Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen in Oceania
Oceania: Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen was 470,505 t in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen in Oceania, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
In 2023, nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen in Oceania stood at 470,505 t.
The figure is up 25.9% on the previous year and up 29.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen in Oceania peaked at 1.06 million t in 2020 and was at its lowest, -288,291 t, in 1983.
Oceania ranks 24th of 29 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen in Oceania, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | -102,786 t | — |
| 1962 | -142,929 t | +39.1% |
| 1963 | -132,498 t | -7.3% |
| 1964 | -171,521 t | +29.5% |
| 1965 | -87,971 t | -48.7% |
| 1966 | -228,052 t | +159.2% |
| 1967 | -42,272 t | -81.5% |
| 1968 | -225,074 t | +432.4% |
| 1969 | -134,561 t | -40.2% |
| 1970 | -100,025 t | -25.7% |
| 1971 | -130,325 t | +30.3% |
| 1972 | 3,486 t | -102.7% |
| 1973 | -114,306 t | -3378.6% |
| 1974 | -90,074 t | -21.2% |
| 1975 | -135,787 t | +50.8% |
| 1976 | -90,687 t | -33.2% |
| 1977 | -62,824 t | -30.7% |
| 1978 | -257,445 t | +309.8% |
| 1979 | -184,973 t | -28.2% |
| 1980 | -52,164 t | -71.8% |
| 1981 | -201,066 t | +285.4% |
| 1982 | -1,334 t | -99.3% |
| 1983 | -288,291 t | +21506.3% |
| 1984 | -201,317 t | -30.2% |
| 1985 | -149,722 t | -25.6% |
| 1986 | -111,191 t | -25.7% |
| 1987 | 21,117 t | -119.0% |
| 1988 | -14,052 t | -166.5% |
| 1989 | 9,769 t | -169.5% |
| 1990 | 2,710 t | -72.3% |
| 1991 | 41,923 t | +1447.2% |
| 1992 | 127,203 t | +203.4% |
| 1993 | 113,986 t | -10.4% |
| 1994 | 54,010 t | -52.6% |
| 1995 | 381,404 t | +606.2% |
| 1996 | 257,402 t | -32.5% |
| 1997 | 74,826 t | -70.9% |
| 1998 | 295,682 t | +295.2% |
| 1999 | 308,628 t | +4.4% |
| 2000 | 106,598 t | -65.5% |
| 2001 | 278,741 t | +161.5% |
| 2002 | 117,060 t | -58.0% |
| 2003 | 565,556 t | +383.1% |
| 2004 | 163,139 t | -71.2% |
| 2005 | 191,316 t | +17.3% |
| 2006 | -24,558 t | -112.8% |
| 2007 | 476,712 t | -2041.2% |
| 2008 | 307,772 t | -35.4% |
| 2009 | 149,230 t | -51.5% |
| 2010 | 284,196 t | +90.4% |
| 2011 | 209,172 t | -26.4% |
| 2012 | 67,559 t | -67.7% |
| 2013 | 362,227 t | +436.2% |
| 2014 | 434,684 t | +20.0% |
| 2015 | 436,105 t | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 663,696 t | +52.2% |
| 2017 | 351,313 t | -47.1% |
| 2018 | 534,285 t | +52.1% |
| 2019 | 637,475 t | +19.3% |
| 2020 | 1.06 million t | +66.2% |
| 2021 | 768,073 t | -27.5% |
| 2022 | 373,768 t | -51.3% |
| 2023 | 470,505 t | +25.9% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen in Oceania 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | -21506.3% | -1,334 t | -288,291 t |
| 1973 | -3378.6% | 3,486 t | -114,306 t |
| 2007 | +2041.2% | -24,558 t | 476,712 t |
| 1991 | +1447.2% | 2,710 t | 41,923 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | -140,852 t | -228,052 t | -42,272 t | 9 |
| 1970s | -116,296 t | -257,445 t | 3,486 t | 10 |
| 1980s | -98,825 t | -288,291 t | 21,117 t | 10 |
| 1990s | 165,777 t | 2,710 t | 381,404 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 233,157 t | -24,558 t | 565,556 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 398,071 t | 67,559 t | 663,696 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 667,982 t | 373,768 t | 1.06 million t | 4 |
Countries ranked near Oceania
More environment data for Oceania
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -4.4 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -3.36 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Temperature change 1.36 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.316 °C (2025)
- Paper and paperboard — Production 3.18 million t (2024)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 5.00 million t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Production 2.93 million t (2024)
- Recovered paper — Production 2.98 million t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per area of cropland 93.41 kg/ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen in Oceania?
- Nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen in Oceania was 470,505 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen recorded in Oceania?
- The highest recorded value was 1.06 million t in 2020.
- What is the lowest nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen recorded in Oceania?
- The lowest recorded value was -288,291 t in 1983.
- How does Oceania rank for nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen?
- Oceania ranks 24th out of 29 groups with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen rising or falling in Oceania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Oceania 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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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 (%).