Leaching — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
Least Developed Countries (LDCs): Leaching — Cropland nitrogen per unit area was 3.53 kg/ha in 2023. ▲ Rising
Leaching — 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 3.53 kg/ha for leaching — cropland nitrogen per unit area in 2023.
The figure is up 6.8% on the previous year and up 19.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, leaching — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) peaked at 3.57 kg/ha in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.9475 kg/ha, in 1961.
Least Developed Countries (LDCs) ranks 28th of 32 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.08 kg/ha | 0.9475 kg/ha | 1.25 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.42 kg/ha | 1.28 kg/ha | 1.64 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.86 kg/ha | 1.66 kg/ha | 2.06 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.29 kg/ha | 2.06 kg/ha | 2.49 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.6 kg/ha | 2.43 kg/ha | 2.83 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.16 kg/ha | 2.9 kg/ha | 3.51 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.46 kg/ha | 3.31 kg/ha | 3.57 kg/ha | 4 |
Countries ranked near Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
- 25 Malta 27.74 kg/ha compare
- 26 China 27.39 kg/ha compare
- 27 China, mainland 27.38 kg/ha compare
- 28 Norway 24.76 kg/ha compare
- 29 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 24.15 kg/ha compare
- 30 Guyana 24.01 kg/ha compare
- 31 Bangladesh 23.25 kg/ha compare
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 leaching — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- Leaching — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) was 3.53 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 Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- The highest recorded value was 3.57 kg/ha in 2020.
- What is the lowest leaching — cropland nitrogen per unit area recorded in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9475 kg/ha in 1961.
- How does Least Developed Countries (LDCs) rank for leaching — cropland nitrogen per unit area?
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) ranks 28th out of 32 groups with data for 2023.
- Is leaching — cropland nitrogen per unit area rising or falling in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.1%. 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 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 (%).