Atmospheric deposition — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands: Atmospheric deposition — Cropland nitrogen per unit area was 2.01 kg/ha in 2023. ▲ Rising
Atmospheric deposition — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Solomon Islands, 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 Solomon Islands stood at 2.01 kg/ha.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.9% on the previous year and down 2.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, atmospheric deposition — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Solomon Islands peaked at 2.2 kg/ha in 2011 and was at its lowest, 1.61 kg/ha, in 2005.
Solomon Islands ranks 168th of 186 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Atmospheric deposition — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Solomon Islands, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.76 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 1.78 kg/ha | +1.1% |
| 1963 | 1.79 kg/ha | +0.7% |
| 1964 | 1.81 kg/ha | +0.9% |
| 1965 | 1.83 kg/ha | +0.9% |
| 1966 | 1.85 kg/ha | +1.0% |
| 1967 | 1.86 kg/ha | +0.7% |
| 1968 | 1.88 kg/ha | +1.0% |
| 1969 | 1.88 kg/ha | +0.4% |
| 1970 | 1.89 kg/ha | +0.5% |
| 1971 | 1.9 kg/ha | +0.4% |
| 1972 | 1.93 kg/ha | +1.4% |
| 1973 | 1.96 kg/ha | +1.9% |
| 1974 | 2 kg/ha | +1.8% |
| 1975 | 1.92 kg/ha | -3.8% |
| 1976 | 1.97 kg/ha | +2.1% |
| 1977 | 1.93 kg/ha | -1.7% |
| 1978 | 1.91 kg/ha | -1.0% |
| 1979 | 1.91 kg/ha | -0.2% |
| 1980 | 1.98 kg/ha | +3.9% |
| 1981 | 1.92 kg/ha | -3.1% |
| 1982 | 1.92 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 1.92 kg/ha | -0.1% |
| 1984 | 1.94 kg/ha | +1.0% |
| 1985 | 1.94 kg/ha | -0.0% |
| 1986 | 1.94 kg/ha | -0.1% |
| 1987 | 1.94 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 1.95 kg/ha | +0.6% |
| 1989 | 1.95 kg/ha | -0.2% |
| 1990 | 2.12 kg/ha | +9.1% |
| 1991 | 1.98 kg/ha | -6.9% |
| 1992 | 1.99 kg/ha | +0.8% |
| 1993 | 2 kg/ha | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 2.01 kg/ha | +0.9% |
| 1995 | 2.02 kg/ha | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 2.05 kg/ha | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 1.92 kg/ha | -5.9% |
| 1998 | 1.94 kg/ha | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 2.11 kg/ha | +8.7% |
| 2000 | 1.81 kg/ha | -14.0% |
| 2001 | 1.76 kg/ha | -2.6% |
| 2002 | 1.7 kg/ha | -3.8% |
| 2003 | 2.03 kg/ha | +20.0% |
| 2004 | 1.76 kg/ha | -13.3% |
| 2005 | 1.61 kg/ha | -8.9% |
| 2006 | 1.89 kg/ha | +17.4% |
| 2007 | 1.71 kg/ha | -9.6% |
| 2008 | 1.69 kg/ha | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 1.82 kg/ha | +7.8% |
| 2010 | 2.11 kg/ha | +15.8% |
| 2011 | 2.2 kg/ha | +4.4% |
| 2012 | 2.06 kg/ha | -6.3% |
| 2013 | 2.07 kg/ha | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 2.09 kg/ha | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 2.1 kg/ha | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 2.11 kg/ha | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 2.16 kg/ha | +2.4% |
| 2018 | 2.11 kg/ha | -2.4% |
| 2019 | 2.11 kg/ha | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 2.1 kg/ha | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 2.01 kg/ha | -4.2% |
| 2022 | 2.05 kg/ha | +1.9% |
| 2023 | 2.01 kg/ha | -1.9% |
Solomon Islands compared with similar countries
- Solomon Islands's 2.01 kg/ha is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 6.05 kg/ha, 33% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Solomon Islands's 2.01 kg/ha is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1.83 kg/ha, 1.1× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.83 kg/ha | 1.76 kg/ha | 1.88 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.93 kg/ha | 1.89 kg/ha | 2 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.94 kg/ha | 1.92 kg/ha | 1.98 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.01 kg/ha | 1.92 kg/ha | 2.12 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.78 kg/ha | 1.61 kg/ha | 2.03 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.11 kg/ha | 2.06 kg/ha | 2.2 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.04 kg/ha | 2.01 kg/ha | 2.1 kg/ha | 4 |
Countries ranked near Solomon Islands
- 165 Finland 2.42 kg/ha compare
- 166 Zimbabwe 2.41 kg/ha compare
- 167 Peru 2.18 kg/ha compare
- 169 Australia and New Zealand 1.85 kg/ha compare
- 170 Australia 1.83 kg/ha compare
- 171 Cook Islands 1.82 kg/ha compare
- 171 Fiji 1.82 kg/ha compare
- 171 French Polynesia 1.82 kg/ha compare
- 171 Kiribati 1.82 kg/ha compare
- 171 Nauru 1.82 kg/ha compare
- 171 Tonga 1.82 kg/ha compare
- 171 Tuvalu 1.82 kg/ha compare
More environment data for Solomon Islands
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -1 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -0.8823 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.193 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.34 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 3.49 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 0.3636 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is atmospheric deposition — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Solomon Islands?
- Atmospheric deposition — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Solomon Islands was 2.01 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 Solomon Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 2.2 kg/ha in 2011.
- What is the lowest atmospheric deposition — cropland nitrogen per unit area recorded in Solomon Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.61 kg/ha in 2005.
- How does Solomon Islands rank for atmospheric deposition — cropland nitrogen per unit area?
- Solomon Islands ranks 168th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is atmospheric deposition — cropland nitrogen per unit area rising or falling in Solomon Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Solomon Islands 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 (%).