Mineral fertilizers — Cropland potassium per unit area in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: Mineral fertilizers — Cropland potassium per unit area was 8.86 kg/ha in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Mineral fertilizers — Cropland potassium per unit area in Vanuatu, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium per unit area in Vanuatu is 8.86 kg/ha, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 11.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium per unit area in Vanuatu peaked at 9.04 kg/ha in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.7037 kg/ha, in 2003.
That places Vanuatu 92nd 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 Vanuatu, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.44 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 1.44 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 1.44 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 1.44 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 1.31 kg/ha | -9.1% |
| 1966 | 1.31 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 1.31 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 1.31 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 1.31 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 1.21 kg/ha | -7.4% |
| 1971 | 1.21 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 1.21 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 1.21 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 1.21 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 1.14 kg/ha | -5.9% |
| 1976 | 1.14 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 1.13 kg/ha | -1.0% |
| 1978 | 1.13 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 1.12 kg/ha | -1.0% |
| 1980 | 1.12 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 1.11 kg/ha | -1.0% |
| 1982 | 1.11 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 1.1 kg/ha | -0.9% |
| 1984 | 1.1 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 1.08 kg/ha | -1.9% |
| 1986 | 1.06 kg/ha | -1.8% |
| 1987 | 1.04 kg/ha | -1.8% |
| 1988 | 1.02 kg/ha | -1.8% |
| 1989 | 1 kg/ha | -1.7% |
| 1990 | 0.9861 kg/ha | -1.7% |
| 1991 | 0.9695 kg/ha | -1.7% |
| 1992 | 0.9614 kg/ha | -0.8% |
| 1993 | 0.9457 kg/ha | -1.6% |
| 1994 | 0.938 kg/ha | -0.8% |
| 1995 | 0.923 kg/ha | -1.6% |
| 1996 | 0.9084 kg/ha | -1.6% |
| 1997 | 0.9013 kg/ha | -0.8% |
| 1998 | 0.8875 kg/ha | -1.5% |
| 1999 | 0.8807 kg/ha | -0.8% |
| 2000 | 0.8674 kg/ha | -1.5% |
| 2001 | 0.8546 kg/ha | -1.5% |
| 2002 | 0.8483 kg/ha | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 0.7037 kg/ha | -17.0% |
| 2004 | 1.52 kg/ha | +115.5% |
| 2005 | 1.41 kg/ha | -6.9% |
| 2006 | 1.16 kg/ha | -18.2% |
| 2007 | 2.26 kg/ha | +95.3% |
| 2008 | 3.04 kg/ha | +34.8% |
| 2009 | 6.55 kg/ha | +115.4% |
| 2010 | 8.04 kg/ha | +22.7% |
| 2011 | 7.96 kg/ha | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 8.57 kg/ha | +7.7% |
| 2013 | 7.93 kg/ha | -7.5% |
| 2014 | 9.04 kg/ha | +14.0% |
| 2015 | 6.29 kg/ha | -30.4% |
| 2016 | 6.7 kg/ha | +6.5% |
| 2017 | 4.95 kg/ha | -26.2% |
| 2018 | 6.34 kg/ha | +28.2% |
| 2019 | 5.95 kg/ha | -6.1% |
| 2020 | 4.83 kg/ha | -18.8% |
| 2021 | 6.15 kg/ha | +27.2% |
| 2022 | 8.86 kg/ha | +44.0% |
| 2023 | 8.86 kg/ha | +0.0% |
Vanuatu compared with similar countries
- Vanuatu's 8.86 kg/ha is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 3.03 kg/ha, 2.9× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Vanuatu's 8.86 kg/ha is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 9 kg/ha, 98% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Mineral fertilizers — Cropland potassium 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | +115.5% | 0.7037 kg/ha | 1.52 kg/ha |
| 2009 | +115.4% | 3.04 kg/ha | 6.55 kg/ha |
| 2007 | +95.3% | 1.16 kg/ha | 2.26 kg/ha |
| 2022 | +44.0% | 6.15 kg/ha | 8.86 kg/ha |
| 2008 | +34.8% | 2.26 kg/ha | 3.04 kg/ha |
| 2015 | -30.4% | 9.04 kg/ha | 6.29 kg/ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.37 kg/ha | 1.31 kg/ha | 1.44 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.17 kg/ha | 1.12 kg/ha | 1.21 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.07 kg/ha | 1 kg/ha | 1.12 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.9302 kg/ha | 0.8807 kg/ha | 0.9861 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.92 kg/ha | 0.7037 kg/ha | 6.55 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.18 kg/ha | 4.95 kg/ha | 9.04 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.17 kg/ha | 4.83 kg/ha | 8.86 kg/ha | 4 |
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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 potassium per unit area in Vanuatu?
- Mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium per unit area in Vanuatu was 8.86 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 Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 9.04 kg/ha in 2014.
- What is the lowest mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium per unit area recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7037 kg/ha in 2003.
- How does Vanuatu rank for mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium per unit area?
- Vanuatu ranks 92nd out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium per unit area rising or falling in Vanuatu?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 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 (%).