Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen use efficiency in Melanesia
Melanesia: Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen use efficiency was 128.75 % in 2023. ▼ Falling
Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen use efficiency in Melanesia, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency in Melanesia stood at 128.75 %.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 10.3% on the previous year and down 4.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency in Melanesia peaked at 307.99 % in 1961 and was at its lowest, 116.43 %, in 2020.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen use efficiency in Melanesia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 307.99 % | — |
| 1962 | 278.76 % | -9.5% |
| 1963 | 285.38 % | +2.4% |
| 1964 | 243.4 % | -14.7% |
| 1965 | 251.87 % | +3.5% |
| 1966 | 261.98 % | +4.0% |
| 1967 | 251.85 % | -3.9% |
| 1968 | 253.49 % | +0.6% |
| 1969 | 241.9 % | -4.6% |
| 1970 | 245.11 % | +1.3% |
| 1971 | 210.29 % | -14.2% |
| 1972 | 185.9 % | -11.6% |
| 1973 | 189.26 % | +1.8% |
| 1974 | 163.31 % | -13.7% |
| 1975 | 177.13 % | +8.5% |
| 1976 | 162.07 % | -8.5% |
| 1977 | 160.92 % | -0.7% |
| 1978 | 170.57 % | +6.0% |
| 1979 | 176.35 % | +3.4% |
| 1980 | 176.28 % | -0.0% |
| 1981 | 150.56 % | -14.6% |
| 1982 | 185.55 % | +23.2% |
| 1983 | 181.85 % | -2.0% |
| 1984 | 209.01 % | +14.9% |
| 1985 | 197.17 % | -5.7% |
| 1986 | 175.44 % | -11.0% |
| 1987 | 154.95 % | -11.7% |
| 1988 | 159.58 % | +3.0% |
| 1989 | 146.44 % | -8.2% |
| 1990 | 153.12 % | +4.6% |
| 1991 | 146.38 % | -4.4% |
| 1992 | 157.61 % | +7.7% |
| 1993 | 156.66 % | -0.6% |
| 1994 | 147.72 % | -5.7% |
| 1995 | 145.13 % | -1.8% |
| 1996 | 152.63 % | +5.2% |
| 1997 | 147.58 % | -3.3% |
| 1998 | 167.3 % | +13.4% |
| 1999 | 199.96 % | +19.5% |
| 2000 | 213.47 % | +6.8% |
| 2001 | 162.42 % | -23.9% |
| 2002 | 142.7 % | -12.1% |
| 2003 | 150.07 % | +5.2% |
| 2004 | 119.48 % | -20.4% |
| 2005 | 128.01 % | +7.1% |
| 2006 | 148.32 % | +15.9% |
| 2007 | 169.55 % | +14.3% |
| 2008 | 150.03 % | -11.5% |
| 2009 | 144.41 % | -3.7% |
| 2010 | 137.57 % | -4.7% |
| 2011 | 153.27 % | +11.4% |
| 2012 | 130.73 % | -14.7% |
| 2013 | 134.93 % | +3.2% |
| 2014 | 166.58 % | +23.5% |
| 2015 | 145.5 % | -12.7% |
| 2016 | 145.09 % | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 128.81 % | -11.2% |
| 2018 | 128.31 % | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 129.27 % | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 116.43 % | -9.9% |
| 2021 | 125.5 % | +7.8% |
| 2022 | 116.77 % | -7.0% |
| 2023 | 128.75 % | +10.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 264.07 % | 241.9 % | 307.99 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 184.09 % | 160.92 % | 245.11 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 173.68 % | 146.44 % | 209.01 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 157.41 % | 145.13 % | 199.96 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 152.85 % | 119.48 % | 213.47 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 140 % | 128.31 % | 166.58 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 121.86 % | 116.43 % | 128.75 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near Melanesia
- 1 Côte d'Ivoire 111.27 % compare
- 1 Kiribati 732.48 % compare
- 1 Micronesia (Federated States of) 368.17 % compare
- 2 Vanuatu 469.99 % compare
- 2 Polynesia 154.74 % compare
- 3 Solomon Islands 352.57 % compare
- 3 Caribbean 89.06 % compare
- 4 French Polynesia 207.95 % compare
- 4 Syrian Arab Republic 113.58 % compare
- 5 Democratic Republic of the Congo 97.44 % compare
- 5 Eswatini 178.85 % compare
- 6 Nauru 178 % compare
More environment data for Melanesia
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 2.37 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 1.59 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.179 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.857 °C (2025)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per area of cropland 3.85 kg/ha (2024)
- Land area — Area 52,995 1000 ha (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per capita 0.47 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per value of agricultural 1.3 g/Int$ (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity 21,133 t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency in Melanesia?
- Nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency in Melanesia was 128.75 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency recorded in Melanesia?
- The highest recorded value was 307.99 % in 1961.
- What is the lowest nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency recorded in Melanesia?
- The lowest recorded value was 116.43 % in 2020.
- How does Melanesia rank for nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency?
- Melanesia ranks 3rd out of 18 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency rising or falling in Melanesia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Melanesia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen use efficiency. 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 (%).