Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity, gaps filled in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity, gaps filled was 31,843 t in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity, gaps filled in Papua New Guinea, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in t.
Analysis
The most recent figure for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — import quantity, gaps filled in Papua New Guinea is 31,843 t, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is up 26.3% on the previous year and up 83.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — import quantity, gaps filled in Papua New Guinea peaked at 31,843 t in 2024 and was at its lowest, 100 t, in 1961.
Papua New Guinea ranks 115th of 218 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity, gaps filled in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 100 t | — |
| 1962 | 100 t | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 100 t | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 100 t | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 100 t | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 300 t | +200.0% |
| 1967 | 500 t | +66.7% |
| 1968 | 500 t | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 1,000 t | +100.0% |
| 1970 | 1,000 t | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 2,000 t | +100.0% |
| 1972 | 2,000 t | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 2,600 t | +30.0% |
| 1974 | 3,500 t | +34.6% |
| 1975 | 3,400 t | -2.9% |
| 1976 | 4,400 t | +29.4% |
| 1977 | 5,800 t | +31.8% |
| 1978 | 6,100 t | +5.2% |
| 1979 | 3,200 t | -47.5% |
| 1980 | 3,000 t | -6.2% |
| 1981 | 7,300 t | +143.3% |
| 1982 | 3,200 t | -56.2% |
| 1983 | 3,500 t | +9.4% |
| 1984 | 3,396 t | -3.0% |
| 1985 | 5,300 t | +56.1% |
| 1986 | 6,800 t | +28.3% |
| 1987 | 7,300 t | +7.4% |
| 1988 | 6,200 t | -15.1% |
| 1989 | 6,300 t | +1.6% |
| 1990 | 5,400 t | -14.3% |
| 1991 | 6,500 t | +20.4% |
| 1992 | 8,000 t | +23.1% |
| 1993 | 8,000 t | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 8,000 t | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 8,000 t | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 8,000 t | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 8,100 t | +1.2% |
| 1998 | 3,200 t | -60.5% |
| 1999 | 2,700 t | -15.6% |
| 2000 | 4,700 t | +74.1% |
| 2001 | 4,800 t | +2.1% |
| 2002 | 16,524 t | +244.2% |
| 2003 | 15,003 t | -9.2% |
| 2004 | 18,180 t | +21.2% |
| 2005 | 15,604 t | -14.2% |
| 2006 | 12,795 t | -18.0% |
| 2007 | 14,841 t | +16.0% |
| 2008 | 18,011 t | +21.4% |
| 2009 | 19,992 t | +11.0% |
| 2010 | 18,747 t | -6.2% |
| 2011 | 15,405 t | -17.8% |
| 2012 | 19,111 t | +24.1% |
| 2013 | 16,769 t | -12.3% |
| 2014 | 17,337 t | +3.4% |
| 2015 | 21,082 t | +21.6% |
| 2016 | 20,757 t | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 26,690 t | +28.6% |
| 2018 | 29,117 t | +9.1% |
| 2019 | 29,223 t | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 26,847 t | -8.1% |
| 2021 | 25,384 t | -5.4% |
| 2022 | 30,553 t | +20.4% |
| 2023 | 25,215 t | -17.5% |
| 2024 | 31,843 t | +26.3% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity, gaps filled in Papua New Guinea 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | +244.2% | 4,800 t | 16,524 t |
| 1966 | +200.0% | 100 t | 300 t |
| 1981 | +143.3% | 3,000 t | 7,300 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 311.11 t | 100 t | 1,000 t | 9 |
| 1970s | 3,400 t | 1,000 t | 6,100 t | 10 |
| 1980s | 5,230 t | 3,000 t | 7,300 t | 10 |
| 1990s | 6,590 t | 2,700 t | 8,100 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 14,045 t | 4,700 t | 19,992 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 21,424 t | 15,405 t | 29,223 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 27,968 t | 25,215 t | 31,843 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea
- 112 Mali 34,257 t compare
- 113 Togo 33,769 t compare
- 114 Democratic Republic of the Congo 32,293 t compare
- 116 Bosnia and Herzegovina 31,607 t compare
- 117 Jordan 27,264 t compare
- 118 Luxembourg 27,210 t compare
More environment data for Papua New Guinea
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 1.56 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 2.24 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.183 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.834 °C (2025)
- Cooling Degree Days, annual growth rate 6.4 % change on previous year (2024)
- Heating Degree Days, gaps filled 94.78 (2024)
- Heating Degree Days, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Heating Degree Days, per capita 0 units per person (2024)
- Value Added Deflator (Agriculture, forestry and fishery) — Value 9.74 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — import quantity, gaps filled in Papua New Guinea?
- Nutrient nitrogen n (total) — import quantity, gaps filled in Papua New Guinea was 31,843 t in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — import quantity, gaps filled recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 31,843 t in 2024.
- What is the lowest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — import quantity, gaps filled recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 100 t in 1961.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — import quantity, gaps filled?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 115th out of 218 countries with data for 2024.
- Is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — import quantity, gaps filled rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 83.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Papua New Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity with 74 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
Computed from
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity with 74 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.