 11.04 kg/ha | 17.79 kg/ha | 6.74 kg/ha | Polynesia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher manure applied — cropland potassium per unit area, Melanesia or Polynesia?
- Polynesia, at 17.81 kg/ha against 11.39 kg/ha in Melanesia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in manure applied — cropland potassium per unit area between Melanesia and Polynesia?
- 6.42 kg/ha, with Polynesia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Melanesia and Polynesia?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Melanesia and Polynesia rank globally for manure applied — cropland potassium per unit area?
- Melanesia ranks 9th and Polynesia ranks 6th of 18 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Manure applied — 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 (%).