Atmospheric deposition — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Namibia
Namibia: Atmospheric deposition — Cropland nitrogen per unit area was 2.89 kg/ha in 2023. ▲ Rising
Atmospheric deposition — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Namibia, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
Namibia recorded 2.89 kg/ha for atmospheric deposition — cropland nitrogen per unit area in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, atmospheric deposition — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Namibia peaked at 3.68 kg/ha in 1998 and was at its lowest, 1.46 kg/ha, in 1975.
Namibia ranks 170th of 201 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.7 kg/ha | 1.59 kg/ha | 1.81 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.91 kg/ha | 1.46 kg/ha | 2.47 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.78 kg/ha | 1.54 kg/ha | 2.08 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.57 kg/ha | 2.14 kg/ha | 3.68 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.78 kg/ha | 2.36 kg/ha | 3.25 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.01 kg/ha | 2.89 kg/ha | 3.44 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.9 kg/ha | 2.89 kg/ha | 2.92 kg/ha | 4 |
Countries ranked near Namibia
- 167 Cyprus 2.97 kg/ha compare
- 168 Portugal 2.96 kg/ha compare
- 169 New Zealand 2.93 kg/ha compare
- 171 Yemen 2.85 kg/ha compare
- 172 Kazakhstan 2.82 kg/ha compare
- 173 Turkmenistan 2.79 kg/ha compare
More environment data for Namibia
- Standard Deviation 0.319 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.979 °C (2025)
- Recovered paper — Production 20,000 t (2024)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 20,000 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value 215 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import quantity 17 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Export value 138 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Export quantity 109 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Import value 28,080 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Import quantity 28,889 t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is atmospheric deposition — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Namibia?
- Atmospheric deposition — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Namibia was 2.89 kg/ha in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest atmospheric deposition — cropland nitrogen per unit area recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 3.68 kg/ha in 1998.
- What is the lowest atmospheric deposition — cropland nitrogen per unit area recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.46 kg/ha in 1975.
- How does Namibia rank for atmospheric deposition — cropland nitrogen per unit area?
- Namibia ranks 170th out of 201 countries with data for 2023.
- Is atmospheric deposition — cropland nitrogen per unit area rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Namibia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Atmospheric deposition — Cropland nitrogen per unit area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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 (%).