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
Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Papua New Guinea, 1961–2023
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 173rd of 186 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | -23.07 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | -23.42 kg/ha | +1.5% |
| 1963 | -24.69 kg/ha | +5.4% |
| 1964 | -23.56 kg/ha | -4.6% |
| 1965 | -24.78 kg/ha | +5.2% |
| 1966 | -25.57 kg/ha | +3.2% |
| 1967 | -22.76 kg/ha | -11.0% |
| 1968 | -23.63 kg/ha | +3.9% |
| 1969 | -22.96 kg/ha | -2.9% |
| 1970 | -22.27 kg/ha | -3.0% |
| 1971 | -20.35 kg/ha | -8.6% |
| 1972 | -20.69 kg/ha | +1.6% |
| 1973 | -18.76 kg/ha | -9.3% |
| 1974 | -16.86 kg/ha | -10.1% |
| 1975 | -17.46 kg/ha | +3.6% |
| 1976 | -15.73 kg/ha | -9.9% |
| 1977 | -14.99 kg/ha | -4.7% |
| 1978 | -16.08 kg/ha | +7.3% |
| 1979 | -18.28 kg/ha | +13.7% |
| 1980 | -20.57 kg/ha | +12.6% |
| 1981 | -12.79 kg/ha | -37.8% |
| 1982 | -19.99 kg/ha | +56.2% |
| 1983 | -21.11 kg/ha | +5.6% |
| 1984 | -24.89 kg/ha | +17.9% |
| 1985 | -24.1 kg/ha | -3.2% |
| 1986 | -18.62 kg/ha | -22.7% |
| 1987 | -18.79 kg/ha | +0.9% |
| 1988 | -18.22 kg/ha | -3.0% |
| 1989 | -14.64 kg/ha | -19.7% |
| 1990 | -13.62 kg/ha | -6.9% |
| 1991 | -12.05 kg/ha | -11.5% |
| 1992 | -13.85 kg/ha | +14.9% |
| 1993 | -14.7 kg/ha | +6.1% |
| 1994 | -10.26 kg/ha | -30.2% |
| 1995 | -9.65 kg/ha | -5.9% |
| 1996 | -14.22 kg/ha | +47.4% |
| 1997 | -12.32 kg/ha | -13.4% |
| 1998 | -17.86 kg/ha | +45.1% |
| 1999 | -21.95 kg/ha | +22.9% |
| 2000 | -20.79 kg/ha | -5.3% |
| 2001 | -11.46 kg/ha | -44.9% |
| 2002 | -12.26 kg/ha | +7.0% |
| 2003 | -9.92 kg/ha | -19.1% |
| 2004 | -1.63 kg/ha | -83.6% |
| 2005 | -3.62 kg/ha | +122.3% |
| 2006 | -5.62 kg/ha | +55.4% |
| 2007 | -16.38 kg/ha | +191.3% |
| 2008 | -12.68 kg/ha | -22.6% |
| 2009 | -7.81 kg/ha | -38.4% |
| 2010 | -10.2 kg/ha | +30.6% |
| 2011 | -15.55 kg/ha | +52.5% |
| 2012 | -10.27 kg/ha | -34.0% |
| 2013 | -10.67 kg/ha | +3.9% |
| 2014 | -19.26 kg/ha | +80.6% |
| 2015 | -16.3 kg/ha | -15.4% |
| 2016 | -16.3 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2017 | -10.68 kg/ha | -34.5% |
| 2018 | -9.07 kg/ha | -15.1% |
| 2019 | -9.4 kg/ha | +3.7% |
| 2020 | -4.15 kg/ha | -55.9% |
| 2021 | -5.98 kg/ha | +44.3% |
| 2022 | -2.06 kg/ha | -65.5% |
| 2023 | -8.48 kg/ha | +310.8% |
Papua New Guinea compared with similar countries
- Papua New Guinea's -8.48 kg/ha is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 18.65 kg/ha. (40 countries reporting)
- Papua New Guinea's -8.48 kg/ha is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 20.31 kg/ha. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Papua New Guinea 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | -310.8% | -2.06 kg/ha | -8.48 kg/ha |
| 2007 | -191.3% | -5.62 kg/ha | -16.38 kg/ha |
| 2005 | -122.3% | -1.63 kg/ha | -3.62 kg/ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
- 170 Sudan (former) -5.16 kg/ha compare
- 171 Ethiopia PDR -7.53 kg/ha compare
- 172 Ghana -8.11 kg/ha compare
- 174 Tonga -11.02 kg/ha compare
- 175 Belgium-Luxembourg -11.13 kg/ha compare
- 176 Samoa -14.03 kg/ha compare
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)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.9266 % 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 0.6032 % change on previous year (2024)
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 173rd out of 186 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
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 (%).