Atmospheric deposition — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Melanesia
Melanesia: Atmospheric deposition — Cropland nitrogen per unit area was 1.38 kg/ha in 2023. ▲ Rising
Atmospheric deposition — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Melanesia, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
Melanesia recorded 1.38 kg/ha for atmospheric deposition — cropland nitrogen per unit area in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 2.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, atmospheric deposition — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Melanesia peaked at 2.05 kg/ha in 1997 and was at its lowest, 1.01 kg/ha, in 1961.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Atmospheric deposition — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Melanesia, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.01 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 1.02 kg/ha | +0.8% |
| 1963 | 1.03 kg/ha | +1.0% |
| 1964 | 1.03 kg/ha | +0.2% |
| 1965 | 1.03 kg/ha | -0.0% |
| 1966 | 1.04 kg/ha | +1.2% |
| 1967 | 1.04 kg/ha | +0.3% |
| 1968 | 1.05 kg/ha | +0.6% |
| 1969 | 1.05 kg/ha | +0.5% |
| 1970 | 1.06 kg/ha | +0.1% |
| 1971 | 1.04 kg/ha | -1.4% |
| 1972 | 1.08 kg/ha | +4.1% |
| 1973 | 1.13 kg/ha | +3.8% |
| 1974 | 1.14 kg/ha | +1.6% |
| 1975 | 1.14 kg/ha | -0.7% |
| 1976 | 1.15 kg/ha | +1.3% |
| 1977 | 1.19 kg/ha | +3.3% |
| 1978 | 1.19 kg/ha | +0.5% |
| 1979 | 1.23 kg/ha | +2.9% |
| 1980 | 1.19 kg/ha | -3.6% |
| 1981 | 1.25 kg/ha | +5.8% |
| 1982 | 1.24 kg/ha | -1.1% |
| 1983 | 1.23 kg/ha | -0.9% |
| 1984 | 1.27 kg/ha | +3.2% |
| 1985 | 1.35 kg/ha | +6.2% |
| 1986 | 1.34 kg/ha | -0.9% |
| 1987 | 1.4 kg/ha | +4.9% |
| 1988 | 1.41 kg/ha | +0.7% |
| 1989 | 1.37 kg/ha | -2.6% |
| 1990 | 1.44 kg/ha | +5.1% |
| 1991 | 1.43 kg/ha | -0.8% |
| 1992 | 1.5 kg/ha | +4.7% |
| 1993 | 1.5 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 1.54 kg/ha | +2.8% |
| 1995 | 1.73 kg/ha | +12.5% |
| 1996 | 1.85 kg/ha | +6.7% |
| 1997 | 2.05 kg/ha | +10.9% |
| 1998 | 1.47 kg/ha | -28.6% |
| 1999 | 1.47 kg/ha | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 1.37 kg/ha | -6.8% |
| 2001 | 1.25 kg/ha | -8.8% |
| 2002 | 1.35 kg/ha | +7.8% |
| 2003 | 1.4 kg/ha | +4.0% |
| 2004 | 1.49 kg/ha | +6.1% |
| 2005 | 1.22 kg/ha | -18.1% |
| 2006 | 1.44 kg/ha | +18.3% |
| 2007 | 1.35 kg/ha | -6.3% |
| 2008 | 1.45 kg/ha | +7.0% |
| 2009 | 1.35 kg/ha | -6.7% |
| 2010 | 1.51 kg/ha | +11.8% |
| 2011 | 1.38 kg/ha | -8.8% |
| 2012 | 1.36 kg/ha | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 1.41 kg/ha | +4.1% |
| 2014 | 1.38 kg/ha | -2.2% |
| 2015 | 1.36 kg/ha | -1.6% |
| 2016 | 1.33 kg/ha | -2.0% |
| 2017 | 1.32 kg/ha | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 1.32 kg/ha | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 1.31 kg/ha | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 1.41 kg/ha | +7.3% |
| 2021 | 1.39 kg/ha | -1.3% |
| 2022 | 1.38 kg/ha | -0.9% |
| 2023 | 1.38 kg/ha | -0.1% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Atmospheric deposition — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Melanesia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | -28.6% | 2.05 kg/ha | 1.47 kg/ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.03 kg/ha | 1.01 kg/ha | 1.05 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.13 kg/ha | 1.04 kg/ha | 1.23 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.3 kg/ha | 1.19 kg/ha | 1.41 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.6 kg/ha | 1.43 kg/ha | 2.05 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.37 kg/ha | 1.22 kg/ha | 1.49 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.37 kg/ha | 1.31 kg/ha | 1.51 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.39 kg/ha | 1.38 kg/ha | 1.41 kg/ha | 4 |
Countries ranked near Melanesia
- 14 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 4.5 kg/ha compare
- 15 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 4.2 kg/ha compare
- 16 Cabo Verde 6.17 kg/ha compare
- 16 Micronesia (Federated States of) 1.82 kg/ha compare
- 16 Pakistan 15.84 kg/ha compare
- 17 Republic of Korea 15.51 kg/ha compare
- 18 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 15.15 kg/ha compare
- 18 Polynesia 1.32 kg/ha compare
- 19 Germany 15.11 kg/ha compare
- 20 Côte d'Ivoire 5.85 kg/ha compare
- 20 Czechoslovakia 12.52 kg/ha compare
More environment data for Melanesia
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 1.59 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 2.37 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.179 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.857 °C (2025)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per area of cropland 3.85 kg/ha (2024)
- Land area — Area 52,995 1000 ha (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per capita 0.47 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per value of agricultural 1.3 g/Int$ (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity 21,133 t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is atmospheric deposition — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Melanesia?
- Atmospheric deposition — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Melanesia was 1.38 kg/ha in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest atmospheric deposition — cropland nitrogen per unit area recorded in Melanesia?
- The highest recorded value was 2.05 kg/ha in 1997.
- What is the lowest atmospheric deposition — cropland nitrogen per unit area recorded in Melanesia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.01 kg/ha in 1961.
- How does Melanesia rank for atmospheric deposition — cropland nitrogen per unit area?
- Melanesia ranks 17th out of 18 countries with data for 2023.
- Is atmospheric deposition — cropland nitrogen per unit area rising or falling in Melanesia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Melanesia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Atmospheric deposition — Cropland nitrogen per unit area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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 (%).