Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in Melanesia
Melanesia: Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus per unit area was -1.75 kg/ha in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in Melanesia, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Melanesia is -1.75 kg/ha, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 1,179.5% on the previous year and down 24.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Melanesia peaked at 1.86 kg/ha in 1988 and was at its lowest, -3.92 kg/ha, in 1963.
Melanesia ranks 170th of 201 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | -3.47 kg/ha | -3.92 kg/ha | -3.17 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | -2.18 kg/ha | -3.14 kg/ha | -1.39 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | -1.08 kg/ha | -2.72 kg/ha | 1.86 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | -0.1749 kg/ha | -0.8845 kg/ha | 0.3661 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | -0.6551 kg/ha | -1.93 kg/ha | 1.02 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | -1.64 kg/ha | -2.52 kg/ha | -0.6392 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | -1.05 kg/ha | -1.75 kg/ha | -0.1369 kg/ha | 4 |
Countries ranked near Melanesia
- 167 Niger -1.6 kg/ha compare
- 168 Australia and New Zealand -1.7 kg/ha compare
- 169 Australia -1.74 kg/ha compare
- 171 Papua New Guinea -1.77 kg/ha compare
- 172 Argentina -1.94 kg/ha compare
- 173 Democratic Republic of the Congo -2.01 kg/ha compare
More environment data for Melanesia
- Standard Deviation 0.179 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.857 °C (2025)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per value of agricultural 1.3 g/Int$ (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 7.8 g/Int$ (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity 6,033 t (2024)
- Value Added Deflator (Agriculture, forestry and fishery) — Value US$ 118.85 USD (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Agricultural Use 6,096 t (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per area of cropland 3.85 kg/ha (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity 21,133 t (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per area of cropland 13.44 kg/ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Melanesia?
- Nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Melanesia was -1.75 kg/ha in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus per unit area recorded in Melanesia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.86 kg/ha in 1988.
- What is the lowest nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus per unit area recorded in Melanesia?
- The lowest recorded value was -3.92 kg/ha in 1963.
- How does Melanesia rank for nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus per unit area?
- Melanesia ranks 170th out of 201 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus per unit area rising or falling in Melanesia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 phosphorus per unit area. 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 (%).