Mineral fertilizers — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Melanesia
Melanesia: Mineral fertilizers — Cropland nitrogen per unit area was 18.91 kg/ha in 2023. ▲ Rising
Mineral fertilizers — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Melanesia, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Melanesia is 18.91 kg/ha, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 11.4% on the previous year and up 33.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Melanesia peaked at 21.34 kg/ha in 2022 and was at its lowest, 2.5 kg/ha, in 1961.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Mineral fertilizers — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Melanesia, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 2.5 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 5.04 kg/ha | +102.0% |
| 1963 | 6.02 kg/ha | +19.4% |
| 1964 | 8.75 kg/ha | +45.3% |
| 1965 | 6.85 kg/ha | -21.7% |
| 1966 | 6.18 kg/ha | -9.8% |
| 1967 | 6.26 kg/ha | +1.4% |
| 1968 | 6.99 kg/ha | +11.7% |
| 1969 | 7.44 kg/ha | +6.3% |
| 1970 | 7.31 kg/ha | -1.8% |
| 1971 | 9.92 kg/ha | +35.8% |
| 1972 | 11.21 kg/ha | +13.1% |
| 1973 | 10.87 kg/ha | -3.1% |
| 1974 | 14.15 kg/ha | +30.2% |
| 1975 | 11.55 kg/ha | -18.4% |
| 1976 | 14.07 kg/ha | +21.9% |
| 1977 | 16.15 kg/ha | +14.8% |
| 1978 | 15 kg/ha | -7.1% |
| 1979 | 15.37 kg/ha | +2.4% |
| 1980 | 13.91 kg/ha | -9.5% |
| 1981 | 19.78 kg/ha | +42.2% |
| 1982 | 13.33 kg/ha | -32.6% |
| 1983 | 10.93 kg/ha | -18.0% |
| 1984 | 12.64 kg/ha | +15.6% |
| 1985 | 12.02 kg/ha | -4.9% |
| 1986 | 16.23 kg/ha | +35.0% |
| 1987 | 16.16 kg/ha | -0.4% |
| 1988 | 14.33 kg/ha | -11.3% |
| 1989 | 16.68 kg/ha | +16.4% |
| 1990 | 14.99 kg/ha | -10.1% |
| 1991 | 13.62 kg/ha | -9.2% |
| 1992 | 13.52 kg/ha | -0.7% |
| 1993 | 13.71 kg/ha | +1.4% |
| 1994 | 13.75 kg/ha | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 14.45 kg/ha | +5.1% |
| 1996 | 14.36 kg/ha | -0.6% |
| 1997 | 14.64 kg/ha | +1.9% |
| 1998 | 9.48 kg/ha | -35.3% |
| 1999 | 7.14 kg/ha | -24.6% |
| 2000 | 5.69 kg/ha | -20.3% |
| 2001 | 7.65 kg/ha | +34.4% |
| 2002 | 11.36 kg/ha | +48.6% |
| 2003 | 8.68 kg/ha | -23.6% |
| 2004 | 17.29 kg/ha | +99.1% |
| 2005 | 16.07 kg/ha | -7.0% |
| 2006 | 11.84 kg/ha | -26.4% |
| 2007 | 12.13 kg/ha | +2.5% |
| 2008 | 14.43 kg/ha | +19.0% |
| 2009 | 15.01 kg/ha | +4.0% |
| 2010 | 12.95 kg/ha | -13.8% |
| 2011 | 10.89 kg/ha | -15.9% |
| 2012 | 14.17 kg/ha | +30.1% |
| 2013 | 14.13 kg/ha | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 13.55 kg/ha | -4.1% |
| 2015 | 17.9 kg/ha | +32.1% |
| 2016 | 17.51 kg/ha | -2.2% |
| 2017 | 20.41 kg/ha | +16.6% |
| 2018 | 20.87 kg/ha | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 21.03 kg/ha | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 20.41 kg/ha | -2.9% |
| 2021 | 17.73 kg/ha | -13.1% |
| 2022 | 21.34 kg/ha | +20.3% |
| 2023 | 18.91 kg/ha | -11.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.23 kg/ha | 2.5 kg/ha | 8.75 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 12.56 kg/ha | 7.31 kg/ha | 16.15 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 14.6 kg/ha | 10.93 kg/ha | 19.78 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 12.97 kg/ha | 7.14 kg/ha | 14.99 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 12.02 kg/ha | 5.69 kg/ha | 17.29 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.34 kg/ha | 10.89 kg/ha | 21.03 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.6 kg/ha | 17.73 kg/ha | 21.34 kg/ha | 4 |
Countries ranked near Melanesia
- 6 Belgium-Luxembourg 191.49 kg/ha compare
- 6 Republic of Moldova 31.08 kg/ha compare
- 7 Suriname 185.82 kg/ha compare
- 7 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 27.15 kg/ha compare
- 8 China, Hong Kong SAR 182 kg/ha compare
- 8 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 22.61 kg/ha compare
- 9 Kuwait 172.32 kg/ha compare
- 10 Bangladesh 169.31 kg/ha compare
- 11 China, Taiwan Province of 159.63 kg/ha compare
- 12 Belgium 148.86 kg/ha compare
- 12 United Republic of Tanzania 12.11 kg/ha compare
More environment data for Melanesia
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 2.37 Percentage change (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 mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Melanesia?
- Mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Melanesia was 18.91 kg/ha in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen per unit area recorded in Melanesia?
- The highest recorded value was 21.34 kg/ha in 2022.
- What is the lowest mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen per unit area recorded in Melanesia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.5 kg/ha in 1961.
- How does Melanesia rank for mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen per unit area?
- Melanesia ranks 9th out of 18 countries with data for 2023.
- Is mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen per unit area rising or falling in Melanesia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.8%. 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 Mineral fertilizers — 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 (%).