Leaching — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Western Africa
Western Africa: Leaching — Cropland nitrogen per unit area was 1.23 kg/ha in 2023. ▲ Rising
Leaching — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Western 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 Western Africa stood at 1.23 kg/ha.
That represents a change of up 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, leaching — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Western Africa peaked at 1.64 kg/ha in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.2352 kg/ha, in 1961.
That places Western Africa 32nd out of 32 groups 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2875 kg/ha | 0.2352 kg/ha | 0.336 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.4381 kg/ha | 0.357 kg/ha | 0.5597 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.691 kg/ha | 0.5987 kg/ha | 0.8512 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.8496 kg/ha | 0.7608 kg/ha | 0.9217 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9277 kg/ha | 0.8021 kg/ha | 1.04 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.28 kg/ha | 1.01 kg/ha | 1.57 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.38 kg/ha | 1.23 kg/ha | 1.64 kg/ha | 4 |
Countries ranked near Western Africa
- 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
- 32 Colombia 21.78 kg/ha compare
- 33 Denmark 20.98 kg/ha compare
- 34 Viet Nam 20.83 kg/ha compare
- 35 New Caledonia 20.64 kg/ha compare
More environment data for Western Africa
- Temperature change 1.37 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.311 °C (2025)
- Wood fuel, coniferous — Production 0 m3 (2024)
- Roundwood, non-coniferous — Production 241.74 million m3 (2024)
- Wood fuel, non-coniferous — Production 221.11 million m3 (2024)
- Industrial roundwood — Production 20.68 million m3 (2024)
- Industrial roundwood — Import quantity 79,324 m3 (2024)
- Industrial roundwood — Export value 113,229 1000 USD (2024)
- Sawlogs and veneer logs — Production 13.78 million m3 (2024)
- Industrial roundwood, non-coniferous — Production 20.62 million m3 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is leaching — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Western Africa?
- Leaching — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Western Africa was 1.23 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 Western Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 1.64 kg/ha in 2020.
- What is the lowest leaching — cropland nitrogen per unit area recorded in Western Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2352 kg/ha in 1961.
- How does Western Africa rank for leaching — cropland nitrogen per unit area?
- Western Africa ranks 32nd out of 32 groups with data for 2023.
- Is leaching — cropland nitrogen per unit area rising or falling in Western Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Western 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 (%).