Volatilisation — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Volatilisation — Cropland nitrogen per unit area was 10.05 kg/ha in 2023. ▲ Rising
Volatilisation — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Papua New Guinea, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
In 2023, volatilisation — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Papua New Guinea stood at 10.05 kg/ha.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 11.0% on the previous year and up 18.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, volatilisation — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Papua New Guinea peaked at 11.29 kg/ha in 2022 and was at its lowest, 2.78 kg/ha, in 1964.
Papua New Guinea ranks 127th of 186 countries on this measure, 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 Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 2.89 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 2.88 kg/ha | -0.2% |
| 1963 | 2.9 kg/ha | +0.9% |
| 1964 | 2.78 kg/ha | -4.2% |
| 1965 | 2.84 kg/ha | +2.0% |
| 1966 | 3.05 kg/ha | +7.4% |
| 1967 | 3.1 kg/ha | +1.6% |
| 1968 | 3.13 kg/ha | +1.0% |
| 1969 | 3.4 kg/ha | +8.6% |
| 1970 | 3.39 kg/ha | -0.2% |
| 1971 | 3.93 kg/ha | +16.1% |
| 1972 | 3.93 kg/ha | -0.0% |
| 1973 | 4.18 kg/ha | +6.4% |
| 1974 | 4.55 kg/ha | +8.8% |
| 1975 | 4.43 kg/ha | -2.5% |
| 1976 | 4.84 kg/ha | +9.1% |
| 1977 | 5.42 kg/ha | +12.1% |
| 1978 | 5.4 kg/ha | -0.3% |
| 1979 | 4.15 kg/ha | -23.2% |
| 1980 | 4.14 kg/ha | -0.4% |
| 1981 | 6.09 kg/ha | +47.4% |
| 1982 | 4.28 kg/ha | -29.8% |
| 1983 | 4.42 kg/ha | +3.5% |
| 1984 | 4.36 kg/ha | -1.6% |
| 1985 | 5.16 kg/ha | +18.4% |
| 1986 | 5.69 kg/ha | +10.4% |
| 1987 | 5.93 kg/ha | +4.1% |
| 1988 | 5.38 kg/ha | -9.3% |
| 1989 | 5.36 kg/ha | -0.2% |
| 1990 | 4.95 kg/ha | -7.7% |
| 1991 | 5.4 kg/ha | +9.0% |
| 1992 | 6.17 kg/ha | +14.3% |
| 1993 | 6.23 kg/ha | +1.0% |
| 1994 | 6.44 kg/ha | +3.5% |
| 1995 | 6.58 kg/ha | +2.1% |
| 1996 | 6.6 kg/ha | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 6.76 kg/ha | +2.4% |
| 1998 | 4.91 kg/ha | -27.3% |
| 1999 | 4.68 kg/ha | -4.7% |
| 2000 | 5.32 kg/ha | +13.7% |
| 2001 | 5.63 kg/ha | +5.8% |
| 2002 | 5.85 kg/ha | +3.9% |
| 2003 | 6.44 kg/ha | +10.1% |
| 2004 | 8.94 kg/ha | +38.8% |
| 2005 | 8.57 kg/ha | -4.2% |
| 2006 | 7.62 kg/ha | -11.0% |
| 2007 | 7.52 kg/ha | -1.4% |
| 2008 | 7.73 kg/ha | +2.8% |
| 2009 | 9.14 kg/ha | +18.2% |
| 2010 | 8.36 kg/ha | -8.5% |
| 2011 | 7.12 kg/ha | -14.9% |
| 2012 | 8.46 kg/ha | +19.0% |
| 2013 | 8.49 kg/ha | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 8.48 kg/ha | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 9.33 kg/ha | +10.0% |
| 2016 | 9.38 kg/ha | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 10.14 kg/ha | +8.0% |
| 2018 | 10.71 kg/ha | +5.6% |
| 2019 | 10.78 kg/ha | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 10.21 kg/ha | -5.3% |
| 2021 | 9.88 kg/ha | -3.2% |
| 2022 | 11.29 kg/ha | +14.3% |
| 2023 | 10.05 kg/ha | -11.0% |
Papua New Guinea compared with similar countries
- Papua New Guinea's 10.05 kg/ha is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 8.13 kg/ha, 1.2× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Papua New Guinea's 10.05 kg/ha is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 17.79 kg/ha, 56% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3 kg/ha | 2.78 kg/ha | 3.4 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 4.42 kg/ha | 3.39 kg/ha | 5.42 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.08 kg/ha | 4.14 kg/ha | 6.09 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.87 kg/ha | 4.68 kg/ha | 6.76 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.28 kg/ha | 5.32 kg/ha | 9.14 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.13 kg/ha | 7.12 kg/ha | 10.78 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.36 kg/ha | 9.88 kg/ha | 11.29 kg/ha | 4 |
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- 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 volatilisation — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Papua New Guinea?
- Volatilisation — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Papua New Guinea was 10.05 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 Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 11.29 kg/ha in 2022.
- What is the lowest volatilisation — cropland nitrogen per unit area recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.78 kg/ha in 1964.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for volatilisation — cropland nitrogen per unit area?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 127th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is volatilisation — cropland nitrogen per unit area rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 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 (%).