Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus was -856.05 t in 2023. ▼ Falling
Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus in Vanuatu, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
In 2023, nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus in Vanuatu stood at -856.05 t.
That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and down 52.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus in Vanuatu peaked at -166.93 t in 1972 and was at its lowest, -861.75 t, in 2022.
Vanuatu ranks 144th of 186 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus in Vanuatu, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | -420.95 t | — |
| 1962 | -404.19 t | -4.0% |
| 1963 | -451.28 t | +11.7% |
| 1964 | -498.51 t | +10.5% |
| 1965 | -341.3 t | -31.5% |
| 1966 | -423.73 t | +24.2% |
| 1967 | -539.16 t | +27.2% |
| 1968 | -413.71 t | -23.3% |
| 1969 | -453.68 t | +9.7% |
| 1970 | -381.08 t | -16.0% |
| 1971 | -428.97 t | +12.6% |
| 1972 | -166.93 t | -61.1% |
| 1973 | -235.61 t | +41.1% |
| 1974 | -431.31 t | +83.1% |
| 1975 | -386.54 t | -10.4% |
| 1976 | -431.12 t | +11.5% |
| 1977 | -577.41 t | +33.9% |
| 1978 | -623.05 t | +7.9% |
| 1979 | -606.04 t | -2.7% |
| 1980 | -431.58 t | -28.8% |
| 1981 | -628.68 t | +45.7% |
| 1982 | -459.42 t | -26.9% |
| 1983 | -509.7 t | +10.9% |
| 1984 | -654.91 t | +28.5% |
| 1985 | -518.58 t | -20.8% |
| 1986 | -571.15 t | +10.1% |
| 1987 | -551.18 t | -3.5% |
| 1988 | -507.35 t | -8.0% |
| 1989 | -345.83 t | -31.8% |
| 1990 | -635.12 t | +83.6% |
| 1991 | -378.53 t | -40.4% |
| 1992 | -362.22 t | -4.3% |
| 1993 | -350.45 t | -3.2% |
| 1994 | -342.32 t | -2.3% |
| 1995 | -385.04 t | +12.5% |
| 1996 | -408.79 t | +6.2% |
| 1997 | -612.58 t | +49.9% |
| 1998 | -680.16 t | +11.0% |
| 1999 | -390.29 t | -42.6% |
| 2000 | -310.61 t | -20.4% |
| 2001 | -378.52 t | +21.9% |
| 2002 | -260.13 t | -31.3% |
| 2003 | -250.16 t | -3.8% |
| 2004 | -283.11 t | +13.2% |
| 2005 | -271.31 t | -4.2% |
| 2006 | -264.67 t | -2.4% |
| 2007 | -211.73 t | -20.0% |
| 2008 | -190.63 t | -10.0% |
| 2009 | -210.09 t | +10.2% |
| 2010 | -561.65 t | +167.3% |
| 2011 | -471.51 t | -16.0% |
| 2012 | -472.27 t | +0.2% |
| 2013 | -563.21 t | +19.3% |
| 2014 | -828.78 t | +47.2% |
| 2015 | -749.83 t | -9.5% |
| 2016 | -801.06 t | +6.8% |
| 2017 | -584.33 t | -27.1% |
| 2018 | -600.45 t | +2.8% |
| 2019 | -619.53 t | +3.2% |
| 2020 | -621.9 t | +0.4% |
| 2021 | -631.3 t | +1.5% |
| 2022 | -861.75 t | +36.5% |
| 2023 | -856.05 t | -0.7% |
Vanuatu compared with similar countries
- Vanuatu's -856.05 t is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 87.03 t. (40 countries reporting)
- Vanuatu's -856.05 t is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 58.42 t. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus in Vanuatu 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | -167.3% | -210.09 t | -561.65 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | -438.5 t | -539.16 t | -341.3 t | 9 |
| 1970s | -426.81 t | -623.05 t | -166.93 t | 10 |
| 1980s | -517.84 t | -654.91 t | -345.83 t | 10 |
| 1990s | -454.55 t | -680.16 t | -342.32 t | 10 |
| 2000s | -263.1 t | -378.52 t | -190.63 t | 10 |
| 2010s | -625.26 t | -828.78 t | -471.51 t | 10 |
| 2020s | -742.75 t | -861.75 t | -621.9 t | 4 |
Countries ranked near Vanuatu
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 in Vanuatu?
- Nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus in Vanuatu was -856.05 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus recorded in Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was -166.93 t in 1972.
- What is the lowest nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was -861.75 t in 2022.
- How does Vanuatu rank for nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus?
- Vanuatu ranks 144th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus rising or falling in Vanuatu?
- Over the last ten years it is down 52.0%. 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. 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 (%).