Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen use efficiency in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen use efficiency was 123.83 % in 2023. ▼ Falling
Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen use efficiency in Papua New Guinea, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Papua New Guinea recorded 123.83 % for nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 17.7% on the previous year and down 8.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency in Papua New Guinea peaked at 327.99 % in 1965 and was at its lowest, 105.08 %, in 2004.
Papua New Guinea ranks 12th of 186 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen use efficiency in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 306.55 % | — |
| 1962 | 309.31 % | +0.9% |
| 1963 | 320.74 % | +3.7% |
| 1964 | 319 % | -0.5% |
| 1965 | 327.99 % | +2.8% |
| 1966 | 321.2 % | -2.1% |
| 1967 | 293.32 % | -8.7% |
| 1968 | 298.77 % | +1.9% |
| 1969 | 280.01 % | -6.3% |
| 1970 | 274.14 % | -2.1% |
| 1971 | 239.26 % | -12.7% |
| 1972 | 241.26 % | +0.8% |
| 1973 | 221.96 % | -8.0% |
| 1974 | 201.38 % | -9.3% |
| 1975 | 208.09 % | +3.3% |
| 1976 | 189.85 % | -8.8% |
| 1977 | 176.87 % | -6.8% |
| 1978 | 182.66 % | +3.3% |
| 1979 | 219.21 % | +20.0% |
| 1980 | 235.44 % | +7.4% |
| 1981 | 158.36 % | -32.7% |
| 1982 | 225.71 % | +42.5% |
| 1983 | 228.66 % | +1.3% |
| 1984 | 253.42 % | +10.8% |
| 1985 | 226.88 % | -10.5% |
| 1986 | 189.85 % | -16.3% |
| 1987 | 186.81 % | -1.6% |
| 1988 | 191.76 % | +2.7% |
| 1989 | 174.29 % | -9.1% |
| 1990 | 174.23 % | -0.0% |
| 1991 | 160.56 % | -7.8% |
| 1992 | 161.26 % | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 164.49 % | +2.0% |
| 1994 | 143.51 % | -12.8% |
| 1995 | 139.6 % | -2.7% |
| 1996 | 157.76 % | +13.0% |
| 1997 | 148.41 % | -5.9% |
| 1998 | 196.95 % | +32.7% |
| 1999 | 224.43 % | +14.0% |
| 2000 | 205.58 % | -8.4% |
| 2001 | 155.66 % | -24.3% |
| 2002 | 157.02 % | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 142.26 % | -9.4% |
| 2004 | 105.08 % | -26.1% |
| 2005 | 111.92 % | +6.5% |
| 2006 | 120.45 % | +7.6% |
| 2007 | 160.61 % | +33.3% |
| 2008 | 145.52 % | -9.4% |
| 2009 | 124.11 % | -14.7% |
| 2010 | 133.98 % | +8.0% |
| 2011 | 160.6 % | +19.9% |
| 2012 | 133.86 % | -16.6% |
| 2013 | 135.03 % | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 163.45 % | +21.0% |
| 2015 | 149.18 % | -8.7% |
| 2016 | 148.93 % | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 129.85 % | -12.8% |
| 2018 | 124.05 % | -4.5% |
| 2019 | 124.78 % | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 111.46 % | -10.7% |
| 2021 | 117.07 % | +5.0% |
| 2022 | 105.19 % | -10.1% |
| 2023 | 123.83 % | +17.7% |
Papua New Guinea compared with similar countries
- Papua New Guinea's 123.83 % is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 52.75 %, 2.3× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Papua New Guinea's 123.83 % is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 74.85 %, 1.7× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 308.54 % | 280.01 % | 327.99 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 215.47 % | 176.87 % | 274.14 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 207.12 % | 158.36 % | 253.42 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 167.12 % | 139.6 % | 224.43 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 142.82 % | 105.08 % | 205.58 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 140.37 % | 124.05 % | 163.45 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 114.39 % | 105.19 % | 123.83 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea
- 9 Tonga 135.24 % compare
- 9 United Republic of Tanzania 72.27 % compare
- 10 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 69.2 % compare
- 10 Mauritius 128.25 % compare
- 11 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 66.86 % compare
- 11 Ghana 124.81 % compare
- 12 Lao People's Democratic Republic 66.07 % compare
- 13 Dominican Republic 117.33 % compare
- 14 Kazakhstan 110.79 % compare
- 14 Türkiye 54.77 % compare
- 15 Mali 105.6 % 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 use efficiency in Papua New Guinea?
- Nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency in Papua New Guinea was 123.83 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 327.99 % in 1965.
- What is the lowest nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 105.08 % in 2004.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 12th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 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 (%).