Crop harvest removal — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)
Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs): Crop harvest removal — Cropland nitrogen per unit area was 33.43 kg/ha in 2023. ▲ Rising
Crop harvest removal — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs), 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
In 2023, crop harvest removal — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) stood at 33.43 kg/ha. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is up 2.4% on the previous year and up 6.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, crop harvest removal — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) peaked at 33.43 kg/ha in 2023 and was at its lowest, 13.07 kg/ha, in 1961.
That places Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 20th out of 29 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Crop harvest removal — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs), year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 13.07 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 13.54 kg/ha | +3.6% |
| 1963 | 13.9 kg/ha | +2.6% |
| 1964 | 13.94 kg/ha | +0.3% |
| 1965 | 14.19 kg/ha | +1.8% |
| 1966 | 13.63 kg/ha | -3.9% |
| 1967 | 14.78 kg/ha | +8.4% |
| 1968 | 15.1 kg/ha | +2.2% |
| 1969 | 15.54 kg/ha | +3.0% |
| 1970 | 16.49 kg/ha | +6.1% |
| 1971 | 16.28 kg/ha | -1.3% |
| 1972 | 15.84 kg/ha | -2.7% |
| 1973 | 15.8 kg/ha | -0.3% |
| 1974 | 16.58 kg/ha | +4.9% |
| 1975 | 16.59 kg/ha | +0.1% |
| 1976 | 16.88 kg/ha | +1.8% |
| 1977 | 16.94 kg/ha | +0.3% |
| 1978 | 17.37 kg/ha | +2.5% |
| 1979 | 17.57 kg/ha | +1.2% |
| 1980 | 17.73 kg/ha | +0.9% |
| 1981 | 18.26 kg/ha | +3.0% |
| 1982 | 18.7 kg/ha | +2.4% |
| 1983 | 18.63 kg/ha | -0.4% |
| 1984 | 18.63 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 19.59 kg/ha | +5.1% |
| 1986 | 20.36 kg/ha | +4.0% |
| 1987 | 19.99 kg/ha | -1.8% |
| 1988 | 20.78 kg/ha | +4.0% |
| 1989 | 21.13 kg/ha | +1.7% |
| 1990 | 21.09 kg/ha | -0.2% |
| 1991 | 22.46 kg/ha | +6.5% |
| 1992 | 21.23 kg/ha | -5.5% |
| 1993 | 20.57 kg/ha | -3.1% |
| 1994 | 21.32 kg/ha | +3.7% |
| 1995 | 21.38 kg/ha | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 23.05 kg/ha | +7.8% |
| 1997 | 22.17 kg/ha | -3.8% |
| 1998 | 23.29 kg/ha | +5.1% |
| 1999 | 24.08 kg/ha | +3.4% |
| 2000 | 24.11 kg/ha | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 25 kg/ha | +3.7% |
| 2002 | 25.23 kg/ha | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 26.04 kg/ha | +3.2% |
| 2004 | 26.5 kg/ha | +1.8% |
| 2005 | 27.27 kg/ha | +2.9% |
| 2006 | 27.91 kg/ha | +2.3% |
| 2007 | 27.97 kg/ha | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 28.9 kg/ha | +3.3% |
| 2009 | 29.77 kg/ha | +3.0% |
| 2010 | 29.9 kg/ha | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 30.36 kg/ha | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 30.18 kg/ha | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 31.34 kg/ha | +3.8% |
| 2014 | 31.73 kg/ha | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 31.07 kg/ha | -2.1% |
| 2016 | 30.81 kg/ha | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 31.59 kg/ha | +2.5% |
| 2018 | 31.64 kg/ha | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 31.66 kg/ha | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 32.22 kg/ha | +1.8% |
| 2021 | 32.99 kg/ha | +2.4% |
| 2022 | 32.64 kg/ha | -1.1% |
| 2023 | 33.43 kg/ha | +2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 14.19 kg/ha | 13.07 kg/ha | 15.54 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 16.63 kg/ha | 15.8 kg/ha | 17.57 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 19.38 kg/ha | 17.73 kg/ha | 21.13 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 22.06 kg/ha | 20.57 kg/ha | 24.08 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 26.87 kg/ha | 24.11 kg/ha | 29.77 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 31.03 kg/ha | 29.9 kg/ha | 31.73 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 32.82 kg/ha | 32.22 kg/ha | 33.43 kg/ha | 4 |
Countries ranked near Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)
- 17 Ireland 96.78 kg/ha compare
- 18 Democratic Republic of the Congo 16.21 kg/ha compare
- 18 Nauru 96.41 kg/ha compare
- 19 Belgium 95.07 kg/ha compare
- 20 Belgium-Luxembourg 94.33 kg/ha compare
- 21 Germany 92.03 kg/ha compare
- 22 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 90.87 kg/ha compare
- 23 Kiribati 87.3 kg/ha 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 crop harvest removal — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)?
- Crop harvest removal — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) was 33.43 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 Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)?
- The highest recorded value was 33.43 kg/ha in 2023.
- What is the lowest crop harvest removal — cropland nitrogen per unit area recorded in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.07 kg/ha in 1961.
- How does Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) rank for crop harvest removal — cropland nitrogen per unit area?
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) ranks 20th out of 29 groups with data for 2023.
- Is crop harvest removal — cropland nitrogen per unit area rising or falling in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.7%. 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 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 (%).