Least Developed Countries (LDCs) vs Melanesia: Mineral fertilizers — Cropland nitrogen per unit area
Mineral fertilizers — Cropland nitrogen per unit area over time
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
- Melanesia
How they compare
Melanesia currently reports 18.91 kg/ha against 18.38 kg/ha in Least Developed Countries (LDCs), a difference of 0.53 kg/ha.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Melanesia ahead.
Least Developed Countries (LDCs) ranks 10th and Melanesia ranks 9th of 18 groups.
Melanesia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Least Developed Countries (LDCs) | Melanesia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.05 kg/ha | 6.23 kg/ha | 5.18 kg/ha | Melanesia |
| 1970s | 3.12 kg/ha | 12.56 kg/ha | 9.44 kg/ha | Melanesia |
| 1980s | 6.15 kg/ha | 14.6 kg/ha | 8.45 kg/ha | Melanesia |
| 1990s | 8.92 kg/ha | 12.97 kg/ha | 4.05 kg/ha | Melanesia |
| 2000s | 9.98 kg/ha | 12.02 kg/ha | 2.03 kg/ha | Melanesia |
| 2010s | 13.35 kg/ha | 16.34 kg/ha | 2.99 kg/ha | Melanesia |
| 2020s | 16.94 kg/ha | 19.6 kg/ha | 2.66 kg/ha | Melanesia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen per unit area, Least Developed Countries (LDCs) or Melanesia?
- Melanesia, at 18.91 kg/ha against 18.38 kg/ha in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) as of 2023.
- What is the difference in mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen per unit area between Least Developed Countries (LDCs) and Melanesia?
- 0.53 kg/ha, with Melanesia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Least Developed Countries (LDCs) and Melanesia?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Least Developed Countries (LDCs) and Melanesia rank globally for mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen per unit area?
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) ranks 10th and Melanesia ranks 9th of 18 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Mineral fertilizers — Cropland nitrogen 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 (%).