Atmospheric deposition — Cropland nitrogen in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)
Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs): Atmospheric deposition — Cropland nitrogen was 2.47 million t in 2023. ▲ Rising
Atmospheric deposition — Cropland nitrogen in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs), 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) recorded 2.47 million t for atmospheric deposition — cropland nitrogen in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of up 10.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, atmospheric deposition — cropland nitrogen in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) peaked at 2.47 million t in 2022 and was at its lowest, 722,499 t, in 1961.
Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) ranks 4th of 29 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Atmospheric deposition — Cropland nitrogen in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs), year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 722,499 t | — |
| 1962 | 739,698 t | +2.4% |
| 1963 | 759,644 t | +2.7% |
| 1964 | 780,851 t | +2.8% |
| 1965 | 803,284 t | +2.9% |
| 1966 | 820,708 t | +2.2% |
| 1967 | 837,990 t | +2.1% |
| 1968 | 855,121 t | +2.0% |
| 1969 | 867,071 t | +1.4% |
| 1970 | 887,864 t | +2.4% |
| 1971 | 895,131 t | +0.8% |
| 1972 | 910,642 t | +1.7% |
| 1973 | 928,465 t | +2.0% |
| 1974 | 935,929 t | +0.8% |
| 1975 | 966,356 t | +3.3% |
| 1976 | 989,531 t | +2.4% |
| 1977 | 1.02 million t | +2.9% |
| 1978 | 1.06 million t | +3.7% |
| 1979 | 1.08 million t | +2.3% |
| 1980 | 1.09 million t | +1.1% |
| 1981 | 1.11 million t | +1.5% |
| 1982 | 1.15 million t | +3.4% |
| 1983 | 1.15 million t | +0.7% |
| 1984 | 1.18 million t | +2.2% |
| 1985 | 1.22 million t | +3.5% |
| 1986 | 1.26 million t | +3.1% |
| 1987 | 1.28 million t | +1.7% |
| 1988 | 1.32 million t | +3.2% |
| 1989 | 1.36 million t | +3.1% |
| 1990 | 1.36 million t | -0.1% |
| 1991 | 1.44 million t | +5.7% |
| 1992 | 1.47 million t | +2.2% |
| 1993 | 1.50 million t | +2.1% |
| 1994 | 1.54 million t | +2.3% |
| 1995 | 1.63 million t | +5.9% |
| 1996 | 1.67 million t | +2.8% |
| 1997 | 1.87 million t | +11.6% |
| 1998 | 1.86 million t | -0.5% |
| 1999 | 1.69 million t | -9.1% |
| 2000 | 1.64 million t | -2.8% |
| 2001 | 1.65 million t | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 1.70 million t | +2.9% |
| 2003 | 1.78 million t | +5.0% |
| 2004 | 1.81 million t | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 1.93 million t | +6.7% |
| 2006 | 1.91 million t | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 1.98 million t | +3.8% |
| 2008 | 1.97 million t | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 2.03 million t | +2.9% |
| 2010 | 2.12 million t | +4.4% |
| 2011 | 2.13 million t | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 2.18 million t | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 2.24 million t | +2.6% |
| 2014 | 2.23 million t | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 2.26 million t | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 2.32 million t | +2.7% |
| 2017 | 2.36 million t | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 2.40 million t | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 2.41 million t | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 2.43 million t | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 2.45 million t | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 2.47 million t | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 2.47 million t | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 798,541 t | 722,499 t | 867,071 t | 9 |
| 1970s | 966,795 t | 887,864 t | 1.08 million t | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.21 million t | 1.09 million t | 1.36 million t | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.60 million t | 1.36 million t | 1.87 million t | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.84 million t | 1.64 million t | 2.03 million t | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.26 million t | 2.12 million t | 2.41 million t | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.46 million t | 2.43 million t | 2.47 million t | 4 |
Countries ranked near Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)
- 1 India 3.47 million t compare
- 2 China 3.11 million t compare
- 3 China, mainland 3.10 million t compare
- 4 USSR 2.13 million t compare
- 4 Viet Nam 146,706 t compare
- 5 Russian Federation 579,159 t compare
- 5 Türkiye 142,655 t compare
- 6 Brazil 537,887 t compare
- 6 Democratic Republic of the Congo 104,610 t compare
- 7 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 79,148 t compare
- 7 Pakistan 490,991 t compare
More environment data for Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.221 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.34 °C (2025)
- Cropland — Share in Land area 10.78 % (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Export quantity 4.43 million t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity 5.12 million t (2024)
- Agriculture — Area 1.21 million 1000 ha (2024)
- Agricultural land — Area 1.21 million 1000 ha (2024)
- Agricultural land — Share in Land area 41.05 % (2024)
- Cropland — Area 317,994 1000 ha (2024)
All data for Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is atmospheric deposition — cropland nitrogen in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)?
- Atmospheric deposition — cropland nitrogen in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) was 2.47 million t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest atmospheric deposition — cropland nitrogen recorded in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)?
- The highest recorded value was 2.47 million t in 2022.
- What is the lowest atmospheric deposition — cropland nitrogen recorded in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)?
- The lowest recorded value was 722,499 t in 1961.
- How does Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) rank for atmospheric deposition — cropland nitrogen?
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) ranks 4th out of 29 groups with data for 2023.
- Is atmospheric deposition — cropland nitrogen rising or falling in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Atmospheric deposition — Cropland nitrogen. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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 (%).