Atmospheric deposition — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Oceania
Oceania: Atmospheric deposition — Cropland nitrogen per unit area was 1.82 kg/ha in 2023. ▼ Falling
Atmospheric deposition — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Oceania, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
In 2023, atmospheric deposition — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Oceania stood at 1.82 kg/ha.
That represents a change of up 0.9% on the previous year and up 2.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, atmospheric deposition — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Oceania peaked at 2.15 kg/ha in 1990 and was at its lowest, 1.69 kg/ha, in 2002.
Oceania ranks 29th of 29 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Atmospheric deposition — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Oceania, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.8 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 1.81 kg/ha | +0.8% |
| 1963 | 1.83 kg/ha | +0.6% |
| 1964 | 1.84 kg/ha | +0.7% |
| 1965 | 1.85 kg/ha | +0.8% |
| 1966 | 1.87 kg/ha | +0.9% |
| 1967 | 1.88 kg/ha | +0.7% |
| 1968 | 1.9 kg/ha | +0.9% |
| 1969 | 1.91 kg/ha | +0.4% |
| 1970 | 1.91 kg/ha | +0.4% |
| 1971 | 1.93 kg/ha | +1.1% |
| 1972 | 1.93 kg/ha | -0.1% |
| 1973 | 1.93 kg/ha | +0.1% |
| 1974 | 1.95 kg/ha | +0.6% |
| 1975 | 1.93 kg/ha | -0.9% |
| 1976 | 1.94 kg/ha | +0.6% |
| 1977 | 1.93 kg/ha | -0.4% |
| 1978 | 1.93 kg/ha | -0.1% |
| 1979 | 1.93 kg/ha | -0.0% |
| 1980 | 2 kg/ha | +3.5% |
| 1981 | 1.94 kg/ha | -3.1% |
| 1982 | 1.93 kg/ha | -0.2% |
| 1983 | 1.93 kg/ha | -0.1% |
| 1984 | 1.95 kg/ha | +0.9% |
| 1985 | 1.95 kg/ha | +0.1% |
| 1986 | 1.95 kg/ha | -0.2% |
| 1987 | 1.95 kg/ha | +0.3% |
| 1988 | 1.96 kg/ha | +0.3% |
| 1989 | 1.96 kg/ha | +0.3% |
| 1990 | 2.15 kg/ha | +9.7% |
| 1991 | 1.98 kg/ha | -8.1% |
| 1992 | 1.98 kg/ha | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 1.98 kg/ha | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 2 kg/ha | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 2 kg/ha | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 2.03 kg/ha | +1.4% |
| 1997 | 1.9 kg/ha | -6.2% |
| 1998 | 1.91 kg/ha | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 2.08 kg/ha | +9.0% |
| 2000 | 1.79 kg/ha | -14.2% |
| 2001 | 1.74 kg/ha | -2.7% |
| 2002 | 1.69 kg/ha | -3.1% |
| 2003 | 2.02 kg/ha | +19.8% |
| 2004 | 1.73 kg/ha | -14.2% |
| 2005 | 1.71 kg/ha | -1.2% |
| 2006 | 1.92 kg/ha | +12.3% |
| 2007 | 1.8 kg/ha | -6.5% |
| 2008 | 1.71 kg/ha | -5.0% |
| 2009 | 1.83 kg/ha | +7.3% |
| 2010 | 1.81 kg/ha | -1.5% |
| 2011 | 1.91 kg/ha | +5.5% |
| 2012 | 1.75 kg/ha | -8.1% |
| 2013 | 1.77 kg/ha | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 1.81 kg/ha | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 1.8 kg/ha | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 1.8 kg/ha | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 1.82 kg/ha | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 1.8 kg/ha | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 1.8 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 1.8 kg/ha | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 1.81 kg/ha | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 1.81 kg/ha | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 1.82 kg/ha | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.85 kg/ha | 1.8 kg/ha | 1.91 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.93 kg/ha | 1.91 kg/ha | 1.95 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.95 kg/ha | 1.93 kg/ha | 2 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 2 kg/ha | 1.9 kg/ha | 2.15 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.79 kg/ha | 1.69 kg/ha | 2.02 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.81 kg/ha | 1.75 kg/ha | 1.91 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.81 kg/ha | 1.8 kg/ha | 1.82 kg/ha | 4 |
Countries ranked near Oceania
More environment data for Oceania
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -4.4 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -3.36 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Temperature change 1.36 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.316 °C (2025)
- Paper and paperboard — Production 3.18 million t (2024)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 5.00 million t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Production 2.93 million t (2024)
- Recovered paper — Production 2.98 million t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per area of cropland 93.41 kg/ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is atmospheric deposition — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Oceania?
- Atmospheric deposition — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Oceania was 1.82 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 Oceania?
- The highest recorded value was 2.15 kg/ha in 1990.
- What is the lowest atmospheric deposition — cropland nitrogen per unit area recorded in Oceania?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.69 kg/ha in 2002.
- How does Oceania rank for atmospheric deposition — cropland nitrogen per unit area?
- Oceania ranks 29th out of 29 groups with data for 2023.
- Is atmospheric deposition — cropland nitrogen per unit area rising or falling in Oceania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Oceania 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 (%).