Potassium nitrate — Agricultural Use in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Potassium nitrate — Agricultural Use was 7 t in 2009. ◆ Volatile
Potassium nitrate — Agricultural Use in Papua New Guinea, 2002–2009
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
In 2009, potassium nitrate — agricultural use in Papua New Guinea stood at 7 t. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of up 600.0% on the previous year and up 250.0% over ten years.
That places Papua New Guinea 58th out of 77 countries with data for 2009, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Potassium nitrate — Agricultural Use in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 2 t | — |
| 2003 | 2 t | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 1 t | -50.0% |
| 2007 | 1 t | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 1 t | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 7 t | +600.0% |
Papua New Guinea compared with similar countries
- Papua New Guinea's 7 t is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 92 t, 8% of the median. (16 countries reporting)
- Papua New Guinea's 7 t is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 19 t, 37% of the median. (10 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea
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)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.9266 % 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 0.6032 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is potassium nitrate — agricultural use in Papua New Guinea?
- Potassium nitrate — agricultural use in Papua New Guinea was 7 t in 2009, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest potassium nitrate — agricultural use recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 7 t in 2009.
- What is the lowest potassium nitrate — agricultural use recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 t in 2006.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for potassium nitrate — agricultural use?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 58th out of 77 countries with data for 2009.
- Is potassium nitrate — agricultural use rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 250.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Papua New Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Potassium nitrate — Agricultural Use. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Fertilizers by Product dataset contains information on the Production, Trade and Agriculture Use of inorganic (chemical or mineral) fertilizers products. The fertilizer statistics data are for a set of 23 product categories. Both straight and compound fertilizers are included. Methodological details can be found at: https://files-faostat.fao.org/production/RFB/RFB_EN_README.pdf