Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) was 2.43 kg per person in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) in Papua New Guinea, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
Papua New Guinea recorded 2.43 kg per person for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) 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) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) in Papua New Guinea peaked at 3.04 kg per person in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.0447 kg per person, in 1965.
That places Papua New Guinea 101st out of 175 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) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0489 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0478 kg per person | -2.3% |
| 1963 | 0.0467 kg per person | -2.2% |
| 1964 | 0.0457 kg per person | -2.1% |
| 1965 | 0.0447 kg per person | -2.1% |
| 1966 | 0.1312 kg per person | +193.4% |
| 1967 | 0.2139 kg per person | +63.0% |
| 1968 | 0.2091 kg per person | -2.2% |
| 1969 | 0.4087 kg per person | +95.4% |
| 1970 | 0.3991 kg per person | -2.3% |
| 1971 | 0.7793 kg per person | +95.3% |
| 1972 | 0.7609 kg per person | -2.4% |
| 1973 | 0.9663 kg per person | +27.0% |
| 1974 | 1.27 kg per person | +31.6% |
| 1975 | 1.21 kg per person | -5.0% |
| 1976 | 1.53 kg per person | +26.6% |
| 1977 | 1.97 kg per person | +29.0% |
| 1978 | 2.03 kg per person | +3.0% |
| 1979 | 1.04 kg per person | -48.6% |
| 1980 | 0.958 kg per person | -8.2% |
| 1981 | 2.28 kg per person | +138.3% |
| 1982 | 0.9803 kg per person | -57.1% |
| 1983 | 1.05 kg per person | +7.1% |
| 1984 | 0.9973 kg per person | -5.0% |
| 1985 | 1.52 kg per person | +52.8% |
| 1986 | 1.91 kg per person | +25.6% |
| 1987 | 2.01 kg per person | +5.1% |
| 1988 | 1.67 kg per person | -16.9% |
| 1989 | 1.66 kg per person | -0.6% |
| 1990 | 1.39 kg per person | -16.5% |
| 1991 | 1.62 kg per person | +16.6% |
| 1992 | 1.92 kg per person | +18.8% |
| 1993 | 1.85 kg per person | -3.6% |
| 1994 | 1.79 kg per person | -3.6% |
| 1995 | 1.72 kg per person | -3.5% |
| 1996 | 1.66 kg per person | -3.5% |
| 1997 | 1.62 kg per person | -2.3% |
| 1998 | 0.6194 kg per person | -61.9% |
| 1999 | 0.5047 kg per person | -18.5% |
| 2000 | 0.8488 kg per person | +68.2% |
| 2001 | 0.8379 kg per person | -1.3% |
| 2002 | 0.8412 kg per person | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 1.12 kg per person | +33.3% |
| 2004 | 2.33 kg per person | +107.8% |
| 2005 | 2.12 kg per person | -9.2% |
| 2006 | 1.68 kg per person | -20.8% |
| 2007 | 1.75 kg per person | +4.4% |
| 2008 | 1.91 kg per person | +8.8% |
| 2009 | 2.57 kg per person | +34.6% |
| 2010 | 2.09 kg per person | -18.5% |
| 2011 | 1.47 kg per person | -29.7% |
| 2012 | 2 kg per person | +35.7% |
| 2013 | 1.99 kg per person | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 2 kg per person | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 2.36 kg per person | +18.4% |
| 2016 | 2.34 kg per person | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 2.87 kg per person | +22.5% |
| 2018 | 3.04 kg per person | +5.9% |
| 2019 | 2.99 kg per person | -1.6% |
| 2020 | 2.69 kg per person | -10.1% |
| 2021 | 2.49 kg per person | -7.6% |
| 2022 | 2.99 kg per person | +20.1% |
| 2023 | 2.43 kg per person | -18.7% |
Papua New Guinea compared with similar countries
- Papua New Guinea's 2.43 kg per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 2.69 kg per person, 90% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Papua New Guinea's 2.43 kg per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 2.18 kg per person, 1.1× the median. (24 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 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% | 0.0447 kg per person | 0.1312 kg per person |
| 1981 | +138.3% | 0.958 kg per person | 2.28 kg per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.133 kg per person | 0.0447 kg per person | 0.4087 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.2 kg per person | 0.3991 kg per person | 2.03 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.5 kg per person | 0.958 kg per person | 2.28 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.47 kg per person | 0.5047 kg per person | 1.92 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.6 kg per person | 0.8379 kg per person | 2.57 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.32 kg per person | 1.47 kg per person | 3.04 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.65 kg per person | 2.43 kg per person | 2.99 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) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) in Papua New Guinea?
- Nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) in Papua New Guinea was 2.43 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 3.04 kg per person in 2018.
- What is the lowest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0447 kg per person in 1965.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural)?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 101st out of 175 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) 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) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural use), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural use) 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) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural use) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers 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) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural use) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.