Which has higher outputs — cropland potassium per unit area, Malawi or Melanesia?

Melanesia, at 39.83 kg/ha against 39.02 kg/ha in Malawi as of 2023.

What is the difference in outputs — cropland potassium per unit area between Malawi and Melanesia?

0.81 kg/ha, with Melanesia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Melanesia?

63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Outputs — Cropland potassium per unit area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Malawi vs Melanesia: Outputs — Cropland potassium per unit area

Malawi

39.02 kg/ha

in 2023

Melanesia

39.83 kg/ha

in 2023

Malawi rank

44th

Melanesia rank

41st

Outputs — Cropland potassium per unit area over time

Malawi
Melanesia

How they compare

Melanesia currently reports 39.83 kg/ha against 39.02 kg/ha in Malawi, a difference of 0.81 kg/ha.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Melanesia ahead.

Malawi ranks 44th and Melanesia ranks 41st of 201 countries.

Melanesia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Malawi	Melanesia	Difference	Ahead
1960s	6.6 kg/ha	28.19 kg/ha	21.58 kg/ha	Melanesia
1970s	8.14 kg/ha	28.6 kg/ha	20.46 kg/ha	Melanesia
1980s	9.92 kg/ha	31.09 kg/ha	21.17 kg/ha	Melanesia
1990s	12.3 kg/ha	31.12 kg/ha	18.82 kg/ha	Melanesia
2000s	17.38 kg/ha	33.41 kg/ha	16.02 kg/ha	Melanesia
2010s	28.77 kg/ha	37.2 kg/ha	8.43 kg/ha	Melanesia
2020s	37.72 kg/ha	38.19 kg/ha	0.4661 kg/ha	Melanesia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher outputs — cropland potassium per unit area, Malawi or Melanesia?: Melanesia, at 39.83 kg/ha against 39.02 kg/ha in Malawi as of 2023.
What is the difference in outputs — cropland potassium per unit area between Malawi and Melanesia?: 0.81 kg/ha, with Melanesia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Melanesia?: 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Malawi and Melanesia rank globally for outputs — cropland potassium per unit area?: Malawi ranks 44th and Melanesia ranks 41st of 201 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Outputs — 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

Indicator: Outputs — Cropland potassium per unit area
Unit: kg/ha
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage: 233 places, 13,500 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 13 August 2026

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 (%).