Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Oceania
Oceania: Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen per unit area was 13.95 kg/ha in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Oceania, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Oceania is 13.95 kg/ha, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 27.0% on the previous year and up 30.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Oceania peaked at 31.76 kg/ha in 2020 and was at its lowest, -13.97 kg/ha, in 1978.
That places Oceania 25th out of 29 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Oceania, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | -6.49 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | -8.41 kg/ha | +29.6% |
| 1963 | -7.85 kg/ha | -6.6% |
| 1964 | -9.62 kg/ha | +22.6% |
| 1965 | -4.66 kg/ha | -51.5% |
| 1966 | -11.22 kg/ha | +140.7% |
| 1967 | -2.03 kg/ha | -81.9% |
| 1968 | -9.8 kg/ha | +382.6% |
| 1969 | -6.34 kg/ha | -35.3% |
| 1970 | -4.98 kg/ha | -21.5% |
| 1971 | -7.06 kg/ha | +41.7% |
| 1972 | 0.1867 kg/ha | -102.6% |
| 1973 | -6.9 kg/ha | -3797.7% |
| 1974 | -5.48 kg/ha | -20.6% |
| 1975 | -8.89 kg/ha | +62.3% |
| 1976 | -5.6 kg/ha | -37.1% |
| 1977 | -3.78 kg/ha | -32.4% |
| 1978 | -13.97 kg/ha | +269.2% |
| 1979 | -9.69 kg/ha | -30.7% |
| 1980 | -2.66 kg/ha | -72.5% |
| 1981 | -10.02 kg/ha | +276.4% |
| 1982 | -0.0626 kg/ha | -99.4% |
| 1983 | -13.63 kg/ha | +21679.9% |
| 1984 | -8.5 kg/ha | -37.6% |
| 1985 | -6.53 kg/ha | -23.2% |
| 1986 | -4.9 kg/ha | -24.9% |
| 1987 | 0.98 kg/ha | -120.0% |
| 1988 | -0.698 kg/ha | -171.2% |
| 1989 | 0.5014 kg/ha | -171.8% |
| 1990 | 0.143 kg/ha | -71.5% |
| 1991 | 2.18 kg/ha | +1425.2% |
| 1992 | 6.97 kg/ha | +219.7% |
| 1993 | 5.95 kg/ha | -14.7% |
| 1994 | 2.71 kg/ha | -54.4% |
| 1995 | 20.17 kg/ha | +643.2% |
| 1996 | 12.09 kg/ha | -40.1% |
| 1997 | 3.25 kg/ha | -73.1% |
| 1998 | 12.58 kg/ha | +286.8% |
| 1999 | 12.25 kg/ha | -2.6% |
| 2000 | 4.15 kg/ha | -66.1% |
| 2001 | 10.54 kg/ha | +154.0% |
| 2002 | 4.5 kg/ha | -57.3% |
| 2003 | 22.15 kg/ha | +392.1% |
| 2004 | 5.82 kg/ha | -73.7% |
| 2005 | 6.66 kg/ha | +14.5% |
| 2006 | -0.9253 kg/ha | -113.9% |
| 2007 | 18.62 kg/ha | -2112.4% |
| 2008 | 11.62 kg/ha | -37.6% |
| 2009 | 5.03 kg/ha | -56.7% |
| 2010 | 10.1 kg/ha | +100.7% |
| 2011 | 6.11 kg/ha | -39.5% |
| 2012 | 1.97 kg/ha | -67.7% |
| 2013 | 10.69 kg/ha | +441.5% |
| 2014 | 12.55 kg/ha | +17.4% |
| 2015 | 12.96 kg/ha | +3.3% |
| 2016 | 20.31 kg/ha | +56.6% |
| 2017 | 10.52 kg/ha | -48.2% |
| 2018 | 15.87 kg/ha | +50.9% |
| 2019 | 19.14 kg/ha | +20.6% |
| 2020 | 31.76 kg/ha | +65.9% |
| 2021 | 22.52 kg/ha | -29.1% |
| 2022 | 10.99 kg/ha | -51.2% |
| 2023 | 13.95 kg/ha | +27.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Oceania 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | -21679.9% | -0.0626 kg/ha | -13.63 kg/ha |
| 1973 | -3797.7% | 0.1867 kg/ha | -6.9 kg/ha |
| 2007 | +2112.4% | -0.9253 kg/ha | 18.62 kg/ha |
| 1991 | +1425.2% | 0.143 kg/ha | 2.18 kg/ha |
| 1995 | +643.2% | 2.71 kg/ha | 20.17 kg/ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | -7.38 kg/ha | -11.22 kg/ha | -2.03 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | -6.62 kg/ha | -13.97 kg/ha | 0.1867 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | -4.55 kg/ha | -13.63 kg/ha | 0.98 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 7.83 kg/ha | 0.143 kg/ha | 20.17 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.82 kg/ha | -0.9253 kg/ha | 22.15 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.02 kg/ha | 1.97 kg/ha | 20.31 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.8 kg/ha | 10.99 kg/ha | 31.76 kg/ha | 4 |
Countries ranked near Oceania
- 22 Costa Rica 161.15 kg/ha compare
- 23 China 158.62 kg/ha compare
- 24 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 157.66 kg/ha compare
- 25 Norway 157.13 kg/ha compare
- 26 Switzerland 152.71 kg/ha compare
- 27 China, mainland 152.06 kg/ha compare
- 27 Caribbean 5.26 kg/ha compare
- 28 United Arab Emirates 140.42 kg/ha compare
More environment data for Oceania
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -4.4 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -3.36 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Temperature change 1.36 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.316 °C (2025)
- Paper and paperboard — Production 3.18 million t (2024)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 5.00 million t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Production 2.93 million t (2024)
- Recovered paper — Production 2.98 million t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per area of cropland 93.41 kg/ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Oceania?
- Nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Oceania was 13.95 kg/ha in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen per unit area recorded in Oceania?
- The highest recorded value was 31.76 kg/ha in 2020.
- What is the lowest nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen per unit area recorded in Oceania?
- The lowest recorded value was -13.97 kg/ha in 1978.
- How does Oceania rank for nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen per unit area?
- Oceania ranks 25th out of 29 groups with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen per unit area rising or falling in Oceania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Oceania data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Nutrient balance — 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 (%).