Crop residue removal — Cropland nitrogen in Southern Asia
Southern Asia: Crop residue removal — Cropland nitrogen was 4.53 million t in 2023. ▲ Rising
Crop residue removal — Cropland nitrogen in Southern Asia, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
The most recent figure for crop residue removal — cropland nitrogen in Southern Asia is 4.53 million t, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is up 5.2% on the previous year and up 29.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, crop residue removal — cropland nitrogen in Southern Asia peaked at 4.53 million t in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1.06 million t, in 1966.
That places Southern Asia 4th out of 38 regions with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.13 million t | 1.06 million t | 1.26 million t | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.42 million t | 1.30 million t | 1.57 million t | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.83 million t | 1.57 million t | 2.17 million t | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.40 million t | 2.18 million t | 2.64 million t | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.82 million t | 2.55 million t | 3.07 million t | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.57 million t | 3.13 million t | 4.11 million t | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.32 million t | 4.16 million t | 4.53 million t | 4 |
Countries ranked near Southern Asia
- 1 China, People's Republic of 3.24 million t compare
- 2 China, mainland 3.23 million t compare
- 3 India 3.13 million t compare
- 4 Russian Federation 2.97 million t compare
- 5 USSR 2.50 million t compare
- 6 Ukraine 1.34 million t compare
- 7 Pakistan 724,120 t compare
More environment data for Southern Asia
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.274 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.44 °C (2025)
- Recovered paper — Production 8.45 million t (2024)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 15.39 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)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity 4.77 million t (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Agricultural Use 10.64 million t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is crop residue removal — cropland nitrogen in Southern Asia?
- Crop residue removal — cropland nitrogen in Southern Asia was 4.53 million t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest crop residue removal — cropland nitrogen recorded in Southern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 4.53 million t in 2023.
- What is the lowest crop residue removal — cropland nitrogen recorded in Southern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.06 million t in 1966.
- How does Southern Asia rank for crop residue removal — cropland nitrogen?
- Southern Asia ranks 4th out of 38 regions with data for 2023.
- Is crop residue removal — cropland nitrogen rising or falling in Southern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.9%. 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. 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 (%).