Leaching — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Northern Africa
Northern Africa: Leaching — Cropland nitrogen per unit area was 4.37 kg/ha in 2023. ▲ Rising
Leaching — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Northern 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 Northern Africa stood at 4.37 kg/ha.
That represents a change of down 2.3% on the previous year and up 12.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, leaching — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Northern Africa peaked at 4.94 kg/ha in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0.9636 kg/ha, in 1961.
Northern Africa ranks 23rd of 32 groups on this measure, 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 | 1.22 kg/ha | 0.9636 kg/ha | 1.53 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.98 kg/ha | 1.62 kg/ha | 2.34 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.08 kg/ha | 2.65 kg/ha | 3.58 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.37 kg/ha | 2.97 kg/ha | 3.74 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.35 kg/ha | 4 kg/ha | 4.94 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.22 kg/ha | 3.79 kg/ha | 4.54 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.56 kg/ha | 4.37 kg/ha | 4.79 kg/ha | 4 |
Countries ranked near Northern Africa
- 20 Suriname 32.23 kg/ha compare
- 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
More environment data for Northern Africa
- Standard Deviation 0.281 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.61 °C (2025)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 864,000 t (2024)
- Recovered paper — Production 701,000 t (2024)
- Agricultural land — Share in Land area 27.72 % (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per area of cropland 4.57 kg/ha (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per capita 0.84 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 2.41 g/Int$ (2024)
- Country area — Area 789,689 1000 ha (2024)
- Land area — Area 787,239 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is leaching — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Northern Africa?
- Leaching — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Northern Africa was 4.37 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 Northern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 4.94 kg/ha in 2004.
- What is the lowest leaching — cropland nitrogen per unit area recorded in Northern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9636 kg/ha in 1961.
- How does Northern Africa rank for leaching — cropland nitrogen per unit area?
- Northern Africa ranks 23rd out of 32 groups with data for 2023.
- Is leaching — cropland nitrogen per unit area rising or falling in Northern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Northern 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 (%).