Atmospheric deposition — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: Atmospheric deposition — Cropland nitrogen per unit area was 0.4688 kg/ha in 2023. ▲ Rising
Atmospheric deposition — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Vanuatu, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
Vanuatu recorded 0.4688 kg/ha for atmospheric deposition — cropland nitrogen per unit area in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, atmospheric deposition — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Vanuatu peaked at 0.5567 kg/ha in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.3991 kg/ha, in 2004.
That places Vanuatu 185th out of 186 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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 Vanuatu, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.4046 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 0.4069 kg/ha | +0.6% |
| 1963 | 0.4092 kg/ha | +0.6% |
| 1964 | 0.4115 kg/ha | +0.6% |
| 1965 | 0.4138 kg/ha | +0.6% |
| 1966 | 0.4161 kg/ha | +0.6% |
| 1967 | 0.4184 kg/ha | +0.6% |
| 1968 | 0.4208 kg/ha | +0.6% |
| 1969 | 0.4232 kg/ha | +0.6% |
| 1970 | 0.4255 kg/ha | +0.5% |
| 1971 | 0.4335 kg/ha | +1.9% |
| 1972 | 0.4394 kg/ha | +1.4% |
| 1973 | 0.4491 kg/ha | +2.2% |
| 1974 | 0.4505 kg/ha | +0.3% |
| 1975 | 0.4497 kg/ha | -0.2% |
| 1976 | 0.4542 kg/ha | +1.0% |
| 1977 | 0.4588 kg/ha | +1.0% |
| 1978 | 0.4537 kg/ha | -1.1% |
| 1979 | 0.4554 kg/ha | +0.4% |
| 1980 | 0.4587 kg/ha | +0.7% |
| 1981 | 0.4519 kg/ha | -1.5% |
| 1982 | 0.4512 kg/ha | -0.2% |
| 1983 | 0.4513 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.4509 kg/ha | -0.1% |
| 1985 | 0.4598 kg/ha | +2.0% |
| 1986 | 0.4619 kg/ha | +0.5% |
| 1987 | 0.4635 kg/ha | +0.3% |
| 1988 | 0.467 kg/ha | +0.8% |
| 1989 | 0.4652 kg/ha | -0.4% |
| 1990 | 0.485 kg/ha | +4.3% |
| 1991 | 0.4721 kg/ha | -2.7% |
| 1992 | 0.4716 kg/ha | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 0.4745 kg/ha | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 0.4748 kg/ha | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 0.4773 kg/ha | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 0.4797 kg/ha | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 0.4688 kg/ha | -2.3% |
| 1998 | 0.5375 kg/ha | +14.7% |
| 1999 | 0.4227 kg/ha | -21.4% |
| 2000 | 0.4968 kg/ha | +17.5% |
| 2001 | 0.5087 kg/ha | +2.4% |
| 2002 | 0.4325 kg/ha | -15.0% |
| 2003 | 0.4902 kg/ha | +13.3% |
| 2004 | 0.3991 kg/ha | -18.6% |
| 2005 | 0.4758 kg/ha | +19.2% |
| 2006 | 0.4837 kg/ha | +1.7% |
| 2007 | 0.4787 kg/ha | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 0.5567 kg/ha | +16.3% |
| 2009 | 0.4832 kg/ha | -13.2% |
| 2010 | 0.5063 kg/ha | +4.8% |
| 2011 | 0.5381 kg/ha | +6.3% |
| 2012 | 0.4835 kg/ha | -10.1% |
| 2013 | 0.4763 kg/ha | -1.5% |
| 2014 | 0.4898 kg/ha | +2.8% |
| 2015 | 0.4887 kg/ha | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 0.4889 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.4895 kg/ha | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.4852 kg/ha | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 0.4811 kg/ha | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 0.4676 kg/ha | -2.8% |
| 2021 | 0.4677 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.4688 kg/ha | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 0.4688 kg/ha | +0.0% |
Vanuatu compared with similar countries
- Vanuatu's 0.4688 kg/ha is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 6.05 kg/ha, 8% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Vanuatu's 0.4688 kg/ha is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1.83 kg/ha, 26% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.4138 kg/ha | 0.4046 kg/ha | 0.4232 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.447 kg/ha | 0.4255 kg/ha | 0.4588 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.4581 kg/ha | 0.4509 kg/ha | 0.467 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.4764 kg/ha | 0.4227 kg/ha | 0.5375 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4805 kg/ha | 0.3991 kg/ha | 0.5567 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4927 kg/ha | 0.4763 kg/ha | 0.5381 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4682 kg/ha | 0.4676 kg/ha | 0.4688 kg/ha | 4 |
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More environment data for Vanuatu
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 2.29 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 1.46 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.225 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.02 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 1.53 % 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 -2.35 % 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 Vanuatu?
- Atmospheric deposition — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Vanuatu was 0.4688 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 Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5567 kg/ha in 2008.
- What is the lowest atmospheric deposition — cropland nitrogen per unit area recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3991 kg/ha in 2004.
- How does Vanuatu rank for atmospheric deposition — cropland nitrogen per unit area?
- Vanuatu ranks 185th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is atmospheric deposition — cropland nitrogen per unit area rising or falling in Vanuatu?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Vanuatu 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 (%).