Crop residue removal — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Southern Asia
Southern Asia: Crop residue removal — Cropland nitrogen per unit area was 19.01 kg/ha in 2023. ▲ Rising
Crop residue removal — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Southern Asia, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
Southern Asia recorded 19.01 kg/ha for crop residue removal — cropland nitrogen per unit area in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is up 5.1% on the previous year and up 29.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, crop residue removal — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Southern Asia peaked at 19.01 kg/ha in 2023 and was at its lowest, 4.57 kg/ha, in 1966.
Southern Asia ranks 5th of 29 groups 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 | 4.9 kg/ha | 4.57 kg/ha | 5.43 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 6.03 kg/ha | 5.55 kg/ha | 6.63 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 7.68 kg/ha | 6.67 kg/ha | 9.06 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 10 kg/ha | 9.11 kg/ha | 10.96 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 11.76 kg/ha | 10.61 kg/ha | 12.8 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.96 kg/ha | 13.17 kg/ha | 17.21 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.11 kg/ha | 17.45 kg/ha | 19.01 kg/ha | 4 |
Countries ranked near Southern Asia
- 2 Egypt 45.58 kg/ha compare
- 3 Belgium 45.26 kg/ha compare
- 4 Ukraine 39.75 kg/ha compare
- 5 Belgium-Luxembourg 38.61 kg/ha compare
- 6 Uzbekistan 37.95 kg/ha compare
- 7 Czechia 35.56 kg/ha compare
- 8 Republic of Korea 34.28 kg/ha compare
More environment data for Southern Asia
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 6.69 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 0.4009 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.274 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.44 °C (2025)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 15.39 million t (2024)
- Recovered paper — Production 8.45 million t (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per area of cropland 44.63 kg/ha (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per capita 13.9 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 38.89 g/Int$ (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is crop residue removal — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Southern Asia?
- Crop residue removal — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Southern Asia was 19.01 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 Southern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 19.01 kg/ha in 2023.
- What is the lowest crop residue removal — cropland nitrogen per unit area recorded in Southern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.57 kg/ha in 1966.
- How does Southern Asia rank for crop residue removal — cropland nitrogen per unit area?
- Southern Asia ranks 5th out of 29 groups with data for 2023.
- Is crop residue removal — cropland nitrogen per unit area rising or falling in Southern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Southern Asia 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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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 (%).