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Crop residue removal — Cropland nitrogen per unit area by country

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...

Countries reporting
203
Highest
47.51 kg/ha
Slovakia
Lowest
0 kg/ha
Nauru
Median
8.67 kg/ha
Years covered
63
1961–2023
Data points
13,500

What the numbers show

Crop residue removal — Cropland nitrogen per unit area is currently reported for 203 countries. The highest value is 47.51 kg/ha in Slovakia; the lowest is 0 kg/ha in Nauru.

The median across all reporting countries is 8.67 kg/ha, and the mean is 10.98 kg/ha.

Over the past decade 113 countries rose and 89 fell. The largest increase was in Nicaragua (up 412.3%), and the largest decrease in Malta (down 84.0%).

Crop residue removal — Cropland nitrogen per unit area: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Slovakia 47.51 kg/ha 2023 up 74.9% rising
1 Republic of Moldova 24.22 kg/ha 2023 up 19.8% rising
2 Egypt 45.58 kg/ha 2023 down 4.0% rising
2 Viet Nam 21.09 kg/ha 2023 up 30.6% rising
3 Belgium 45.26 kg/ha 2023 up 4.6% rising
3 Türkiye 17.98 kg/ha 2023 up 23.5% volatile
4 Ukraine 39.75 kg/ha 2023 up 32.0% rising
5 Belgium-Luxembourg 38.61 kg/ha 1999 up 10.4% rising
5 Lao People's Democratic Republic 17.25 kg/ha 2023 down 6.6% rising
6 Uzbekistan 37.95 kg/ha 2023 up 12.6% rising
6 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 13.01 kg/ha 2023 down 13.4% rising
7 Czechia 35.56 kg/ha 2023 up 24.3% rising
7 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 12.88 kg/ha 2023 up 28.0% volatile
8 Republic of Korea 34.28 kg/ha 2023 up 3.7% rising
8 United Republic of Tanzania 11.85 kg/ha 2023 up 37.0% rising
9 Ireland 32.59 kg/ha 2023 down 13.5% rising
10 Bangladesh 32.42 kg/ha 2023 up 38.2% rising
10 Syrian Arab Republic 7.28 kg/ha 2023 down 19.1% rising
11 Czechoslovakia 28.77 kg/ha 1992 down 6.4% rising
12 Austria 27.79 kg/ha 2023 up 30.8% rising
12 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 5.89 kg/ha 2023 up 12.7% rising
13 Tajikistan 27.76 kg/ha 2023 up 16.0% rising
13 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 5.36 kg/ha 2023 down 14.3% rising
14 Denmark 27.38 kg/ha 2023 down 13.2% rising
14 Melanesia 4.15 kg/ha 2023 down 6.5% rising
15 China, mainland 25.3 kg/ha 2023 up 30.8% rising
16 China 25.21 kg/ha 2023 up 30.6% rising
16 Democratic Republic of the Congo 2.3 kg/ha 2023 down 33.1% rising
17 Germany 25.17 kg/ha 2023 down 8.8% rising
17 Polynesia 1.51 kg/ha 2023 down 0.4% falling
18 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 24.31 kg/ha 2023 down 8.0% rising
18 Micronesia (Federated States of) 0.6968 kg/ha 2023 down 1.6% volatile
19 Russian Federation 24.06 kg/ha 2023 up 78.8% rising
20 Belarus 23.79 kg/ha 2023 up 17.7% rising
21 Luxembourg 23.77 kg/ha 2023 down 7.0% rising
