Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus use efficiency in Melanesia
Melanesia: Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus use efficiency was 128.26 % in 2023. ▼ Falling
Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus use efficiency in Melanesia, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Melanesia recorded 128.26 % for nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus use efficiency in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 26.0% on the previous year and up 3.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus use efficiency in Melanesia peaked at 200.06 % in 1961 and was at its lowest, 79.42 %, in 1988.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus use efficiency in Melanesia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 200.06 % | — |
| 1962 | 188.53 % | -5.8% |
| 1963 | 196.54 % | +4.2% |
| 1964 | 191.44 % | -2.6% |
| 1965 | 177.68 % | -7.2% |
| 1966 | 171.95 % | -3.2% |
| 1967 | 180.56 % | +5.0% |
| 1968 | 179.38 % | -0.7% |
| 1969 | 175.22 % | -2.3% |
| 1970 | 169.57 % | -3.2% |
| 1971 | 156.95 % | -7.4% |
| 1972 | 133.64 % | -14.9% |
| 1973 | 148.67 % | +11.2% |
| 1974 | 132.59 % | -10.8% |
| 1975 | 124.87 % | -5.8% |
| 1976 | 146.81 % | +17.6% |
| 1977 | 147.19 % | +0.3% |
| 1978 | 138.22 % | -6.1% |
| 1979 | 133.69 % | -3.3% |
| 1980 | 129.6 % | -3.1% |
| 1981 | 123.06 % | -5.0% |
| 1982 | 140.79 % | +14.4% |
| 1983 | 128.92 % | -8.4% |
| 1984 | 146.09 % | +13.3% |
| 1985 | 141.23 % | -3.3% |
| 1986 | 108.06 % | -23.5% |
| 1987 | 90.45 % | -16.3% |
| 1988 | 79.42 % | -12.2% |
| 1989 | 110.59 % | +39.3% |
| 1990 | 109.75 % | -0.8% |
| 1991 | 113.87 % | +3.8% |
| 1992 | 114.55 % | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 103.99 % | -9.2% |
| 1994 | 95.02 % | -8.6% |
| 1995 | 94.98 % | -0.0% |
| 1996 | 97.29 % | +2.4% |
| 1997 | 96 % | -1.3% |
| 1998 | 100.96 % | +5.2% |
| 1999 | 105.47 % | +4.5% |
| 2000 | 105.39 % | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 86.38 % | -18.0% |
| 2002 | 94.81 % | +9.8% |
| 2003 | 99.28 % | +4.7% |
| 2004 | 112.01 % | +12.8% |
| 2005 | 112.55 % | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 112.75 % | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 125.85 % | +11.6% |
| 2008 | 125.99 % | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 132.9 % | +5.5% |
| 2010 | 109.86 % | -17.3% |
| 2011 | 116.42 % | +6.0% |
| 2012 | 114.75 % | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 123.62 % | +7.7% |
| 2014 | 140.77 % | +13.9% |
| 2015 | 140.22 % | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 131.03 % | -6.6% |
| 2017 | 120.81 % | -7.8% |
| 2018 | 126 % | +4.3% |
| 2019 | 140.51 % | +11.5% |
| 2020 | 116.38 % | -17.2% |
| 2021 | 120.97 % | +3.9% |
| 2022 | 101.82 % | -15.8% |
| 2023 | 128.26 % | +26.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 184.6 % | 171.95 % | 200.06 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 143.22 % | 124.87 % | 169.57 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 119.82 % | 79.42 % | 146.09 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 103.19 % | 94.98 % | 114.55 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 110.79 % | 86.38 % | 132.9 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 126.4 % | 109.86 % | 140.77 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 116.86 % | 101.82 % | 128.26 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near Melanesia
- 3 Guinea 465.47 % compare
- 4 Micronesia (Federated States of) 167.45 % compare
- 4 Solomon Islands 408.55 % compare
- 5 Niger 360.56 % compare
- 5 United Republic of Tanzania 140.83 % compare
- 5 Caribbean 109.85 % compare
- 6 Ghana 330.01 % compare
- 7 Republic of Moldova 122.06 % compare
- 7 Vanuatu 327.96 % compare
- 8 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 111.27 % compare
- 8 Nigeria 294.39 % compare
- 9 Sierra Leone 287.52 % 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 phosphorus use efficiency in Melanesia?
- Nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus use efficiency in Melanesia was 128.26 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus use efficiency recorded in Melanesia?
- The highest recorded value was 200.06 % in 1961.
- What is the lowest nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus use efficiency recorded in Melanesia?
- The lowest recorded value was 79.42 % in 1988.
- How does Melanesia rank for nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus use efficiency?
- Melanesia ranks 6th out of 18 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus use efficiency rising or falling in Melanesia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 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 (%).