Leaching — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Mali
Mali: Leaching — Cropland nitrogen per unit area was 1.57 kg/ha in 2023. ▲ Rising
Leaching — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Mali, 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 Mali stood at 1.57 kg/ha.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 35.1% on the previous year and down 14.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, leaching — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Mali peaked at 2.79 kg/ha in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.8323 kg/ha, in 1996.
That places Mali 171st out of 186 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Leaching — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Mali, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.8542 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 0.9217 kg/ha | +7.9% |
| 1963 | 0.9652 kg/ha | +4.7% |
| 1964 | 1.05 kg/ha | +8.4% |
| 1965 | 1.14 kg/ha | +8.5% |
| 1966 | 1.16 kg/ha | +1.9% |
| 1967 | 1.2 kg/ha | +3.3% |
| 1968 | 1.21 kg/ha | +1.2% |
| 1969 | 1.3 kg/ha | +7.6% |
| 1970 | 1.39 kg/ha | +6.6% |
| 1971 | 1.41 kg/ha | +1.6% |
| 1972 | 1.24 kg/ha | -11.7% |
| 1973 | 1.24 kg/ha | -0.2% |
| 1974 | 1.03 kg/ha | -17.3% |
| 1975 | 1.01 kg/ha | -1.7% |
| 1976 | 1.09 kg/ha | +8.3% |
| 1977 | 1.27 kg/ha | +16.7% |
| 1978 | 1.24 kg/ha | -3.0% |
| 1979 | 1.34 kg/ha | +8.7% |
| 1980 | 1.47 kg/ha | +9.7% |
| 1981 | 1.4 kg/ha | -5.0% |
| 1982 | 1.51 kg/ha | +7.7% |
| 1983 | 1.28 kg/ha | -15.0% |
| 1984 | 2 kg/ha | +55.9% |
| 1985 | 1.49 kg/ha | -25.2% |
| 1986 | 1.38 kg/ha | -7.6% |
| 1987 | 1.44 kg/ha | +4.5% |
| 1988 | 1.47 kg/ha | +1.7% |
| 1989 | 1.47 kg/ha | +0.3% |
| 1990 | 1.62 kg/ha | +10.0% |
| 1991 | 1.61 kg/ha | -0.6% |
| 1992 | 1.59 kg/ha | -1.3% |
| 1993 | 1.18 kg/ha | -25.7% |
| 1994 | 1.14 kg/ha | -3.6% |
| 1995 | 1.11 kg/ha | -2.2% |
| 1996 | 0.8323 kg/ha | -25.2% |
| 1997 | 1.14 kg/ha | +36.8% |
| 1998 | 0.9877 kg/ha | -13.3% |
| 1999 | 1.03 kg/ha | +4.4% |
| 2000 | 0.9394 kg/ha | -8.9% |
| 2001 | 0.9812 kg/ha | +4.4% |
| 2002 | 1.74 kg/ha | +77.4% |
| 2003 | 1.36 kg/ha | -21.6% |
| 2004 | 1.75 kg/ha | +28.1% |
| 2005 | 1.65 kg/ha | -5.8% |
| 2006 | 1.85 kg/ha | +12.7% |
| 2007 | 1.47 kg/ha | -20.6% |
| 2008 | 1.91 kg/ha | +29.7% |
| 2009 | 1.9 kg/ha | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 1.86 kg/ha | -1.9% |
| 2011 | 1.66 kg/ha | -11.0% |
| 2012 | 1.75 kg/ha | +5.6% |
| 2013 | 1.84 kg/ha | +4.8% |
| 2014 | 2.05 kg/ha | +11.5% |
| 2015 | 2.24 kg/ha | +9.3% |
| 2016 | 2.42 kg/ha | +8.0% |
| 2017 | 2.18 kg/ha | -9.7% |
| 2018 | 2.16 kg/ha | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 2.79 kg/ha | +29.4% |
| 2020 | 2.11 kg/ha | -24.4% |
| 2021 | 1.42 kg/ha | -32.6% |
| 2022 | 1.16 kg/ha | -18.2% |
| 2023 | 1.57 kg/ha | +35.1% |
Mali compared with similar countries
- Mali's 1.57 kg/ha is below the median for low income countries, which is 2.13 kg/ha, 74% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Mali's 1.57 kg/ha is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 2.51 kg/ha, 63% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Leaching — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Mali 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 | +77.4% | 0.9812 kg/ha | 1.74 kg/ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.09 kg/ha | 0.8542 kg/ha | 1.3 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.23 kg/ha | 1.01 kg/ha | 1.41 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.49 kg/ha | 1.28 kg/ha | 2 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.22 kg/ha | 0.8323 kg/ha | 1.62 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.56 kg/ha | 0.9394 kg/ha | 1.91 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.09 kg/ha | 1.66 kg/ha | 2.79 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.57 kg/ha | 1.16 kg/ha | 2.11 kg/ha | 4 |
Countries ranked near Mali
More environment data for Mali
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -6.69 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -6.27 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.401 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.44 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 3 % 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 3.04 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is leaching — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Mali?
- Leaching — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Mali was 1.57 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 Mali?
- The highest recorded value was 2.79 kg/ha in 2019.
- What is the lowest leaching — cropland nitrogen per unit area recorded in Mali?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8323 kg/ha in 1996.
- How does Mali rank for leaching — cropland nitrogen per unit area?
- Mali ranks 171st out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is leaching — cropland nitrogen per unit area rising or falling in Mali?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mali 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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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 (%).