22 France 23.74 kg/ha 2023 up 15.9% rising
23 Pakistan 23.36 kg/ha 2023 up 35.7% rising
24 Poland 22.54 kg/ha 2023 up 25.1% rising
25 Switzerland 21.29 kg/ha 2023 down 4.7% rising
25 Caribbean 7.86 kg/ha 2023 down 2.9% rising
26 Oman 20.62 kg/ha 2023 up 265.6% volatile
27 Hungary 20.55 kg/ha 2023 up 41.1% rising
28 Kuwait 20.39 kg/ha 2023 down 20.9% rising
28 Côte d'Ivoire 3.89 kg/ha 2023 down 18.3% rising
29 Nepal 20.21 kg/ha 2023 up 47.6% rising
29 Cabo Verde 1.22 kg/ha 2023 down 20.4% falling
30 Guyana 19.85 kg/ha 2023 up 58.7% rising
31 Slovenia 19.47 kg/ha 2023 up 36.8% rising
32 Mexico 19.17 kg/ha 2023 up 32.1% rising
33 South Africa 19.06 kg/ha 2023 up 123.4% volatile
34 Ethiopia 18.65 kg/ha 2023 up 44.2% rising
35 India 18.59 kg/ha 2023 up 29.2% rising
36 Turkmenistan 18.06 kg/ha 2023 up 21.4% rising
37 Kyrgyzstan 16.49 kg/ha 2023 up 1.2% rising
38 Cambodia 16.45 kg/ha 2023 up 18.0% volatile
39 Greece 16.4 kg/ha 2023 up 36.0% rising
40 Nicaragua 16.22 kg/ha 2023 up 412.3% volatile
41 Senegal 15.96 kg/ha 2023 up 78.7% rising
42 Azerbaijan 15.87 kg/ha 2023 up 27.9% rising
43 Myanmar 15.57 kg/ha 2023 up 5.9% rising
44 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 15.18 kg/ha 2023 down 35.5% rising
45 Romania 14.64 kg/ha 2023 up 14.9% rising
46 Italy 14.58 kg/ha 2023 up 13.9% rising
47 Puerto Rico 14.42 kg/ha 2023 up 55.8% rising
48 Bulgaria 14.33 kg/ha 2023 up 10.1% rising
49 El Salvador 13.95 kg/ha 2023 up 256.1% volatile
50 Ghana 13.93 kg/ha 2023 up 57.5% volatile
51 Sweden 13.85 kg/ha 2023 down 14.2% rising
52 Zambia 13.39 kg/ha 2023 up 22.5% volatile
53 Mali 13.32 kg/ha 2023 up 3.8% rising
54 Suriname 13.18 kg/ha 2023 down 7.0% rising
55 Lithuania 12.84 kg/ha 2023 up 10.7% rising
56 Guatemala 12.7 kg/ha 2023 up 114.9% volatile
57 Malawi 12.57 kg/ha 2023 up 14.4% rising
58 Japan 12.36 kg/ha 2023 down 1.2% falling
59 Albania 12.33 kg/ha 2023 up 1.9% rising
60 Sri Lanka 12.05 kg/ha 2023 up 33.1% volatile
61 Nigeria 11.93 kg/ha 2023 up 7.3% rising
62 Peru 11.92 kg/ha 2023 up 14.4% rising
63 Yugoslav SFR 11.92 kg/ha 1991 up 8.7% rising
64 Afghanistan 11.86 kg/ha 2023 down 2.0% rising
65 Madagascar 11.86 kg/ha 2023 up 0.9% volatile
66 Ecuador 11.73 kg/ha 2023 up 66.4% rising
67 Iraq 11.73 kg/ha 2023 down 5.7% volatile
68 Bhutan 11.62 kg/ha 2023 down 5.1% rising
69 Guadeloupe 11.61 kg/ha 2023 up 8.1% falling
70 Jamaica 11.59 kg/ha 2023 up 37.7% rising
71 China, Taiwan Province of 11.47 kg/ha 2023 down 12.7% falling
72 Rwanda 11.35 kg/ha 2023 down 22.8% falling
73 Croatia 11.26 kg/ha 2023 down 24.3% rising
74 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 11.18 kg/ha 2023 up 38.6% flat
75 USSR 10.91 kg/ha 1991 up 20.0% rising
76 Saudi Arabia 10.79 kg/ha 2023 up 20.9% rising
77 Mauritania 10.67 kg/ha 2023 up 64.9% rising
