Leaching — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Eastern Africa
Eastern Africa: Leaching — Cropland nitrogen per unit area was 3.94 kg/ha in 2023. ▲ Rising
Leaching — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Eastern Africa, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
In 2023, leaching — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Eastern Africa stood at 3.94 kg/ha. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of up 20.1% on the previous year and up 61.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, leaching — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Eastern Africa peaked at 3.94 kg/ha in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.858 kg/ha, in 1962.
That places Eastern Africa 24th 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 | 0.9378 kg/ha | 0.858 kg/ha | 1.03 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.19 kg/ha | 1.08 kg/ha | 1.27 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.5 kg/ha | 1.41 kg/ha | 1.61 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.71 kg/ha | 1.61 kg/ha | 1.84 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.88 kg/ha | 1.72 kg/ha | 2.11 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.64 kg/ha | 2.29 kg/ha | 3.04 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.52 kg/ha | 3.28 kg/ha | 3.94 kg/ha | 4 |
Countries ranked near Eastern Africa
- 21 Republic of Korea 31.69 kg/ha compare
- 22 Costa Rica 31.58 kg/ha compare
- 23 Switzerland 30.55 kg/ha compare
- 24 China, Taiwan Province of 28.05 kg/ha compare
- 25 Malta 27.74 kg/ha compare
- 26 China 27.39 kg/ha compare
- 27 China, mainland 27.38 kg/ha compare
More environment data for Eastern Africa
- Temperature change 1.28 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.229 °C (2025)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Share of GDP US$ 21.2 % (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Annual growth US$ 4.47 % (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Annual growth US$ 11.79 % (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Value US$, 2015 107,047 million USD (2024)
- Wood fuel, coniferous — Production 10.99 million m3 (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Value US$ 157,643 million USD (2024)
- Wood fuel — Production 326.16 million m3 (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Share of GDP US$ 17.13 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is leaching — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Eastern Africa?
- Leaching — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Eastern Africa was 3.94 kg/ha in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest leaching — cropland nitrogen per unit area recorded in Eastern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 3.94 kg/ha in 2023.
- What is the lowest leaching — cropland nitrogen per unit area recorded in Eastern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.858 kg/ha in 1962.
- How does Eastern Africa rank for leaching — cropland nitrogen per unit area?
- Eastern Africa ranks 24th out of 32 groups with data for 2023.
- Is leaching — cropland nitrogen per unit area rising or falling in Eastern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 61.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Eastern Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Leaching — 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 (%).