Which has higher seed — cropland nitrogen per unit area, Melanesia or Polynesia?

Polynesia, at 0.164 kg/ha against 0.1306 kg/ha in Melanesia as of 2023.

What is the difference in seed — cropland nitrogen per unit area between Melanesia and Polynesia?

0.0334 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.

Where does this data come from?

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

Melanesia vs Polynesia: Seed — Cropland nitrogen per unit area

Melanesia

0.1306 kg/ha

in 2023

Polynesia

0.164 kg/ha

in 2023

Melanesia rank

181st

Polynesia rank

179th

Seed — Cropland nitrogen per unit area over time

Melanesia
Polynesia

How they compare

Polynesia currently reports 0.164 kg/ha against 0.1306 kg/ha in Melanesia, a difference of 0.0334 kg/ha.

That makes Polynesia's figure about 1.3 times Melanesia's.

Across all 63 years both countries report, Polynesia has been ahead every year.

Melanesia ranks 181st and Polynesia ranks 179th of 201 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Melanesia	Polynesia	Difference	Ahead
1960s	0.0802 kg/ha	0.2538 kg/ha	0.1737 kg/ha	Polynesia
1970s	0.0722 kg/ha	0.2313 kg/ha	0.1591 kg/ha	Polynesia
1980s	0.0709 kg/ha	0.2019 kg/ha	0.131 kg/ha	Polynesia
1990s	0.0592 kg/ha	0.1914 kg/ha	0.1322 kg/ha	Polynesia
2000s	0.0644 kg/ha	0.2628 kg/ha	0.1984 kg/ha	Polynesia
2010s	0.0883 kg/ha	0.2159 kg/ha	0.1275 kg/ha	Polynesia
2020s	0.1099 kg/ha	0.1624 kg/ha	0.0525 kg/ha	Polynesia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher seed — cropland nitrogen per unit area, Melanesia or Polynesia?: Polynesia, at 0.164 kg/ha against 0.1306 kg/ha in Melanesia as of 2023.
What is the difference in seed — cropland nitrogen per unit area between Melanesia and Polynesia?: 0.0334 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 seed — cropland nitrogen per unit area?: Melanesia ranks 181st and Polynesia ranks 179th of 201 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Seed — 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

Indicator: Seed — Cropland nitrogen 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, 13,483 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 (%).