Input — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
Least Developed Countries (LDCs): Input — Cropland nitrogen per unit area was 52.11 kg/ha in 2023. ▲ Rising
Input — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Least Developed Countries (LDCs), 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
Least Developed Countries (LDCs) recorded 52.11 kg/ha for input — cropland nitrogen per unit area in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.2% on the previous year and up 18.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, input — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) peaked at 52.11 kg/ha in 2023 and was at its lowest, 18.78 kg/ha, in 1961.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Input — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Least Developed Countries (LDCs), year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 18.78 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 19.12 kg/ha | +1.8% |
| 1963 | 19.69 kg/ha | +3.0% |
| 1964 | 19.98 kg/ha | +1.5% |
| 1965 | 20.33 kg/ha | +1.7% |
| 1966 | 20.58 kg/ha | +1.3% |
| 1967 | 21.51 kg/ha | +4.5% |
| 1968 | 21.76 kg/ha | +1.2% |
| 1969 | 22.19 kg/ha | +2.0% |
| 1970 | 22.56 kg/ha | +1.7% |
| 1971 | 23.19 kg/ha | +2.8% |
| 1972 | 23.51 kg/ha | +1.4% |
| 1973 | 23.37 kg/ha | -0.6% |
| 1974 | 23.62 kg/ha | +1.1% |
| 1975 | 25.05 kg/ha | +6.0% |
| 1976 | 25.25 kg/ha | +0.8% |
| 1977 | 25.78 kg/ha | +2.1% |
| 1978 | 26 kg/ha | +0.8% |
| 1979 | 26.44 kg/ha | +1.7% |
| 1980 | 26.99 kg/ha | +2.1% |
| 1981 | 27.6 kg/ha | +2.2% |
| 1982 | 28.33 kg/ha | +2.7% |
| 1983 | 27.98 kg/ha | -1.2% |
| 1984 | 28.65 kg/ha | +2.4% |
| 1985 | 28.65 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 29.05 kg/ha | +1.4% |
| 1987 | 29.49 kg/ha | +1.5% |
| 1988 | 30.24 kg/ha | +2.5% |
| 1989 | 30.85 kg/ha | +2.0% |
| 1990 | 30.81 kg/ha | -0.1% |
| 1991 | 31.7 kg/ha | +2.9% |
| 1992 | 32.49 kg/ha | +2.5% |
| 1993 | 32.18 kg/ha | -1.0% |
| 1994 | 33.25 kg/ha | +3.3% |
| 1995 | 34.76 kg/ha | +4.5% |
| 1996 | 35.87 kg/ha | +3.2% |
| 1997 | 35.95 kg/ha | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 35.73 kg/ha | -0.6% |
| 1999 | 36.54 kg/ha | +2.3% |
| 2000 | 36.74 kg/ha | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 37.39 kg/ha | +1.8% |
| 2002 | 38.47 kg/ha | +2.9% |
| 2003 | 36.96 kg/ha | -3.9% |
| 2004 | 38.02 kg/ha | +2.9% |
| 2005 | 38.21 kg/ha | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 38.61 kg/ha | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 39.51 kg/ha | +2.3% |
| 2008 | 40.91 kg/ha | +3.5% |
| 2009 | 40.72 kg/ha | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 43.17 kg/ha | +6.0% |
| 2011 | 42.58 kg/ha | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 42.7 kg/ha | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 43.98 kg/ha | +3.0% |
| 2014 | 45.87 kg/ha | +4.3% |
| 2015 | 45.68 kg/ha | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 46.54 kg/ha | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 48.78 kg/ha | +4.8% |
| 2018 | 47.99 kg/ha | -1.6% |
| 2019 | 48.35 kg/ha | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 50.56 kg/ha | +4.6% |
| 2021 | 49.57 kg/ha | -2.0% |
| 2022 | 49.05 kg/ha | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 52.11 kg/ha | +6.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 20.44 kg/ha | 18.78 kg/ha | 22.19 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 24.48 kg/ha | 22.56 kg/ha | 26.44 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 28.78 kg/ha | 26.99 kg/ha | 30.85 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 33.93 kg/ha | 30.81 kg/ha | 36.54 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 38.55 kg/ha | 36.74 kg/ha | 40.91 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 45.57 kg/ha | 42.58 kg/ha | 48.78 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 50.32 kg/ha | 49.05 kg/ha | 52.11 kg/ha | 4 |
Countries ranked near Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
- 8 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 80.21 kg/ha compare
- 8 Turkmenistan 362.44 kg/ha compare
- 9 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 62.36 kg/ha compare
- 9 Egypt 338.24 kg/ha compare
- 10 Belgium 319.8 kg/ha compare
- 10 Republic of Moldova 53.85 kg/ha compare
- 11 Brazil 312.03 kg/ha compare
- 12 China 294.79 kg/ha compare
- 13 Trinidad and Tobago 292.98 kg/ha compare
- 13 United Republic of Tanzania 36.76 kg/ha compare
- 14 China, mainland 288.64 kg/ha compare
- 14 Melanesia 35.33 kg/ha compare
More environment data for Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.229 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.29 °C (2025)
- Agriculture — Area 836,181 1000 ha (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per capita 0.82 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 3.21 g/Int$ (2024)
- Country area — Area 2.08 million 1000 ha (2024)
- Land area — Area 2.04 million 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Land area 11 % (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Agricultural land 26.79 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is input — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- Input — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) was 52.11 kg/ha in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest input — cropland nitrogen per unit area recorded in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- The highest recorded value was 52.11 kg/ha in 2023.
- What is the lowest input — cropland nitrogen per unit area recorded in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.78 kg/ha in 1961.
- How does Least Developed Countries (LDCs) rank for input — cropland nitrogen per unit area?
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) ranks 11th out of 18 groups with data for 2023.
- Is input — cropland nitrogen per unit area rising or falling in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Least Developed Countries (LDCs) data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Input — 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 (%).