Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied was 0.2427 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
In 2023, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Papua New Guinea stood at 0.2427 kg per person.
The figure is 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 0.3041 kg per person in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.0045 kg per person, in 1965.
That places Papua New Guinea 101st out of 176 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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 | 0.0049 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0048 kg per person | -2.3% |
| 1963 | 0.0047 kg per person | -2.2% |
| 1964 | 0.0046 kg per person | -2.1% |
| 1965 | 0.0045 kg per person | -2.1% |
| 1966 | 0.0131 kg per person | +193.4% |
| 1967 | 0.0214 kg per person | +63.0% |
| 1968 | 0.0209 kg per person | -2.2% |
| 1969 | 0.0409 kg per person | +95.4% |
| 1970 | 0.0399 kg per person | -2.3% |
| 1971 | 0.0779 kg per person | +95.3% |
| 1972 | 0.0761 kg per person | -2.4% |
| 1973 | 0.0966 kg per person | +27.0% |
| 1974 | 0.1271 kg per person | +31.6% |
| 1975 | 0.1208 kg per person | -5.0% |
| 1976 | 0.1529 kg per person | +26.6% |
| 1977 | 0.1973 kg per person | +29.0% |
| 1978 | 0.2031 kg per person | +3.0% |
| 1979 | 0.1043 kg per person | -48.6% |
| 1980 | 0.0958 kg per person | -8.2% |
| 1981 | 0.2283 kg per person | +138.3% |
| 1982 | 0.098 kg per person | -57.1% |
| 1983 | 0.105 kg per person | +7.1% |
| 1984 | 0.0997 kg per person | -5.0% |
| 1985 | 0.1523 kg per person | +52.8% |
| 1986 | 0.1913 kg per person | +25.6% |
| 1987 | 0.201 kg per person | +5.1% |
| 1988 | 0.167 kg per person | -16.9% |
| 1989 | 0.166 kg per person | -0.6% |
| 1990 | 0.1386 kg per person | -16.5% |
| 1991 | 0.1616 kg per person | +16.6% |
| 1992 | 0.192 kg per person | +18.8% |
| 1993 | 0.1851 kg per person | -3.6% |
| 1994 | 0.1786 kg per person | -3.6% |
| 1995 | 0.1723 kg per person | -3.5% |
| 1996 | 0.1662 kg per person | -3.5% |
| 1997 | 0.1624 kg per person | -2.3% |
| 1998 | 0.0619 kg per person | -61.9% |
| 1999 | 0.0505 kg per person | -18.5% |
| 2000 | 0.0849 kg per person | +68.2% |
| 2001 | 0.0838 kg per person | -1.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0841 kg per person | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 0.1122 kg per person | +33.3% |
| 2004 | 0.2331 kg per person | +107.8% |
| 2005 | 0.2116 kg per person | -9.2% |
| 2006 | 0.1677 kg per person | -20.8% |
| 2007 | 0.1752 kg per person | +4.4% |
| 2008 | 0.1907 kg per person | +8.8% |
| 2009 | 0.2567 kg per person | +34.6% |
| 2010 | 0.2092 kg per person | -18.5% |
| 2011 | 0.1471 kg per person | -29.7% |
| 2012 | 0.1996 kg per person | +35.7% |
| 2013 | 0.1991 kg per person | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 0.1997 kg per person | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 0.2365 kg per person | +18.4% |
| 2016 | 0.2344 kg per person | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 0.2872 kg per person | +22.5% |
| 2018 | 0.3041 kg per person | +5.9% |
| 2019 | 0.2992 kg per person | -1.6% |
| 2020 | 0.2691 kg per person | -10.1% |
| 2021 | 0.2488 kg per person | -7.6% |
| 2022 | 0.2987 kg per person | +20.1% |
| 2023 | 0.2427 kg per person | -18.7% |
Papua New Guinea compared with similar countries
- Papua New Guinea's 0.2427 kg per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.2694 kg per person, 90% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Papua New Guinea's 0.2427 kg per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.1939 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% | 0.0045 kg per person | 0.0131 kg per person |
| 1981 | +138.3% | 0.0958 kg per person | 0.2283 kg per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0133 kg per person | 0.0045 kg per person | 0.0409 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.1196 kg per person | 0.0399 kg per person | 0.2031 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1504 kg per person | 0.0958 kg per person | 0.2283 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1469 kg per person | 0.0505 kg per person | 0.192 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.16 kg per person | 0.0838 kg per person | 0.2567 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2316 kg per person | 0.1471 kg per person | 0.3041 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2648 kg per person | 0.2427 kg per person | 0.2987 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 0.2427 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 0.3041 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 0.0045 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 volatilises, 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 volatilises 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 volatilises ÷ 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 volatilises divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.