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

Polynesia, at 0.0568 kg/ha against 0.0374 kg/ha in Melanesia as of 2023.

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

0.0194 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 potassium per unit area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Melanesia vs Polynesia: Seed — Cropland potassium per unit area

Melanesia

0.0374 kg/ha

in 2023

Polynesia

0.0568 kg/ha

in 2023

Melanesia rank

174th

Polynesia rank

171st

Seed — Cropland potassium per unit area over time

Melanesia
Polynesia

How they compare

Polynesia currently reports 0.0568 kg/ha against 0.0374 kg/ha in Melanesia, a difference of 0.0194 kg/ha.

That makes Polynesia's figure about 1.5 times Melanesia's.

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

Melanesia ranks 174th and Polynesia ranks 171st 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	0.0283 kg/ha	0.0901 kg/ha	0.0618 kg/ha	Polynesia
1970s	0.026 kg/ha	0.0833 kg/ha	0.0573 kg/ha	Polynesia
1980s	0.0266 kg/ha	0.0729 kg/ha	0.0463 kg/ha	Polynesia
1990s	0.0232 kg/ha	0.0697 kg/ha	0.0465 kg/ha	Polynesia
2000s	0.0222 kg/ha	0.094 kg/ha	0.0718 kg/ha	Polynesia
2010s	0.0317 kg/ha	0.0756 kg/ha	0.0439 kg/ha	Polynesia
2020s	0.0361 kg/ha	0.0564 kg/ha	0.0203 kg/ha	Polynesia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher seed — cropland potassium per unit area, Melanesia or Polynesia?: Polynesia, at 0.0568 kg/ha against 0.0374 kg/ha in Melanesia as of 2023.
What is the difference in seed — cropland potassium per unit area between Melanesia and Polynesia?: 0.0194 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 potassium per unit area?: Melanesia ranks 174th and Polynesia ranks 171st of 201 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Seed — 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: Seed — 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, 13,483 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 (%).