Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen in Melanesia
Melanesia: Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen was -16,352 t in 2023. ▲ Rising
Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen in Melanesia, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
In 2023, nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen in Melanesia stood at -16,352 t.
The figure is down 61.6% on the previous year and up 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen in Melanesia peaked at -9,164 t in 2004 and was at its lowest, -33,498 t, in 2000.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen in Melanesia, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | -21,385 t | — |
| 1962 | -22,124 t | +3.5% |
| 1963 | -24,632 t | +11.3% |
| 1964 | -22,684 t | -7.9% |
| 1965 | -22,019 t | -2.9% |
| 1966 | -22,930 t | +4.1% |
| 1967 | -22,388 t | -2.4% |
| 1968 | -24,259 t | +8.4% |
| 1969 | -23,481 t | -3.2% |
| 1970 | -24,449 t | +4.1% |
| 1971 | -21,424 t | -12.4% |
| 1972 | -17,920 t | -16.4% |
| 1973 | -18,898 t | +5.5% |
| 1974 | -15,657 t | -17.1% |
| 1975 | -17,671 t | +12.9% |
| 1976 | -16,119 t | -8.8% |
| 1977 | -17,448 t | +8.2% |
| 1978 | -19,938 t | +14.3% |
| 1979 | -22,409 t | +12.4% |
| 1980 | -21,580 t | -3.7% |
| 1981 | -17,774 t | -17.6% |
| 1982 | -24,622 t | +38.5% |
| 1983 | -21,762 t | -11.6% |
| 1984 | -31,935 t | +46.7% |
| 1985 | -28,528 t | -10.7% |
| 1986 | -26,083 t | -8.6% |
| 1987 | -19,242 t | -26.2% |
| 1988 | -19,945 t | +3.7% |
| 1989 | -17,076 t | -14.4% |
| 1990 | -18,972 t | +11.1% |
| 1991 | -15,985 t | -15.7% |
| 1992 | -20,258 t | +26.7% |
| 1993 | -20,676 t | +2.1% |
| 1994 | -17,886 t | -13.5% |
| 1995 | -17,864 t | -0.1% |
| 1996 | -21,122 t | +18.2% |
| 1997 | -19,539 t | -7.5% |
| 1998 | -22,964 t | +17.5% |
| 1999 | -31,559 t | +37.4% |
| 2000 | -33,498 t | +6.1% |
| 2001 | -20,551 t | -38.7% |
| 2002 | -16,506 t | -19.7% |
| 2003 | -17,699 t | +7.2% |
| 2004 | -9,164 t | -48.2% |
| 2005 | -12,715 t | +38.7% |
| 2006 | -19,431 t | +52.8% |
| 2007 | -29,062 t | +49.6% |
| 2008 | -22,896 t | -21.2% |
| 2009 | -20,896 t | -8.7% |
| 2010 | -16,718 t | -20.0% |
| 2011 | -22,386 t | +33.9% |
| 2012 | -14,443 t | -35.5% |
| 2013 | -16,420 t | +13.7% |
| 2014 | -30,486 t | +85.7% |
| 2015 | -23,864 t | -21.7% |
| 2016 | -23,299 t | -2.4% |
| 2017 | -16,684 t | -28.4% |
| 2018 | -16,619 t | -0.4% |
| 2019 | -17,351 t | +4.4% |
| 2020 | -9,581 t | -44.8% |
| 2021 | -13,795 t | +44.0% |
| 2022 | -10,118 t | -26.7% |
| 2023 | -16,352 t | +61.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | -22,878 t | -24,632 t | -21,385 t | 9 |
| 1970s | -19,193 t | -24,449 t | -15,657 t | 10 |
| 1980s | -22,855 t | -31,935 t | -17,076 t | 10 |
| 1990s | -20,683 t | -31,559 t | -15,985 t | 10 |
| 2000s | -20,242 t | -33,498 t | -9,164 t | 10 |
| 2010s | -19,827 t | -30,486 t | -14,443 t | 10 |
| 2020s | -12,462 t | -16,352 t | -9,581 t | 4 |
Countries ranked near Melanesia
- 15 Micronesia (Federated States of) -1,111 t compare
- 15 Spain 1.04 million t compare
- 16 Uzbekistan 795,285 t compare
- 16 Polynesia -1,578 t compare
- 17 Egypt 753,541 t compare
- 17 Syrian Arab Republic -15,451 t compare
- 18 Myanmar 674,856 t compare
- 19 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 666,498 t compare
- 20 Italy 596,806 t compare
- 21 Belarus 570,357 t 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 in Melanesia?
- Nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen in Melanesia was -16,352 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen recorded in Melanesia?
- The highest recorded value was -9,164 t in 2004.
- What is the lowest nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen recorded in Melanesia?
- The lowest recorded value was -33,498 t in 2000.
- How does Melanesia rank for nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen?
- Melanesia ranks 18th out of 18 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen rising or falling in Melanesia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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. 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 (%).