Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen per unit area was -36.24 kg/ha in 2023. ▲ Rising
Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Vanuatu, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
In 2023, nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Vanuatu stood at -36.24 kg/ha.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.6% on the previous year and down 10.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Vanuatu peaked at -17.56 kg/ha in 2008 and was at its lowest, -46.22 kg/ha, in 1984.
Vanuatu ranks 183rd 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 Vanuatu, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | -39.09 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | -37.98 kg/ha | -2.8% |
| 1963 | -42.67 kg/ha | +12.3% |
| 1964 | -45.5 kg/ha | +6.6% |
| 1965 | -31.06 kg/ha | -31.7% |
| 1966 | -36.84 kg/ha | +18.6% |
| 1967 | -44.66 kg/ha | +21.2% |
| 1968 | -36.52 kg/ha | -18.2% |
| 1969 | -39.37 kg/ha | +7.8% |
| 1970 | -32.04 kg/ha | -18.6% |
| 1971 | -35.32 kg/ha | +10.2% |
| 1972 | -19.18 kg/ha | -45.7% |
| 1973 | -23.82 kg/ha | +24.2% |
| 1974 | -36.1 kg/ha | +51.6% |
| 1975 | -31.53 kg/ha | -12.7% |
| 1976 | -34.3 kg/ha | +8.8% |
| 1977 | -42.22 kg/ha | +23.1% |
| 1978 | -44.75 kg/ha | +6.0% |
| 1979 | -43.27 kg/ha | -3.3% |
| 1980 | -33.53 kg/ha | -22.5% |
| 1981 | -44.59 kg/ha | +33.0% |
| 1982 | -35.33 kg/ha | -20.8% |
| 1983 | -37.93 kg/ha | +7.3% |
| 1984 | -46.22 kg/ha | +21.9% |
| 1985 | -38.06 kg/ha | -17.7% |
| 1986 | -40.26 kg/ha | +5.8% |
| 1987 | -38.71 kg/ha | -3.8% |
| 1988 | -34.13 kg/ha | -11.8% |
| 1989 | -25.33 kg/ha | -25.8% |
| 1990 | -39.7 kg/ha | +56.8% |
| 1991 | -26.57 kg/ha | -33.1% |
| 1992 | -25.74 kg/ha | -3.2% |
| 1993 | -24.85 kg/ha | -3.4% |
| 1994 | -24.49 kg/ha | -1.5% |
| 1995 | -26.04 kg/ha | +6.4% |
| 1996 | -26.95 kg/ha | +3.5% |
| 1997 | -36.06 kg/ha | +33.8% |
| 1998 | -38.54 kg/ha | +6.9% |
| 1999 | -25.42 kg/ha | -34.0% |
| 2000 | -21.42 kg/ha | -15.7% |
| 2001 | -23.89 kg/ha | +11.5% |
| 2002 | -19.03 kg/ha | -20.3% |
| 2003 | -18.63 kg/ha | -2.1% |
| 2004 | -19.96 kg/ha | +7.2% |
| 2005 | -19.69 kg/ha | -1.4% |
| 2006 | -19.17 kg/ha | -2.6% |
| 2007 | -17.95 kg/ha | -6.4% |
| 2008 | -17.56 kg/ha | -2.1% |
| 2009 | -17.84 kg/ha | +1.6% |
| 2010 | -32.09 kg/ha | +79.9% |
| 2011 | -28.91 kg/ha | -9.9% |
| 2012 | -28.89 kg/ha | -0.1% |
| 2013 | -32.68 kg/ha | +13.1% |
| 2014 | -43.52 kg/ha | +33.2% |
| 2015 | -39.63 kg/ha | -8.9% |
| 2016 | -40.67 kg/ha | +2.6% |
| 2017 | -31.48 kg/ha | -22.6% |
| 2018 | -31.83 kg/ha | +1.1% |
| 2019 | -32.5 kg/ha | +2.1% |
| 2020 | -32.69 kg/ha | +0.6% |
| 2021 | -33.02 kg/ha | +1.0% |
| 2022 | -36.83 kg/ha | +11.5% |
| 2023 | -36.24 kg/ha | -1.6% |
Vanuatu compared with similar countries
- Vanuatu's -36.24 kg/ha is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 18.65 kg/ha. (40 countries reporting)
- Vanuatu's -36.24 kg/ha is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 20.31 kg/ha. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | -39.3 kg/ha | -45.5 kg/ha | -31.06 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | -34.25 kg/ha | -44.75 kg/ha | -19.18 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | -37.41 kg/ha | -46.22 kg/ha | -25.33 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | -29.43 kg/ha | -39.7 kg/ha | -24.49 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | -19.51 kg/ha | -23.89 kg/ha | -17.56 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | -34.22 kg/ha | -43.52 kg/ha | -28.89 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | -34.7 kg/ha | -36.83 kg/ha | -32.69 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 nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Vanuatu?
- Nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Vanuatu was -36.24 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 Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was -17.56 kg/ha in 2008.
- What is the lowest nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen per unit area recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was -46.22 kg/ha in 1984.
- How does Vanuatu rank for nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen per unit area?
- Vanuatu ranks 183rd out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen per unit area rising or falling in Vanuatu?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Vanuatu 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 (%).