Mineral fertilizers — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: Mineral fertilizers — Cropland nitrogen per unit area was 0 kg/ha in 2023. ▼ Falling
Mineral fertilizers — 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 kg/ha for mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen per unit area in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 100.0% over five years.
Over the whole period, mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Vanuatu peaked at 0.0863 kg/ha in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0 kg/ha, in 2010.
That places Vanuatu 180th out of 186 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Mineral fertilizers — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Vanuatu, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0625 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 0.0625 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.0625 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.0625 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.0568 kg/ha | -9.1% |
| 1966 | 0.0568 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.0568 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.0568 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.0568 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.0526 kg/ha | -7.4% |
| 1971 | 0.0526 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.0526 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.0526 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.0526 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.0495 kg/ha | -5.9% |
| 1976 | 0.0495 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.049 kg/ha | -1.0% |
| 1978 | 0.049 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0485 kg/ha | -1.0% |
| 1980 | 0.0485 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.0481 kg/ha | -0.8% |
| 1982 | 0.0481 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.0476 kg/ha | -1.0% |
| 1984 | 0.0476 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.0467 kg/ha | -1.9% |
| 1986 | 0.0459 kg/ha | -1.7% |
| 1987 | 0.045 kg/ha | -2.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0442 kg/ha | -1.8% |
| 1989 | 0.0435 kg/ha | -1.6% |
| 1990 | 0.0427 kg/ha | -1.8% |
| 1991 | 0.042 kg/ha | -1.6% |
| 1992 | 0.0417 kg/ha | -0.7% |
| 1993 | 0.041 kg/ha | -1.7% |
| 1994 | 0.0407 kg/ha | -0.7% |
| 1995 | 0.04 kg/ha | -1.7% |
| 1996 | 0.0394 kg/ha | -1.5% |
| 1997 | 0.0391 kg/ha | -0.8% |
| 1998 | 0.0385 kg/ha | -1.5% |
| 1999 | 0.0382 kg/ha | -0.8% |
| 2000 | 0.0376 kg/ha | -1.6% |
| 2001 | 0.037 kg/ha | -1.6% |
| 2002 | 0.0368 kg/ha | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 0.0362 kg/ha | -1.6% |
| 2004 | 0.0863 kg/ha | +138.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0284 kg/ha | -67.1% |
| 2006 | 0.007 kg/ha | -75.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0414 kg/ha | +491.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0414 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0345 kg/ha | -16.7% |
| 2010 | 0 kg/ha | -100.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0276 kg/ha | — |
| 2012 | 0.0207 kg/ha | -25.0% |
| 2013 | 0 kg/ha | -100.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0069 kg/ha | — |
| 2015 | 0 kg/ha | -100.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0138 kg/ha | — |
| 2017 | 0.0483 kg/ha | +250.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0345 kg/ha | -28.6% |
| 2019 | 0.0552 kg/ha | +60.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0069 kg/ha | -87.5% |
| 2021 | 0 kg/ha | -100.0% |
| 2022 | 0 kg/ha | — |
| 2023 | 0 kg/ha | — |
Vanuatu compared with similar countries
- Vanuatu's 0 kg/ha is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 17.04 kg/ha. (40 countries reporting)
- Vanuatu's 0 kg/ha is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 33.61 kg/ha. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Mineral fertilizers — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Vanuatu changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | +491.4% | 0.007 kg/ha | 0.0414 kg/ha |
| 2017 | +250.0% | 0.0138 kg/ha | 0.0483 kg/ha |
| 2004 | +138.4% | 0.0362 kg/ha | 0.0863 kg/ha |
| 2010 | -100.0% | 0.0345 kg/ha | 0 kg/ha |
| 2013 | -100.0% | 0.0207 kg/ha | 0 kg/ha |
| 2015 | -100.0% | 0.0069 kg/ha | 0 kg/ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0593 kg/ha | 0.0568 kg/ha | 0.0625 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0509 kg/ha | 0.0485 kg/ha | 0.0526 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0465 kg/ha | 0.0435 kg/ha | 0.0485 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0403 kg/ha | 0.0382 kg/ha | 0.0427 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0387 kg/ha | 0.007 kg/ha | 0.0863 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0207 kg/ha | 0 kg/ha | 0.0552 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0017 kg/ha | 0 kg/ha | 0.0069 kg/ha | 4 |
Countries ranked near Vanuatu
- 177 Samoa 0.2593 kg/ha compare
- 178 South Sudan 0.1779 kg/ha compare
- 179 Central African Republic 0.0295 kg/ha compare
- 180 Antigua and Barbuda 0 kg/ha compare
- 180 Dominica 0 kg/ha compare
- 180 Guadeloupe 0 kg/ha compare
- 180 Kiribati 0 kg/ha compare
- 180 Nauru 0 kg/ha
- 180 Solomon Islands 0 kg/ha compare
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 mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Vanuatu?
- Mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Vanuatu was 0 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 Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0863 kg/ha in 2004.
- What is the lowest mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen per unit area recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 kg/ha in 2010.
- How does Vanuatu rank for mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen per unit area?
- Vanuatu ranks 180th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Where does this Vanuatu 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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About this data
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 (%).