Fertilizer use — all countries

Fertilizer use — Melanesia

Fertilizer use in Melanesia in 2023 — 113.6 kg/ha. Since 1975, the indicator has risen by 36.3%.

2023 113.6 kg/ha −15.16% vs 2022
World rank
Period maximum 133.9 kg/ha2022
Period minimum 42.6 kg/ha2003

Trend over time

1975–2023 · kg per hectare

Fertilizer use — Melanesia, 1975–2023050100150197519801985199019952000200520102015202020231975: 83.3 kg/ha1976: 87.8 kg/ha1977: 88.6 kg/ha1978: 85.7 kg/ha1979: 90.3 kg/ha1980: 87.7 kg/ha1981: 114.5 kg/ha1982: 71.3 kg/ha1983: 63.7 kg/ha1984: 76.7 kg/ha1985: 72.3 kg/ha1986: 109.6 kg/ha1987: 115.1 kg/ha1988: 119.9 kg/ha1989: 113.9 kg/ha1990: 102.8 kg/ha1991: 69.6 kg/ha1992: 73.7 kg/ha1993: 81.9 kg/ha1994: 92.2 kg/ha1995: 94.8 kg/ha1996: 99.1 kg/ha1997: 101.1 kg/ha1998: 83 kg/ha1999: 74.2 kg/ha2000: 61.3 kg/ha2001: 69.4 kg/ha2002: 57.2 kg/ha2003: 42.6 kg/ha2004: 74.4 kg/ha2005: 71.3 kg/ha2006: 54.5 kg/ha2007: 66.7 kg/ha2008: 73.9 kg/ha2009: 89.9 kg/ha2010: 92.6 kg/ha2011: 84.3 kg/ha2012: 100.3 kg/ha2013: 94.2 kg/ha2014: 97 kg/ha2015: 98.3 kg/ha2016: 103.2 kg/ha2017: 111.8 kg/ha2018: 115.6 kg/ha2019: 106.3 kg/ha2020: 102.9 kg/ha2021: 97.4 kg/ha2022: 133.9 kg/ha2023: 113.6 kg/ha
Change over the period: +30.3 (+36.34%) Average annual rate: 0.65 %

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Melanesia

Melanesia 113.6 kg/ha
World 137.6 kg/ha
Fertilizer use — Melanesia, by year Melanesia All countries CSV XLSX
Year kg/ha Change Change, %
2023 113.6 −20.3 −15.16%
2022 133.9 +36.5 +37.49%
2021 97.4 −5.5 −5.37%
2020 102.9 −3.5 −3.25%
2019 106.3 −9.2 −7.98%
2018 115.6 +3.8 +3.4%
2017 111.8 +8.5 +8.28%
2016 103.2 +4.9 +5.02%
2015 98.3 +1.3 +1.36%
2014 97 +2.8 +2.94%
2013 94.2 −6 −6.03%
2012 100.3 +15.9 +18.87%
2011 84.3 −8.3 −8.93%
2010 92.6 +2.7 +2.97%
2009 89.9 +16 +21.71%
2008 73.9 +7.2 +10.75%
2007 66.7 +12.3 +22.51%
2006 54.5 −16.9 −23.64%
2005 71.3 −3.1 −4.14%
2004 74.4 +31.8 +74.56%
2003 42.6 −14.6 −25.51%
2002 57.2 −12.2 −17.58%
2001 69.4 +8.1 +13.21%
2000 61.3 −12.9 −17.35%
1999 74.2 −8.8 −10.6%
1998 83 −18.2 −17.95%
1997 101.1 +2 +2.04%
1996 99.1 +4.3 +4.53%
1995 94.8 +2.6 +2.85%
1994 92.2 +10.3 +12.63%
1993 81.9 +8.1 +11.02%
1992 73.7 +4.1 +5.9%
1991 69.6 −33.1 −32.25%
1990 102.8 −11.1 −9.77%
1989 113.9 −6 −4.99%
1988 119.9 +4.8 +4.17%
1987 115.1 +5.5 +5.04%
1986 109.6 +37.2 +51.49%
1985 72.3 −4.3 −5.66%
1984 76.7 +12.9 +20.27%
1983 63.7 −7.5 −10.59%
1982 71.3 −43.2 −37.74%
1981 114.5 +26.8 +30.55%
1980 87.7 −2.6 −2.88%
1979 90.3 +4.5 +5.3%
1978 85.7 −2.9 −3.24%
1977 88.6 +0.9 +0.99%
1976 87.8 +4.5 +5.34%
1975 83.3

About the indicator

Consumption of mineral fertilizers (nitrogen, phosphate and potash in nutrient terms) in kilograms per hectare of arable land. It is directly linked to yields, but excessive application leads to the pollution of water bodies and to nitrous oxide emissions — which is why the optimum, not the maximum, is the goal here.

Important: The aggregate is weighted by arable land — the same denominator that stands in the indicator. The figure does not distinguish types of fertilizer and says nothing about whether it was applied at the right rate and the right time.

Source: FAOSTAT (FAO), license CC BY 4.0.