Crop residue removal — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Pakistan
Pakistan: Crop residue removal — Cropland nitrogen per unit area was 23.36 kg/ha in 2023. ▲ Rising
Crop residue removal — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Pakistan, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
Pakistan recorded 23.36 kg/ha for crop residue removal — cropland nitrogen per unit area in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of up 13.2% on the previous year and up 35.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, crop residue removal — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Pakistan peaked at 23.36 kg/ha in 2023 and was at its lowest, 5.02 kg/ha, in 1961.
That places Pakistan 23rd out of 186 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Crop residue removal — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Pakistan, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 5.02 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 5.15 kg/ha | +2.5% |
| 1963 | 5.36 kg/ha | +4.2% |
| 1964 | 5.27 kg/ha | -1.8% |
| 1965 | 5.38 kg/ha | +2.1% |
| 1966 | 5.43 kg/ha | +1.1% |
| 1967 | 5.71 kg/ha | +5.1% |
| 1968 | 6.62 kg/ha | +15.9% |
| 1969 | 6.96 kg/ha | +5.1% |
| 1970 | 7.22 kg/ha | +3.7% |
| 1971 | 7.36 kg/ha | +2.0% |
| 1972 | 7.64 kg/ha | +3.8% |
| 1973 | 7.78 kg/ha | +1.9% |
| 1974 | 7.58 kg/ha | -2.6% |
| 1975 | 7.67 kg/ha | +1.2% |
| 1976 | 7.8 kg/ha | +1.8% |
| 1977 | 8.2 kg/ha | +5.1% |
| 1978 | 7.7 kg/ha | -6.0% |
| 1979 | 8.55 kg/ha | +11.0% |
| 1980 | 8.84 kg/ha | +3.5% |
| 1981 | 9.26 kg/ha | +4.7% |
| 1982 | 9.21 kg/ha | -0.5% |
| 1983 | 8.72 kg/ha | -5.4% |
| 1984 | 9.42 kg/ha | +8.1% |
| 1985 | 10 kg/ha | +6.1% |
| 1986 | 11.08 kg/ha | +10.9% |
| 1987 | 10.73 kg/ha | -3.2% |
| 1988 | 10.91 kg/ha | +1.7% |
| 1989 | 11.2 kg/ha | +2.7% |
| 1990 | 11.56 kg/ha | +3.2% |
| 1991 | 12.67 kg/ha | +9.6% |
| 1992 | 11.7 kg/ha | -7.7% |
| 1993 | 11.41 kg/ha | -2.5% |
| 1994 | 11.33 kg/ha | -0.7% |
| 1995 | 12.56 kg/ha | +10.8% |
| 1996 | 12.01 kg/ha | -4.3% |
| 1997 | 11.97 kg/ha | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 12.54 kg/ha | +4.8% |
| 1999 | 13.27 kg/ha | +5.8% |
| 2000 | 13.85 kg/ha | +4.4% |
| 2001 | 13.02 kg/ha | -6.0% |
| 2002 | 13.08 kg/ha | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 13.13 kg/ha | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 14.76 kg/ha | +12.4% |
| 2005 | 14.79 kg/ha | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 14.38 kg/ha | -2.8% |
| 2007 | 14.83 kg/ha | +3.1% |
| 2008 | 14.35 kg/ha | -3.3% |
| 2009 | 15.04 kg/ha | +4.8% |
| 2010 | 14.38 kg/ha | -4.4% |
| 2011 | 16.48 kg/ha | +14.6% |
| 2012 | 16.18 kg/ha | -1.8% |
| 2013 | 17.21 kg/ha | +6.4% |
| 2014 | 17.7 kg/ha | +2.9% |
| 2015 | 16.64 kg/ha | -6.0% |
| 2016 | 17.87 kg/ha | +7.4% |
| 2017 | 19.09 kg/ha | +6.8% |
| 2018 | 19.07 kg/ha | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 19.22 kg/ha | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 20.17 kg/ha | +4.9% |
| 2021 | 21.9 kg/ha | +8.6% |
| 2022 | 20.63 kg/ha | -5.8% |
| 2023 | 23.36 kg/ha | +13.2% |
Pakistan compared with similar countries
- Pakistan's 23.36 kg/ha is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 9.03 kg/ha, 2.6× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Pakistan's 23.36 kg/ha is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 8.39 kg/ha, 2.8× the median. (20 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.66 kg/ha | 5.02 kg/ha | 6.96 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 7.75 kg/ha | 7.22 kg/ha | 8.55 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 9.94 kg/ha | 8.72 kg/ha | 11.2 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 12.1 kg/ha | 11.33 kg/ha | 13.27 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 14.12 kg/ha | 13.02 kg/ha | 15.04 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.38 kg/ha | 14.38 kg/ha | 19.22 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.52 kg/ha | 20.17 kg/ha | 23.36 kg/ha | 4 |
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- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.373 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.58 °C (2025)
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- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.7034 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is crop residue removal — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Pakistan?
- Crop residue removal — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Pakistan was 23.36 kg/ha in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest crop residue removal — cropland nitrogen per unit area recorded in Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 23.36 kg/ha in 2023.
- What is the lowest crop residue removal — cropland nitrogen per unit area recorded in Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.02 kg/ha in 1961.
- How does Pakistan rank for crop residue removal — cropland nitrogen per unit area?
- Pakistan ranks 23rd out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is crop residue removal — cropland nitrogen per unit area rising or falling in Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 35.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Pakistan data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Crop residue 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 (%).