Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus use efficiency in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus use efficiency was 327.96 % in 2023. ▼ Falling
Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus use efficiency in Vanuatu, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus use efficiency in Vanuatu is 327.96 %, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.1% on the previous year and up 59.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus use efficiency in Vanuatu peaked at 327.96 % in 2023 and was at its lowest, 135.94 %, in 2008.
Vanuatu ranks 7th of 186 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus use efficiency in Vanuatu, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 310.84 % | — |
| 1962 | 297.93 % | -4.2% |
| 1963 | 292.74 % | -1.7% |
| 1964 | 325 % | +11.0% |
| 1965 | 249.63 % | -23.2% |
| 1966 | 278.2 % | +11.4% |
| 1967 | 318.78 % | +14.6% |
| 1968 | 261.83 % | -17.9% |
| 1969 | 271.62 % | +3.7% |
| 1970 | 241.15 % | -11.2% |
| 1971 | 251.28 % | +4.2% |
| 1972 | 158.18 % | -37.1% |
| 1973 | 177.88 % | +12.5% |
| 1974 | 238.1 % | +33.9% |
| 1975 | 220.3 % | -7.5% |
| 1976 | 230.55 % | +4.7% |
| 1977 | 276.72 % | +20.0% |
| 1978 | 291.38 % | +5.3% |
| 1979 | 286.39 % | -1.7% |
| 1980 | 231.15 % | -19.3% |
| 1981 | 285.65 % | +23.6% |
| 1982 | 233.22 % | -18.4% |
| 1983 | 244.75 % | +4.9% |
| 1984 | 283.45 % | +15.8% |
| 1985 | 242.5 % | -14.4% |
| 1986 | 254.55 % | +5.0% |
| 1987 | 246.75 % | -3.1% |
| 1988 | 255.19 % | +3.4% |
| 1989 | 204.87 % | -19.7% |
| 1990 | 282.89 % | +38.1% |
| 1991 | 207 % | -26.8% |
| 1992 | 200.36 % | -3.2% |
| 1993 | 193.59 % | -3.4% |
| 1994 | 190.23 % | -1.7% |
| 1995 | 201.53 % | +5.9% |
| 1996 | 206.97 % | +2.7% |
| 1997 | 259.93 % | +25.6% |
| 1998 | 276.57 % | +6.4% |
| 1999 | 200.95 % | -27.3% |
| 2000 | 180.27 % | -10.3% |
| 2001 | 199.13 % | +10.5% |
| 2002 | 166.66 % | -16.3% |
| 2003 | 161.46 % | -3.1% |
| 2004 | 167.67 % | +3.8% |
| 2005 | 162.98 % | -2.8% |
| 2006 | 160.2 % | -1.7% |
| 2007 | 141.76 % | -11.5% |
| 2008 | 135.94 % | -4.1% |
| 2009 | 140.97 % | +3.7% |
| 2010 | 211.44 % | +50.0% |
| 2011 | 189.56 % | -10.3% |
| 2012 | 189.92 % | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 205.75 % | +8.3% |
| 2014 | 254.74 % | +23.8% |
| 2015 | 250.43 % | -1.7% |
| 2016 | 282.05 % | +12.6% |
| 2017 | 240.7 % | -14.7% |
| 2018 | 250.02 % | +3.9% |
| 2019 | 257.96 % | +3.2% |
| 2020 | 260.74 % | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 265.75 % | +1.9% |
| 2022 | 324.34 % | +22.0% |
| 2023 | 327.96 % | +1.1% |
Vanuatu compared with similar countries
- Vanuatu's 327.96 % is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 92.49 %, 3.5× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Vanuatu's 327.96 % is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 83.12 %, 3.9× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 289.62 % | 249.63 % | 325 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 237.19 % | 158.18 % | 291.38 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 248.21 % | 204.87 % | 285.65 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 222 % | 190.23 % | 282.89 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 161.71 % | 135.94 % | 199.13 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 233.26 % | 189.56 % | 282.05 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 294.7 % | 260.74 % | 327.96 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near Vanuatu
- 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
- 6 Melanesia 128.26 % compare
- 7 Republic of Moldova 122.06 % compare
- 8 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 111.27 % compare
- 8 Nigeria 294.39 % compare
- 9 Sierra Leone 287.52 % compare
- 10 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 95.5 % compare
- 10 Mali 264.14 % compare
More environment data for Vanuatu
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 2.29 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 1.46 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.225 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.02 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 1.53 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate -2.35 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus use efficiency in Vanuatu?
- Nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus use efficiency in Vanuatu was 327.96 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus use efficiency recorded in Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 327.96 % in 2023.
- What is the lowest nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus use efficiency recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was 135.94 % in 2008.
- How does Vanuatu rank for nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus use efficiency?
- Vanuatu ranks 7th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus use efficiency rising or falling in Vanuatu?
- Over the last ten years it is up 59.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 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 (%).