Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied was 0.7281 kg per person in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Papua New Guinea, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
Papua New Guinea recorded 0.7281 kg per person for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in 2023.
That represents a change of down 18.7% on the previous year and up 21.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Papua New Guinea peaked at 0.9123 kg per person in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.0134 kg per person, in 1965.
Papua New Guinea ranks 101st of 176 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) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0147 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0143 kg per person | -2.3% |
| 1963 | 0.014 kg per person | -2.2% |
| 1964 | 0.0137 kg per person | -2.1% |
| 1965 | 0.0134 kg per person | -2.1% |
| 1966 | 0.0394 kg per person | +193.4% |
| 1967 | 0.0642 kg per person | +63.0% |
| 1968 | 0.0627 kg per person | -2.2% |
| 1969 | 0.1226 kg per person | +95.4% |
| 1970 | 0.1197 kg per person | -2.3% |
| 1971 | 0.2338 kg per person | +95.3% |
| 1972 | 0.2283 kg per person | -2.4% |
| 1973 | 0.2899 kg per person | +27.0% |
| 1974 | 0.3814 kg per person | +31.6% |
| 1975 | 0.3624 kg per person | -5.0% |
| 1976 | 0.4588 kg per person | +26.6% |
| 1977 | 0.5918 kg per person | +29.0% |
| 1978 | 0.6092 kg per person | +3.0% |
| 1979 | 0.313 kg per person | -48.6% |
| 1980 | 0.2874 kg per person | -8.2% |
| 1981 | 0.685 kg per person | +138.3% |
| 1982 | 0.2941 kg per person | -57.1% |
| 1983 | 0.315 kg per person | +7.1% |
| 1984 | 0.2992 kg per person | -5.0% |
| 1985 | 0.457 kg per person | +52.8% |
| 1986 | 0.5739 kg per person | +25.6% |
| 1987 | 0.6029 kg per person | +5.1% |
| 1988 | 0.5011 kg per person | -16.9% |
| 1989 | 0.4979 kg per person | -0.6% |
| 1990 | 0.4158 kg per person | -16.5% |
| 1991 | 0.4849 kg per person | +16.6% |
| 1992 | 0.576 kg per person | +18.8% |
| 1993 | 0.5554 kg per person | -3.6% |
| 1994 | 0.5357 kg per person | -3.6% |
| 1995 | 0.5168 kg per person | -3.5% |
| 1996 | 0.4986 kg per person | -3.5% |
| 1997 | 0.4872 kg per person | -2.3% |
| 1998 | 0.1858 kg per person | -61.9% |
| 1999 | 0.1514 kg per person | -18.5% |
| 2000 | 0.2546 kg per person | +68.2% |
| 2001 | 0.2514 kg per person | -1.3% |
| 2002 | 0.2523 kg per person | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 0.3365 kg per person | +33.3% |
| 2004 | 0.6994 kg per person | +107.8% |
| 2005 | 0.6349 kg per person | -9.2% |
| 2006 | 0.5031 kg per person | -20.8% |
| 2007 | 0.5255 kg per person | +4.4% |
| 2008 | 0.572 kg per person | +8.8% |
| 2009 | 0.77 kg per person | +34.6% |
| 2010 | 0.6275 kg per person | -18.5% |
| 2011 | 0.4413 kg per person | -29.7% |
| 2012 | 0.5988 kg per person | +35.7% |
| 2013 | 0.5973 kg per person | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 0.5991 kg per person | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 0.7094 kg per person | +18.4% |
| 2016 | 0.7031 kg per person | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 0.8615 kg per person | +22.5% |
| 2018 | 0.9123 kg per person | +5.9% |
| 2019 | 0.8975 kg per person | -1.6% |
| 2020 | 0.8073 kg per person | -10.1% |
| 2021 | 0.7463 kg per person | -7.6% |
| 2022 | 0.896 kg per person | +20.1% |
| 2023 | 0.7281 kg per person | -18.7% |
Papua New Guinea compared with similar countries
- Papua New Guinea's 0.7281 kg per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.8081 kg per person, 90% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Papua New Guinea's 0.7281 kg per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.5816 kg per person, 1.3× the median. (25 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | +193.4% | 0.0134 kg per person | 0.0394 kg per person |
| 1981 | +138.3% | 0.2874 kg per person | 0.685 kg per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0399 kg per person | 0.0134 kg per person | 0.1226 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.3588 kg per person | 0.1197 kg per person | 0.6092 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.4513 kg per person | 0.2874 kg per person | 0.685 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.4408 kg per person | 0.1514 kg per person | 0.576 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.48 kg per person | 0.2514 kg per person | 0.77 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6948 kg per person | 0.4413 kg per person | 0.9123 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7944 kg per person | 0.7281 kg per person | 0.896 kg per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea
More climate change data for Papua New Guinea
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 18.97 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 2,290 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 396.23 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 1,894 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 1.5 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 67.64 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 108.7 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 105.81 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 2.88 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.3993 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Papua New Guinea?
- Nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Papua New Guinea was 0.7281 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9123 kg per person in 2018.
- What is the lowest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0134 kg per person in 1965.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 101st out of 176 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.9%. 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) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied that leaches, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied that leaches divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied that leaches ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied that leaches divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.