Leaching — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Eswatini
Eswatini: Leaching — Cropland nitrogen per unit area was 5.6 kg/ha in 2023. ▲ Rising
Leaching — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Eswatini, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for leaching — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Eswatini is 5.6 kg/ha, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 18.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, leaching — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Eswatini peaked at 9.2 kg/ha in 1983 and was at its lowest, 2.51 kg/ha, in 1999.
That places Eswatini 117th out of 186 countries 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.
Leaching — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Eswatini, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 3.26 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 3.08 kg/ha | -5.6% |
| 1963 | 3.2 kg/ha | +4.1% |
| 1964 | 3.36 kg/ha | +4.8% |
| 1965 | 3.59 kg/ha | +7.0% |
| 1966 | 3.36 kg/ha | -6.5% |
| 1967 | 3.66 kg/ha | +9.0% |
| 1968 | 3.68 kg/ha | +0.3% |
| 1969 | 4.08 kg/ha | +10.9% |
| 1970 | 3.45 kg/ha | -15.4% |
| 1971 | 3.69 kg/ha | +7.1% |
| 1972 | 2.77 kg/ha | -25.1% |
| 1973 | 4.64 kg/ha | +67.6% |
| 1974 | 5.04 kg/ha | +8.7% |
| 1975 | 4.85 kg/ha | -3.7% |
| 1976 | 4.37 kg/ha | -10.0% |
| 1977 | 4.9 kg/ha | +12.2% |
| 1978 | 4.64 kg/ha | -5.3% |
| 1979 | 5.35 kg/ha | +15.3% |
| 1980 | 6.04 kg/ha | +12.8% |
| 1981 | 6.56 kg/ha | +8.6% |
| 1982 | 6.8 kg/ha | +3.6% |
| 1983 | 9.2 kg/ha | +35.3% |
| 1984 | 4.18 kg/ha | -54.6% |
| 1985 | 5.01 kg/ha | +19.8% |
| 1986 | 5.52 kg/ha | +10.3% |
| 1987 | 5.77 kg/ha | +4.6% |
| 1988 | 5.41 kg/ha | -6.3% |
| 1989 | 5.11 kg/ha | -5.7% |
| 1990 | 5.69 kg/ha | +11.5% |
| 1991 | 4.88 kg/ha | -14.2% |
| 1992 | 5.44 kg/ha | +11.4% |
| 1993 | 5.01 kg/ha | -7.9% |
| 1994 | 2.56 kg/ha | -48.9% |
| 1995 | 2.58 kg/ha | +0.9% |
| 1996 | 2.51 kg/ha | -2.5% |
| 1997 | 2.56 kg/ha | +1.7% |
| 1998 | 2.76 kg/ha | +8.0% |
| 1999 | 2.51 kg/ha | -9.1% |
| 2000 | 2.75 kg/ha | +9.4% |
| 2001 | 2.61 kg/ha | -5.1% |
| 2002 | 4.85 kg/ha | +86.0% |
| 2003 | 4.27 kg/ha | -12.0% |
| 2004 | 4.37 kg/ha | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 3.93 kg/ha | -9.9% |
| 2006 | 4.55 kg/ha | +15.7% |
| 2007 | 4.71 kg/ha | +3.5% |
| 2008 | 4.4 kg/ha | -6.6% |
| 2009 | 4.5 kg/ha | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 4.46 kg/ha | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 4.67 kg/ha | +4.6% |
| 2012 | 4.84 kg/ha | +3.5% |
| 2013 | 4.73 kg/ha | -2.2% |
| 2014 | 4.58 kg/ha | -3.1% |
| 2015 | 4.43 kg/ha | -3.3% |
| 2016 | 4.22 kg/ha | -4.8% |
| 2017 | 5.03 kg/ha | +19.3% |
| 2018 | 5.43 kg/ha | +8.0% |
| 2019 | 5.65 kg/ha | +4.0% |
| 2020 | 5.98 kg/ha | +5.8% |
| 2021 | 6.06 kg/ha | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 5.6 kg/ha | -7.5% |
| 2023 | 5.6 kg/ha | +0.0% |
Eswatini compared with similar countries
- Eswatini's 5.6 kg/ha is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 4.04 kg/ha, 1.4× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Eswatini's 5.6 kg/ha is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 2.51 kg/ha, 2.2× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Leaching — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Eswatini changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | +86.0% | 2.61 kg/ha | 4.85 kg/ha |
| 1973 | +67.6% | 2.77 kg/ha | 4.64 kg/ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.47 kg/ha | 3.08 kg/ha | 4.08 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 4.37 kg/ha | 2.77 kg/ha | 5.35 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.96 kg/ha | 4.18 kg/ha | 9.2 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.65 kg/ha | 2.51 kg/ha | 5.69 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.09 kg/ha | 2.61 kg/ha | 4.85 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.8 kg/ha | 4.22 kg/ha | 5.65 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.81 kg/ha | 5.6 kg/ha | 6.06 kg/ha | 4 |
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- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
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- Temperature change 1.02 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.2772 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate -2.19 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is leaching — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Eswatini?
- Leaching — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Eswatini was 5.6 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 Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 9.2 kg/ha in 1983.
- What is the lowest leaching — cropland nitrogen per unit area recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.51 kg/ha in 1999.
- How does Eswatini rank for leaching — cropland nitrogen per unit area?
- Eswatini ranks 117th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is leaching — cropland nitrogen per unit area rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Eswatini 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 (%).