Volatilisation — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Oceania
Oceania: Volatilisation — Cropland nitrogen per unit area was 19.32 kg/ha in 2023. ▲ Rising
Volatilisation — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Oceania, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
Oceania recorded 19.32 kg/ha for volatilisation — cropland nitrogen per unit area in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is up 11.8% on the previous year and up 65.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, volatilisation — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Oceania peaked at 19.32 kg/ha in 2023 and was at its lowest, 2.4 kg/ha, in 1961.
That places Oceania 15th out of 29 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Volatilisation — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Oceania, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 2.4 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 2.46 kg/ha | +2.6% |
| 1963 | 2.93 kg/ha | +19.1% |
| 1964 | 2.74 kg/ha | -6.5% |
| 1965 | 2.66 kg/ha | -2.9% |
| 1966 | 2.64 kg/ha | -0.9% |
| 1967 | 3.18 kg/ha | +20.6% |
| 1968 | 3.07 kg/ha | -3.3% |
| 1969 | 3.23 kg/ha | +5.0% |
| 1970 | 3.49 kg/ha | +8.0% |
| 1971 | 3.98 kg/ha | +14.1% |
| 1972 | 4.84 kg/ha | +21.8% |
| 1973 | 5.66 kg/ha | +17.0% |
| 1974 | 5.86 kg/ha | +3.4% |
| 1975 | 6.12 kg/ha | +4.6% |
| 1976 | 6.56 kg/ha | +7.2% |
| 1977 | 5.84 kg/ha | -10.9% |
| 1978 | 5.7 kg/ha | -2.4% |
| 1979 | 5.84 kg/ha | +2.3% |
| 1980 | 5.72 kg/ha | -2.1% |
| 1981 | 5.65 kg/ha | -1.1% |
| 1982 | 5.3 kg/ha | -6.2% |
| 1983 | 5.86 kg/ha | +10.4% |
| 1984 | 5.7 kg/ha | -2.6% |
| 1985 | 5.86 kg/ha | +2.8% |
| 1986 | 5.94 kg/ha | +1.3% |
| 1987 | 6.62 kg/ha | +11.5% |
| 1988 | 7.5 kg/ha | +13.2% |
| 1989 | 8.41 kg/ha | +12.1% |
| 1990 | 8.71 kg/ha | +3.6% |
| 1991 | 8.91 kg/ha | +2.3% |
| 1992 | 9.87 kg/ha | +10.8% |
| 1993 | 10.57 kg/ha | +7.1% |
| 1994 | 10.55 kg/ha | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 12.4 kg/ha | +17.6% |
| 1996 | 13.02 kg/ha | +5.0% |
| 1997 | 12.28 kg/ha | -5.7% |
| 1998 | 13.62 kg/ha | +10.9% |
| 1999 | 13.8 kg/ha | +1.4% |
| 2000 | 12.18 kg/ha | -11.7% |
| 2001 | 12.79 kg/ha | +5.0% |
| 2002 | 12.44 kg/ha | -2.8% |
| 2003 | 12.19 kg/ha | -2.0% |
| 2004 | 12.45 kg/ha | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 11.14 kg/ha | -10.5% |
| 2006 | 11.11 kg/ha | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 11.44 kg/ha | +2.9% |
| 2008 | 10.9 kg/ha | -4.7% |
| 2009 | 9.88 kg/ha | -9.3% |
| 2010 | 11.6 kg/ha | +17.4% |
| 2011 | 10.52 kg/ha | -9.3% |
| 2012 | 10.81 kg/ha | +2.7% |
| 2013 | 11.71 kg/ha | +8.4% |
| 2014 | 12.89 kg/ha | +10.1% |
| 2015 | 12.47 kg/ha | -3.3% |
| 2016 | 14.18 kg/ha | +13.7% |
| 2017 | 14.15 kg/ha | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 13.41 kg/ha | -5.2% |
| 2019 | 12.93 kg/ha | -3.6% |
| 2020 | 16.63 kg/ha | +28.6% |
| 2021 | 18.31 kg/ha | +10.1% |
| 2022 | 17.28 kg/ha | -5.7% |
| 2023 | 19.32 kg/ha | +11.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.81 kg/ha | 2.4 kg/ha | 3.23 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 5.39 kg/ha | 3.49 kg/ha | 6.56 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 6.26 kg/ha | 5.3 kg/ha | 8.41 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 11.37 kg/ha | 8.71 kg/ha | 13.8 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 11.65 kg/ha | 9.88 kg/ha | 12.79 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.47 kg/ha | 10.52 kg/ha | 14.18 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.88 kg/ha | 16.63 kg/ha | 19.32 kg/ha | 4 |
Countries ranked near Oceania
- 12 Belgium 82.87 kg/ha compare
- 12 Polynesia 7 kg/ha compare
- 13 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 6.54 kg/ha compare
- 13 Ireland 80.16 kg/ha compare
- 14 Costa Rica 71.59 kg/ha compare
- 14 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 5.36 kg/ha compare
- 15 China, mainland 69.93 kg/ha compare
- 15 United Republic of Tanzania 5.33 kg/ha compare
- 16 China 69.91 kg/ha compare
- 16 Syrian Arab Republic 3.51 kg/ha compare
- 17 Republic of Korea 68.5 kg/ha compare
- 18 Barbados 68.25 kg/ha compare
- 18 Democratic Republic of the Congo 0.8998 kg/ha compare
More environment data for Oceania
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -4.4 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -3.36 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Temperature change 1.36 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.316 °C (2025)
- Paper and paperboard — Production 3.18 million t (2024)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 5.00 million t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Production 2.93 million t (2024)
- Recovered paper — Production 2.98 million t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per area of cropland 93.41 kg/ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is volatilisation — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Oceania?
- Volatilisation — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Oceania was 19.32 kg/ha in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest volatilisation — cropland nitrogen per unit area recorded in Oceania?
- The highest recorded value was 19.32 kg/ha in 2023.
- What is the lowest volatilisation — cropland nitrogen per unit area recorded in Oceania?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.4 kg/ha in 1961.
- How does Oceania rank for volatilisation — cropland nitrogen per unit area?
- Oceania ranks 15th out of 29 groups with data for 2023.
- Is volatilisation — cropland nitrogen per unit area rising or falling in Oceania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 65.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Oceania data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Volatilisation — Cropland nitrogen per unit area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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 (%).