Input — Cropland potassium per unit area in Melanesia
Melanesia: Input — Cropland potassium per unit area was 20.55 kg/ha in 2023. ▲ Rising
Input — Cropland potassium per unit area in Melanesia, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
Melanesia recorded 20.55 kg/ha for input — cropland potassium per unit area in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.4% on the previous year and down 6.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, input — cropland potassium per unit area in Melanesia peaked at 23.05 kg/ha in 2012 and was at its lowest, 8.75 kg/ha, in 1961.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Input — Cropland potassium per unit area in Melanesia, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 8.75 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 8.83 kg/ha | +0.8% |
| 1963 | 9.05 kg/ha | +2.5% |
| 1964 | 9.15 kg/ha | +1.1% |
| 1965 | 9.38 kg/ha | +2.4% |
| 1966 | 10.19 kg/ha | +8.7% |
| 1967 | 9.93 kg/ha | -2.6% |
| 1968 | 10.07 kg/ha | +1.3% |
| 1969 | 10.57 kg/ha | +5.0% |
| 1970 | 10.66 kg/ha | +0.9% |
| 1971 | 11.4 kg/ha | +6.9% |
| 1972 | 11.65 kg/ha | +2.2% |
| 1973 | 13.55 kg/ha | +16.3% |
| 1974 | 14.02 kg/ha | +3.4% |
| 1975 | 13.03 kg/ha | -7.0% |
| 1976 | 13.64 kg/ha | +4.7% |
| 1977 | 11.9 kg/ha | -12.8% |
| 1978 | 12.18 kg/ha | +2.4% |
| 1979 | 12.7 kg/ha | +4.3% |
| 1980 | 13.56 kg/ha | +6.7% |
| 1981 | 14.33 kg/ha | +5.7% |
| 1982 | 12.18 kg/ha | -15.0% |
| 1983 | 12.65 kg/ha | +3.9% |
| 1984 | 13.84 kg/ha | +9.4% |
| 1985 | 13.82 kg/ha | -0.1% |
| 1986 | 15.26 kg/ha | +10.4% |
| 1987 | 16.03 kg/ha | +5.1% |
| 1988 | 17.17 kg/ha | +7.1% |
| 1989 | 19.32 kg/ha | +12.6% |
| 1990 | 18.18 kg/ha | -5.9% |
| 1991 | 12.8 kg/ha | -29.6% |
| 1992 | 13.59 kg/ha | +6.2% |
| 1993 | 14.37 kg/ha | +5.7% |
| 1994 | 17.06 kg/ha | +18.7% |
| 1995 | 16.86 kg/ha | -1.1% |
| 1996 | 16.91 kg/ha | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 17.18 kg/ha | +1.6% |
| 1998 | 17.94 kg/ha | +4.4% |
| 1999 | 17.95 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 16.13 kg/ha | -10.1% |
| 2001 | 16.72 kg/ha | +3.6% |
| 2002 | 13.89 kg/ha | -17.0% |
| 2003 | 13.84 kg/ha | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 14.69 kg/ha | +6.1% |
| 2005 | 14.49 kg/ha | -1.4% |
| 2006 | 14.04 kg/ha | -3.0% |
| 2007 | 15.01 kg/ha | +6.9% |
| 2008 | 15.94 kg/ha | +6.2% |
| 2009 | 19.61 kg/ha | +23.0% |
| 2010 | 21.65 kg/ha | +10.4% |
| 2011 | 21.45 kg/ha | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 23.05 kg/ha | +7.4% |
| 2013 | 22.01 kg/ha | -4.5% |
| 2014 | 22.06 kg/ha | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 18.48 kg/ha | -16.2% |
| 2016 | 19.31 kg/ha | +4.5% |
| 2017 | 16.73 kg/ha | -13.3% |
| 2018 | 17.75 kg/ha | +6.1% |
| 2019 | 17.11 kg/ha | -3.6% |
| 2020 | 15.71 kg/ha | -8.2% |
| 2021 | 17.09 kg/ha | +8.8% |
| 2022 | 20.26 kg/ha | +18.6% |
| 2023 | 20.55 kg/ha | +1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 9.55 kg/ha | 8.75 kg/ha | 10.57 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 12.47 kg/ha | 10.66 kg/ha | 14.02 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 14.82 kg/ha | 12.18 kg/ha | 19.32 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 16.28 kg/ha | 12.8 kg/ha | 18.18 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 15.44 kg/ha | 13.84 kg/ha | 19.61 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.96 kg/ha | 16.73 kg/ha | 23.05 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.4 kg/ha | 15.71 kg/ha | 20.55 kg/ha | 4 |
Countries ranked near Melanesia
- 4 Montenegro 440.96 kg/ha compare
- 4 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 58.32 kg/ha compare
- 5 Ireland 332.81 kg/ha compare
- 6 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 286.69 kg/ha compare
- 7 China, Hong Kong SAR 262.75 kg/ha compare
- 8 Belgium 211.59 kg/ha compare
- 8 Polynesia 18.45 kg/ha compare
- 9 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 14.69 kg/ha compare
- 9 Mongolia 189.84 kg/ha compare
- 10 Costa Rica 183.9 kg/ha compare
- 10 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 14.59 kg/ha compare
More environment data for Melanesia
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 2.37 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 1.59 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 input — cropland potassium per unit area in Melanesia?
- Input — cropland potassium per unit area in Melanesia was 20.55 kg/ha in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest input — cropland potassium per unit area recorded in Melanesia?
- The highest recorded value was 23.05 kg/ha in 2012.
- What is the lowest input — cropland potassium per unit area recorded in Melanesia?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.75 kg/ha in 1961.
- How does Melanesia rank for input — cropland potassium per unit area?
- Melanesia ranks 7th out of 18 countries with data for 2023.
- Is input — cropland potassium per unit area rising or falling in Melanesia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.6%. 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 Input — Cropland potassium 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 (%).