Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus per unit area was -5.9 kg/ha in 2023. ▲ Rising
Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in Vanuatu, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
In 2023, nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Vanuatu stood at -5.9 kg/ha.
The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and down 52.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Vanuatu peaked at -1.31 kg/ha in 2008 and was at its lowest, -6.24 kg/ha, in 1984.
That places Vanuatu 192nd out of 201 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | -5.21 kg/ha | -6.23 kg/ha | -3.88 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | -4.31 kg/ha | -6.11 kg/ha | -1.76 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | -4.83 kg/ha | -6.24 kg/ha | -3.01 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | -3.66 kg/ha | -5.43 kg/ha | -2.78 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | -1.89 kg/ha | -2.8 kg/ha | -1.31 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | -4.31 kg/ha | -5.72 kg/ha | -3.25 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | -5.12 kg/ha | -5.94 kg/ha | -4.29 kg/ha | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Vanuatu?
- Nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Vanuatu was -5.9 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 Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was -1.31 kg/ha in 2008.
- What is the lowest nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus per unit area recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was -6.24 kg/ha in 1984.
- How does Vanuatu rank for nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus per unit area?
- Vanuatu ranks 192nd out of 201 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus per unit area rising or falling in Vanuatu?
- Over the last ten years it is down 52.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Vanuatu 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 (%).