78 Kenya 10.55 kg/ha 2023 up 13.0% rising
79 New Zealand 10.4 kg/ha 2023 up 9.5% rising
80 Norway 10.1 kg/ha 2023 down 17.3% rising
81 Costa Rica 10.03 kg/ha 2023 down 3.1% rising
82 Dominican Republic 10.01 kg/ha 2023 up 21.1% rising
83 Mauritius 9.94 kg/ha 2023 up 2.1% flat
84 Benin 9.6 kg/ha 2023 up 2.8% rising
85 Morocco 9.54 kg/ha 2023 down 21.2% rising
86 Iceland 9.51 kg/ha 2023 up 93.1% rising
87 Serbia 9.22 kg/ha 2023 down 21.5% falling
88 Indonesia 9.09 kg/ha 2023 down 11.8% volatile
89 Armenia 9.05 kg/ha 2023 down 30.8% rising
90 Belize 9.02 kg/ha 2023 up 23.6% rising
91 Burkina Faso 8.86 kg/ha 2023 down 4.3% rising
92 Chile 8.81 kg/ha 2023 down 9.1% volatile
93 Algeria 8.81 kg/ha 2023 down 22.7% rising
94 Qatar 8.76 kg/ha 2023 up 87.0% flat
95 Philippines 8.67 kg/ha 2023 down 0.1% rising
96 Thailand 8.53 kg/ha 2023 down 13.0% rising
97 Eswatini 8.52 kg/ha 2023 up 6.2% rising
98 Niger 8.39 kg/ha 2023 up 34.3% rising
99 Zimbabwe 8.13 kg/ha 2023 up 45.5% rising
100 Fiji 8.13 kg/ha 2023 up 20.0% rising
101 Latvia 8.12 kg/ha 2023 up 43.8% falling
102 Barbados 8.11 kg/ha 2023 up 4.4% falling
103 Jordan 8.02 kg/ha 2023 up 28.8% rising
104 Togo 8.01 kg/ha 2023 up 30.0% rising
105 Cuba 7.84 kg/ha 2023 down 15.8% rising
106 Uganda 7.81 kg/ha 2023 up 6.4% rising
107 Kazakhstan 7.46 kg/ha 2023 up 11.5% rising
108 Mozambique 7.12 kg/ha 2023 up 61.1% volatile
109 Brazil 7 kg/ha 2023 up 115.3% rising
110 Spain 6.92 kg/ha 2023 down 38.6% rising
111 Israel 6.81 kg/ha 2023 down 28.2% falling
112 Mongolia 6.76 kg/ha 2023 down 8.9% rising
113 Ethiopia PDR 6.74 kg/ha 1992 up 1.4% rising
114 Cyprus 6.69 kg/ha 2023 up 11.6% rising
115 Australia and New Zealand 6.47 kg/ha 2023 up 50.5% rising
116 Australia 6.39 kg/ha 2023 up 52.4% rising
117 Lebanon 6.35 kg/ha 2023 down 13.4% rising
118 Finland 6.31 kg/ha 2023 down 38.0% rising
119 Congo 6.16 kg/ha 2023 up 13.0% rising
120 North Macedonia 6.08 kg/ha 2023 down 18.2% falling
121 South Sudan 5.91 kg/ha 2023 up 31.0% rising
122 Eritrea 5.77 kg/ha 2023 down 4.1% rising
123 Georgia 5.74 kg/ha 2023 down 2.2% rising
124 Panama 5.64 kg/ha 2023 down 0.4% flat
125 Burundi 5.52 kg/ha 2023 up 0.8% rising
126 Sierra Leone 5.45 kg/ha 2023 down 25.0% rising
127 Angola 5.31 kg/ha 2023 up 7.9% rising
128 Lesotho 4.97 kg/ha 2023 up 18.6% rising
129 Gabon 4.97 kg/ha 2023 down 6.1% rising
130 China, Hong Kong SAR 4.87 kg/ha 2023 down 7.2% falling
131 Estonia 4.81 kg/ha 2023 up 111.2% falling
132 Comoros 4.79 kg/ha 2023 up 6.2% rising
133 Haiti 4.78 kg/ha 2023 down 9.7% falling
134 Bosnia and Herzegovina 4.66 kg/ha 2023 down 19.9% falling
135 Singapore 4.54 kg/ha 2023 down 21.0% rising
136 Gambia 4.53 kg/ha 2023 up 8.9% falling
137 Montenegro 4.41 kg/ha 2023 up 6.9% volatile
138 Cameroon 4.4 kg/ha 2023 up 14.6% volatile
