Atmospheric deposition — Cropland nitrogen in Western Africa
Western Africa: Atmospheric deposition — Cropland nitrogen was 702,419 t in 2023. ▲ Rising
Atmospheric deposition — Cropland nitrogen in Western Africa, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
Western Africa recorded 702,419 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 16.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, atmospheric deposition — cropland nitrogen in Western Africa peaked at 702,419 t in 2022 and was at its lowest, 177,522 t, in 1961.
Western Africa ranks 10th of 38 regions on this measure, in the top 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 | 197,720 t | 177,522 t | 219,579 t | 9 |
| 1970s | 250,664 t | 223,206 t | 283,176 t | 10 |
| 1980s | 319,164 t | 287,196 t | 353,338 t | 10 |
| 1990s | 444,229 t | 384,768 t | 504,701 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 529,095 t | 466,733 t | 581,016 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 623,159 t | 576,414 t | 675,753 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 696,355 t | 682,890 t | 702,419 t | 4 |
Countries ranked near Western Africa
More environment data for Western Africa
- Temperature change 1.37 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.311 °C (2025)
- Wood fuel, coniferous — Production 0 m3 (2024)
- Roundwood, non-coniferous — Production 241.74 million m3 (2024)
- Wood fuel, non-coniferous — Production 221.11 million m3 (2024)
- Industrial roundwood — Production 20.68 million m3 (2024)
- Industrial roundwood — Import quantity 79,324 m3 (2024)
- Industrial roundwood — Export value 113,229 1000 USD (2024)
- Sawlogs and veneer logs — Production 13.78 million m3 (2024)
- Industrial roundwood, non-coniferous — Production 20.62 million m3 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is atmospheric deposition — cropland nitrogen in Western Africa?
- Atmospheric deposition — cropland nitrogen in Western Africa was 702,419 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest atmospheric deposition — cropland nitrogen recorded in Western Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 702,419 t in 2022.
- What is the lowest atmospheric deposition — cropland nitrogen recorded in Western Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 177,522 t in 1961.
- How does Western Africa rank for atmospheric deposition — cropland nitrogen?
- Western Africa ranks 10th out of 38 regions with data for 2023.
- Is atmospheric deposition — cropland nitrogen rising or falling in Western Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Western Africa 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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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 (%).