Mineral fertilizers — Cropland potassium per unit area in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Mineral fertilizers — Cropland potassium per unit area was 9 kg/ha in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Mineral fertilizers — Cropland potassium per unit area in Papua New Guinea, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
In 2023, mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium per unit area in Papua New Guinea stood at 9 kg/ha.
The figure is up 5.8% on the previous year and down 6.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium per unit area in Papua New Guinea peaked at 11.24 kg/ha in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.167 kg/ha, in 1967.
That places Papua New Guinea 90th out of 186 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Mineral fertilizers — Cropland potassium per unit area in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.1899 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 0.1857 kg/ha | -2.2% |
| 1963 | 0.184 kg/ha | -0.9% |
| 1964 | 0.1729 kg/ha | -6.0% |
| 1965 | 0.1729 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.1744 kg/ha | +0.9% |
| 1967 | 0.167 kg/ha | -4.2% |
| 1968 | 0.3274 kg/ha | +96.0% |
| 1969 | 0.795 kg/ha | +142.8% |
| 1970 | 0.7757 kg/ha | -2.4% |
| 1971 | 1.52 kg/ha | +95.6% |
| 1972 | 1.49 kg/ha | -2.0% |
| 1973 | 4.16 kg/ha | +180.0% |
| 1974 | 4.14 kg/ha | -0.7% |
| 1975 | 1.34 kg/ha | -67.6% |
| 1976 | 2.34 kg/ha | +74.4% |
| 1977 | 2.29 kg/ha | -2.0% |
| 1978 | 2.21 kg/ha | -3.7% |
| 1979 | 1.45 kg/ha | -34.1% |
| 1980 | 1.57 kg/ha | +8.0% |
| 1981 | 2.87 kg/ha | +82.9% |
| 1982 | 1.31 kg/ha | -54.3% |
| 1983 | 1.66 kg/ha | +26.5% |
| 1984 | 1.98 kg/ha | +19.2% |
| 1985 | 1.84 kg/ha | -7.3% |
| 1986 | 3.7 kg/ha | +101.2% |
| 1987 | 5.48 kg/ha | +48.3% |
| 1988 | 5.56 kg/ha | +1.4% |
| 1989 | 6.63 kg/ha | +19.4% |
| 1990 | 4.08 kg/ha | -38.4% |
| 1991 | 2.09 kg/ha | -48.7% |
| 1992 | 2.4 kg/ha | +14.4% |
| 1993 | 2.02 kg/ha | -15.6% |
| 1994 | 2.02 kg/ha | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 1.99 kg/ha | -1.3% |
| 1996 | 1.96 kg/ha | -1.4% |
| 1997 | 1.96 kg/ha | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 2.33 kg/ha | +19.2% |
| 1999 | 2.58 kg/ha | +10.5% |
| 2000 | 2.74 kg/ha | +6.3% |
| 2001 | 2.73 kg/ha | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 0.7005 kg/ha | -74.3% |
| 2003 | 0.4973 kg/ha | -29.0% |
| 2004 | 1.62 kg/ha | +226.3% |
| 2005 | 1.48 kg/ha | -8.7% |
| 2006 | 1.13 kg/ha | -23.9% |
| 2007 | 2.71 kg/ha | +140.4% |
| 2008 | 3.82 kg/ha | +41.0% |
| 2009 | 8.57 kg/ha | +124.2% |
| 2010 | 10.83 kg/ha | +26.4% |
| 2011 | 8.89 kg/ha | -18.0% |
| 2012 | 11.13 kg/ha | +25.2% |
| 2013 | 9.66 kg/ha | -13.2% |
| 2014 | 11.24 kg/ha | +16.3% |
| 2015 | 6.38 kg/ha | -43.3% |
| 2016 | 7.8 kg/ha | +22.4% |
| 2017 | 5.78 kg/ha | -25.9% |
| 2018 | 6.13 kg/ha | +6.1% |
| 2019 | 5.87 kg/ha | -4.2% |
| 2020 | 4.49 kg/ha | -23.5% |
| 2021 | 6.17 kg/ha | +37.4% |
| 2022 | 8.5 kg/ha | +37.8% |
| 2023 | 9 kg/ha | +5.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2632 kg/ha | 0.167 kg/ha | 0.795 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 2.17 kg/ha | 0.7757 kg/ha | 4.16 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.26 kg/ha | 1.31 kg/ha | 6.63 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.34 kg/ha | 1.96 kg/ha | 4.08 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.6 kg/ha | 0.4973 kg/ha | 8.57 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.37 kg/ha | 5.78 kg/ha | 11.24 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.04 kg/ha | 4.49 kg/ha | 9 kg/ha | 4 |
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More environment data for Papua New Guinea
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 1.56 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 2.24 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.183 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.834 °C (2025)
- Graphic papers — Import quantity, annual growth rate 2.2 % change on previous year (2024)
- Graphic papers — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Graphic papers — Import quantity, per capita 0.0008 t per person (2024)
- Graphic papers — Import value, annual growth rate -11.46 % change on previous year (2024)
- Graphic papers — Import value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium per unit area in Papua New Guinea?
- Mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium per unit area in Papua New Guinea was 9 kg/ha in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium per unit area recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 11.24 kg/ha in 2014.
- What is the lowest mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium per unit area recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.167 kg/ha in 1967.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium per unit area?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 90th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium per unit area rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Papua New Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Mineral fertilizers — 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 (%).