139 Papua New Guinea 4.04 kg/ha 2023 down 13.8% rising
140 Yemen 3.78 kg/ha 2023 down 19.2% rising
141 Portugal 3.73 kg/ha 2023 up 2.1% rising
142 United Arab Emirates 3.73 kg/ha 2023 up 216.6% volatile
143 Dominica 3.68 kg/ha 2023 down 15.2% falling
144 Honduras 3.62 kg/ha 2023 up 29.4% flat
145 Solomon Islands 3.62 kg/ha 2023 down 2.8% rising
146 Bahrain 3.57 kg/ha 2023 up 128.1% rising
147 Liberia 3.39 kg/ha 2023 down 50.8% volatile
148 Chad 3.21 kg/ha 2023 up 34.0% rising
149 Sudan (former) 3.12 kg/ha 2011 down 21.5% falling
150 Colombia 3.1 kg/ha 2023 up 173.7% falling
151 Faroe Islands 3.07 kg/ha 2023 down 29.8% rising
152 Central African Republic 3.06 kg/ha 2023 up 82.7% rising
153 Tunisia 2.98 kg/ha 2023 down 27.2% rising
154 Canada 2.93 kg/ha 2023 down 76.3% rising
155 Equatorial Guinea 2.91 kg/ha 2023 up 7.3% volatile
156 Botswana 2.86 kg/ha 2023 up 112.0% rising
157 Sudan 2.79 kg/ha 2023 down 12.5% flat
158 Saint Lucia 2.74 kg/ha 2023 down 43.1% falling
159 Bahamas 2.74 kg/ha 2023 down 1.8% falling
160 Djibouti 2.62 kg/ha 2023 down 3.1% rising
161 Namibia 2.58 kg/ha 2023 up 0.8% rising
162 Tonga 2.52 kg/ha 2023 up 20.7% falling
163 Seychelles 2.4 kg/ha 2023 down 4.6% volatile
164 Guinea 2.36 kg/ha 2023 down 27.6% falling
165 Libya 2.09 kg/ha 2023 down 3.7% rising
166 Argentina 2.09 kg/ha 2023 up 32.6% falling
167 Saint Kitts and Nevis 2.08 kg/ha 2023 down 18.0% falling
168 Grenada 1.91 kg/ha 2023 down 14.1% falling
169 Vanuatu 1.85 kg/ha 2023 up 107.6% rising
170 Brunei Darussalam 1.85 kg/ha 2023 up 46.6% volatile
171 Samoa 1.78 kg/ha 2023 down 6.9% rising
172 Malta 1.75 kg/ha 2023 down 84.0% rising
173 Malaysia 1.72 kg/ha 2023 down 2.2% rising
174 Guinea-Bissau 1.7 kg/ha 2023 down 2.9% falling
175 Maldives 1.64 kg/ha 2023 down 2.5% volatile
176 Uruguay 1.63 kg/ha 2023 down 34.6% falling
177 Sao Tome and Principe 1.52 kg/ha 2023 down 9.7% volatile
178 Paraguay 1.39 kg/ha 2023 up 74.4% falling
179 New Caledonia 1.3 kg/ha 2023 down 31.6% rising
180 Antigua and Barbuda 1.06 kg/ha 2023 down 14.3% volatile
181 Trinidad and Tobago 1 kg/ha 2023 down 26.2% falling
182 Cook Islands 0.4692 kg/ha 2023 down 51.6% volatile
183 Kiribati 0.4031 kg/ha 2023 down 32.0% rising
184 Tuvalu 0.2992 kg/ha 2023 down 12.8% volatile
185 French Polynesia 0.2966 kg/ha 2023 down 12.5% falling
186 Nauru 0 kg/ha 2023 — volatile

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Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.

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Indicator
Crop residue removal — Cropland nitrogen per unit area
Unit
kg/ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
233 places, 13,500 data points, 1961–2023
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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 (%).