Atmospheric deposition — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Western Asia
Western Asia: Atmospheric deposition — Cropland nitrogen per unit area was 5.59 kg/ha in 2023. ▲ Rising
Atmospheric deposition — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Western Asia, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for atmospheric deposition — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Western Asia is 5.59 kg/ha, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 2.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, atmospheric deposition — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Western Asia peaked at 5.66 kg/ha in 2012 and was at its lowest, 2.64 kg/ha, in 1961.
Western Asia ranks 23rd of 38 regions on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.86 kg/ha | 2.64 kg/ha | 3.09 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 3.6 kg/ha | 3.14 kg/ha | 3.98 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.31 kg/ha | 4.04 kg/ha | 4.57 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.71 kg/ha | 4.53 kg/ha | 4.94 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.86 kg/ha | 4.45 kg/ha | 5.53 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.45 kg/ha | 5.32 kg/ha | 5.66 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.53 kg/ha | 5.42 kg/ha | 5.6 kg/ha | 4 |
Countries ranked near Western Asia
- 20 Czechoslovakia 12.52 kg/ha compare
- 21 Poland 12.44 kg/ha compare
- 22 China, Taiwan Province of 12.19 kg/ha compare
- 23 France 12.13 kg/ha compare
- 24 Ethiopia 11.83 kg/ha compare
- 25 Ethiopia PDR 10.94 kg/ha compare
- 26 Czechia 10.86 kg/ha compare
More environment data for Western Asia
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.404 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.7 °C (2025)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 5.65 million t (2024)
- Recovered paper — Production 5.50 million t (2024)
- Cropland — Area 45,596 1000 ha (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per capita 1.25 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 2.95 g/Int$ (2024)
- Country area — Area 484,480 1000 ha (2024)
- Land area — Area 479,195 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is atmospheric deposition — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Western Asia?
- Atmospheric deposition — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Western Asia was 5.59 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 Western Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 5.66 kg/ha in 2012.
- What is the lowest atmospheric deposition — cropland nitrogen per unit area recorded in Western Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.64 kg/ha in 1961.
- How does Western Asia rank for atmospheric deposition — cropland nitrogen per unit area?
- Western Asia ranks 23rd out of 38 regions with data for 2023.
- Is atmospheric deposition — cropland nitrogen per unit area rising or falling in Western Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Western Asia 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 (%).