Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Papua New Guinea

Papua New Guinea: Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen per unit area was -8.48 kg/ha in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
-8.48 kg/ha
Change on year
down 310.8%
World rank
185th
of 201 countries
All-time high
-1.63 kg/ha
in 2004
All-time low
-25.57 kg/ha
in 1966
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Papua New Guinea, 1961–2023

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Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.

Analysis

Papua New Guinea recorded -8.48 kg/ha for nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen per unit area in 2023.

The figure is down 310.8% on the previous year and up 20.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Papua New Guinea peaked at -1.63 kg/ha in 2004 and was at its lowest, -25.57 kg/ha, in 1966.

Papua New Guinea ranks 185th of 201 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s -23.83 kg/ha -25.57 kg/ha -22.76 kg/ha 9
1970s -18.15 kg/ha -22.27 kg/ha -14.99 kg/ha 10
1980s -19.37 kg/ha -24.89 kg/ha -12.79 kg/ha 10
1990s -14.05 kg/ha -21.95 kg/ha -9.65 kg/ha 10
2000s -10.22 kg/ha -20.79 kg/ha -1.63 kg/ha 10
2010s -12.77 kg/ha -19.26 kg/ha -9.07 kg/ha 10
2020s -5.17 kg/ha -8.48 kg/ha -2.06 kg/ha 4

Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea

  1. 182 Sudan (former) -5.16 kg/ha compare
  2. 183 Ethiopia PDR -7.53 kg/ha compare
  3. 184 Ghana -8.11 kg/ha compare
  4. 186 Melanesia -10.16 kg/ha compare
  5. 187 Tonga -11.02 kg/ha compare
  6. 188 Belgium-Luxembourg -11.13 kg/ha compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Papua New Guinea?
Nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Papua New Guinea was -8.48 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 Papua New Guinea?
The highest recorded value was -1.63 kg/ha in 2004.
What is the lowest nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen per unit area recorded in Papua New Guinea?
The lowest recorded value was -25.57 kg/ha in 1966.
How does Papua New Guinea rank for nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen per unit area?
Papua New Guinea ranks 185th out of 201 countries with data for 2023.
Is nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen per unit area rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
Over the last ten years it is up 20.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
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 Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen per unit area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen per unit area
Unit
kg/ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
233 places, 13,500 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

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 (%).