Crop residue removal — Cropland nitrogen in Western Asia
Western Asia: Crop residue removal — Cropland nitrogen was 635,941 t in 2023. ▲ Rising
Crop residue removal — Cropland nitrogen in Western 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 Western Asia is 635,941 t, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 10.0% on the previous year and up 16.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, crop residue removal — cropland nitrogen in Western Asia peaked at 635,941 t in 2023 and was at its lowest, 132,820 t, in 1961.
Western Asia ranks 21st of 32 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 161,958 t | 132,820 t | 183,359 t | 9 |
| 1970s | 217,042 t | 159,777 t | 255,439 t | 10 |
| 1980s | 320,298 t | 281,322 t | 407,770 t | 10 |
| 1990s | 403,397 t | 383,851 t | 432,295 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 464,887 t | 405,501 t | 516,187 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 541,072 t | 475,610 t | 596,648 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 583,556 t | 522,486 t | 635,941 t | 4 |
Countries ranked near Western Asia
- 18 Viet Nam 245,719 t compare
- 19 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 226,603 t compare
- 20 Kazakhstan 222,454 t compare
- 21 Australia and New Zealand 206,682 t compare
- 22 Australia 200,528 t compare
- 23 Myanmar 194,881 t compare
- 24 Egypt 184,952 t compare
More environment data for Western Asia
- Standard Deviation 0.404 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.7 °C (2025)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 5.65 million t (2024)
- Recovered paper — Production 5.50 million t (2024)
- Cropland — Area 45,596 1000 ha (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per capita 1.25 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 2.95 g/Int$ (2024)
- Country area — Area 484,480 1000 ha (2024)
- Land area — Area 479,195 1000 ha (2024)
- Agriculture — Area 274,698 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is crop residue removal — cropland nitrogen in Western Asia?
- Crop residue removal — cropland nitrogen in Western Asia was 635,941 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest crop residue removal — cropland nitrogen recorded in Western Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 635,941 t in 2023.
- What is the lowest crop residue removal — cropland nitrogen recorded in Western Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 132,820 t in 1961.
- How does Western Asia rank for crop residue removal — cropland nitrogen?
- Western Asia ranks 21st out of 32 groups with data for 2023.
- Is crop residue removal — cropland nitrogen rising or falling in Western Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Western 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 (%).