Crop harvest removal — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
Least Developed Countries (LDCs): Crop harvest removal — Cropland nitrogen per unit area was 30.16 kg/ha in 2023. ▲ Rising
Crop harvest removal — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Least Developed Countries (LDCs), 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for crop harvest removal — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) is 30.16 kg/ha, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 10.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, crop harvest removal — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) peaked at 30.19 kg/ha in 2022 and was at its lowest, 11.05 kg/ha, in 1961.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Crop harvest removal — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Least Developed Countries (LDCs), year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 11.05 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 11.29 kg/ha | +2.2% |
| 1963 | 11.68 kg/ha | +3.4% |
| 1964 | 11.71 kg/ha | +0.3% |
| 1965 | 11.65 kg/ha | -0.5% |
| 1966 | 11.44 kg/ha | -1.8% |
| 1967 | 12.41 kg/ha | +8.5% |
| 1968 | 12.21 kg/ha | -1.6% |
| 1969 | 12.83 kg/ha | +5.0% |
| 1970 | 12.85 kg/ha | +0.1% |
| 1971 | 12.87 kg/ha | +0.2% |
| 1972 | 12.5 kg/ha | -2.9% |
| 1973 | 12.75 kg/ha | +2.0% |
| 1974 | 13.25 kg/ha | +3.9% |
| 1975 | 13.82 kg/ha | +4.3% |
| 1976 | 13.7 kg/ha | -0.9% |
| 1977 | 13.72 kg/ha | +0.2% |
| 1978 | 14 kg/ha | +2.1% |
| 1979 | 13.54 kg/ha | -3.3% |
| 1980 | 14.21 kg/ha | +4.9% |
| 1981 | 14.81 kg/ha | +4.2% |
| 1982 | 14.8 kg/ha | -0.1% |
| 1983 | 15.19 kg/ha | +2.7% |
| 1984 | 14.75 kg/ha | -2.9% |
| 1985 | 15.57 kg/ha | +5.6% |
| 1986 | 15.7 kg/ha | +0.9% |
| 1987 | 15.5 kg/ha | -1.3% |
| 1988 | 16.28 kg/ha | +5.1% |
| 1989 | 16.19 kg/ha | -0.6% |
| 1990 | 15.88 kg/ha | -1.9% |
| 1991 | 16.6 kg/ha | +4.5% |
| 1992 | 16.71 kg/ha | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 16.54 kg/ha | -1.0% |
| 1994 | 16.83 kg/ha | +1.7% |
| 1995 | 17.26 kg/ha | +2.6% |
| 1996 | 18.12 kg/ha | +5.0% |
| 1997 | 17.88 kg/ha | -1.4% |
| 1998 | 18.7 kg/ha | +4.6% |
| 1999 | 19.56 kg/ha | +4.6% |
| 2000 | 19.35 kg/ha | -1.1% |
| 2001 | 20.82 kg/ha | +7.6% |
| 2002 | 20.94 kg/ha | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 21.48 kg/ha | +2.6% |
| 2004 | 21.1 kg/ha | -1.8% |
| 2005 | 22.95 kg/ha | +8.8% |
| 2006 | 23.33 kg/ha | +1.7% |
| 2007 | 23.9 kg/ha | +2.4% |
| 2008 | 24.84 kg/ha | +3.9% |
| 2009 | 25.27 kg/ha | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 26.66 kg/ha | +5.5% |
| 2011 | 26.26 kg/ha | -1.5% |
| 2012 | 26.57 kg/ha | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 27.4 kg/ha | +3.1% |
| 2014 | 27.93 kg/ha | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 27.27 kg/ha | -2.3% |
| 2016 | 27.72 kg/ha | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 28.04 kg/ha | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 28.89 kg/ha | +3.0% |
| 2019 | 28.75 kg/ha | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 29.55 kg/ha | +2.8% |
| 2021 | 29.32 kg/ha | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 30.19 kg/ha | +3.0% |
| 2023 | 30.16 kg/ha | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 11.81 kg/ha | 11.05 kg/ha | 12.83 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 13.3 kg/ha | 12.5 kg/ha | 14 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 15.3 kg/ha | 14.21 kg/ha | 16.28 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 17.41 kg/ha | 15.88 kg/ha | 19.56 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 22.4 kg/ha | 19.35 kg/ha | 25.27 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 27.55 kg/ha | 26.26 kg/ha | 28.89 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 29.81 kg/ha | 29.32 kg/ha | 30.19 kg/ha | 4 |
Countries ranked near Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
- 10 Dominican Republic 127.78 kg/ha compare
- 10 Republic of Moldova 42.09 kg/ha compare
- 11 Nepal 124.72 kg/ha compare
- 11 Polynesia 40.55 kg/ha compare
- 12 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 32.77 kg/ha compare
- 12 Mauritius 122.05 kg/ha compare
- 13 Eswatini 116.71 kg/ha compare
- 14 Bangladesh 113.31 kg/ha compare
- 14 United Republic of Tanzania 26.56 kg/ha compare
- 15 Kuwait 107.3 kg/ha compare
- 15 Syrian Arab Republic 23.74 kg/ha compare
- 15 Caribbean 42.81 kg/ha compare
- 16 Uzbekistan 97.14 kg/ha compare
- 16 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 21.51 kg/ha compare
More environment data for Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.229 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.29 °C (2025)
- Agriculture — Area 836,181 1000 ha (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per capita 0.82 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 3.21 g/Int$ (2024)
- Country area — Area 2.08 million 1000 ha (2024)
- Land area — Area 2.04 million 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Land area 11 % (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Agricultural land 26.79 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is crop harvest removal — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- Crop harvest removal — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) was 30.16 kg/ha in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest crop harvest removal — cropland nitrogen per unit area recorded in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- The highest recorded value was 30.19 kg/ha in 2022.
- What is the lowest crop harvest removal — cropland nitrogen per unit area recorded in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.05 kg/ha in 1961.
- How does Least Developed Countries (LDCs) rank for crop harvest removal — cropland nitrogen per unit area?
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) ranks 13th out of 18 groups with data for 2023.
- Is crop harvest removal — cropland nitrogen per unit area rising or falling in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Least Developed Countries (LDCs) data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Crop harvest removal — Cropland nitrogen per unit area. 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 (%).