Input — Cropland nitrogen in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
Least Developed Countries (LDCs): Input — Cropland nitrogen was 11.40 million t in 2023. ▲ Rising
Input — Cropland nitrogen in Least Developed Countries (LDCs), 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
Least Developed Countries (LDCs) recorded 11.40 million t for input — cropland nitrogen in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is up 6.7% on the previous year and up 29.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, input — cropland nitrogen in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) peaked at 11.40 million t in 2023 and was at its lowest, 2.26 million t, in 1961.
That places Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 16th out of 32 groups with data for 2023, putting it 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 | 2.56 million t | 2.26 million t | 2.87 million t | 9 |
| 1970s | 3.21 million t | 2.93 million t | 3.52 million t | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.91 million t | 3.60 million t | 4.29 million t | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.02 million t | 4.35 million t | 5.62 million t | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.44 million t | 5.68 million t | 7.41 million t | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.23 million t | 8.05 million t | 10.32 million t | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.92 million t | 10.69 million t | 11.40 million t | 4 |
Countries ranked near Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
More environment data for Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
- 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)
- Cropland — Area 223,929 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is input — cropland nitrogen in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- Input — cropland nitrogen in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) was 11.40 million t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest input — cropland nitrogen recorded in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- The highest recorded value was 11.40 million t in 2023.
- What is the lowest input — cropland nitrogen recorded in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.26 million t in 1961.
- How does Least Developed Countries (LDCs) rank for input — cropland nitrogen?
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) ranks 16th out of 32 groups with data for 2023.
- Is input — cropland nitrogen rising or falling in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.7%. 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. 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 (%).