Mineral fertilizers — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in Melanesia
Melanesia: Mineral fertilizers — Cropland phosphorus per unit area was 0.986 kg/ha in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Mineral fertilizers — Cropland phosphorus 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 phosphorus per unit area in Melanesia is 0.986 kg/ha, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 59.6% on the previous year and up 120.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mineral fertilizers — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Melanesia peaked at 5.06 kg/ha in 1988 and was at its lowest, 0.2615 kg/ha, in 1961.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Mineral fertilizers — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in Melanesia, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.2615 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 0.5958 kg/ha | +127.8% |
| 1963 | 0.6216 kg/ha | +4.3% |
| 1964 | 0.7295 kg/ha | +17.4% |
| 1965 | 0.7457 kg/ha | +2.2% |
| 1966 | 0.8698 kg/ha | +16.6% |
| 1967 | 0.5462 kg/ha | -37.2% |
| 1968 | 0.6616 kg/ha | +21.1% |
| 1969 | 0.7517 kg/ha | +13.6% |
| 1970 | 0.8102 kg/ha | +7.8% |
| 1971 | 1.08 kg/ha | +32.8% |
| 1972 | 1.57 kg/ha | +45.6% |
| 1973 | 0.9408 kg/ha | -39.9% |
| 1974 | 1.56 kg/ha | +65.5% |
| 1975 | 1.78 kg/ha | +14.3% |
| 1976 | 0.9804 kg/ha | -44.9% |
| 1977 | 1.28 kg/ha | +31.1% |
| 1978 | 1.72 kg/ha | +34.0% |
| 1979 | 1.94 kg/ha | +12.8% |
| 1980 | 1.96 kg/ha | +0.8% |
| 1981 | 2.37 kg/ha | +21.1% |
| 1982 | 1.5 kg/ha | -36.9% |
| 1983 | 1.64 kg/ha | +9.6% |
| 1984 | 1.85 kg/ha | +13.0% |
| 1985 | 1.83 kg/ha | -1.1% |
| 1986 | 3.64 kg/ha | +98.3% |
| 1987 | 4.29 kg/ha | +18.0% |
| 1988 | 5.06 kg/ha | +17.9% |
| 1989 | 2.25 kg/ha | -55.4% |
| 1990 | 2.31 kg/ha | +2.5% |
| 1991 | 1.65 kg/ha | -28.5% |
| 1992 | 1.93 kg/ha | +16.9% |
| 1993 | 2.42 kg/ha | +25.3% |
| 1994 | 2.43 kg/ha | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 2.41 kg/ha | -0.6% |
| 1996 | 2.74 kg/ha | +13.5% |
| 1997 | 2.75 kg/ha | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 2 kg/ha | -27.2% |
| 1999 | 2.02 kg/ha | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 2.08 kg/ha | +3.1% |
| 2001 | 2.08 kg/ha | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 1.43 kg/ha | -31.5% |
| 2003 | 0.9054 kg/ha | -36.5% |
| 2004 | 0.4905 kg/ha | -45.8% |
| 2005 | 0.7146 kg/ha | +45.7% |
| 2006 | 0.8164 kg/ha | +14.2% |
| 2007 | 1.21 kg/ha | +47.7% |
| 2008 | 0.9617 kg/ha | -20.2% |
| 2009 | 0.519 kg/ha | -46.0% |
| 2010 | 0.9809 kg/ha | +89.0% |
| 2011 | 0.795 kg/ha | -19.0% |
| 2012 | 0.6375 kg/ha | -19.8% |
| 2013 | 0.4469 kg/ha | -29.9% |
| 2014 | 0.883 kg/ha | +97.6% |
| 2015 | 0.903 kg/ha | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 1.33 kg/ha | +47.0% |
| 2017 | 1.69 kg/ha | +27.5% |
| 2018 | 1.46 kg/ha | -14.0% |
| 2019 | 0.8202 kg/ha | -43.6% |
| 2020 | 1.29 kg/ha | +56.7% |
| 2021 | 1.05 kg/ha | -18.3% |
| 2022 | 2.44 kg/ha | +132.3% |
| 2023 | 0.986 kg/ha | -59.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.6426 kg/ha | 0.2615 kg/ha | 0.8698 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.37 kg/ha | 0.8102 kg/ha | 1.94 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.64 kg/ha | 1.5 kg/ha | 5.06 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.27 kg/ha | 1.65 kg/ha | 2.75 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.12 kg/ha | 0.4905 kg/ha | 2.08 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9943 kg/ha | 0.4469 kg/ha | 1.69 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.44 kg/ha | 0.986 kg/ha | 2.44 kg/ha | 4 |
Countries ranked near Melanesia
- 12 Belize 27.3 kg/ha compare
- 13 Japan 23.84 kg/ha compare
- 13 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 1.3 kg/ha compare
- 14 Micronesia (Federated States of) 1.09 kg/ha compare
- 14 Republic of Korea 21.91 kg/ha compare
- 15 India 21.52 kg/ha compare
- 16 Uruguay 20.58 kg/ha compare
- 17 Yugoslav SFR 18.23 kg/ha compare
- 17 Polynesia 0.3051 kg/ha compare
- 18 Democratic Republic of the Congo 0.124 kg/ha compare
- 18 New Caledonia 17.8 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 phosphorus per unit area in Melanesia?
- Mineral fertilizers — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Melanesia was 0.986 kg/ha in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest mineral fertilizers — cropland phosphorus per unit area recorded in Melanesia?
- The highest recorded value was 5.06 kg/ha in 1988.
- What is the lowest mineral fertilizers — cropland phosphorus per unit area recorded in Melanesia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2615 kg/ha in 1961.
- How does Melanesia rank for mineral fertilizers — cropland phosphorus per unit area?
- Melanesia ranks 15th out of 18 countries with data for 2023.
- Is mineral fertilizers — cropland phosphorus per unit area rising or falling in Melanesia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 120.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 phosphorus 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 (%).