Leaching — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Western Asia
Western Asia: Leaching — Cropland nitrogen per unit area was 6.98 kg/ha in 2023. ▲ Rising
Leaching — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Western Asia, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
Western Asia recorded 6.98 kg/ha for leaching — cropland nitrogen per unit area in 2023.
The figure is up 17.8% on the previous year and up 19.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, leaching — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Western Asia peaked at 7.35 kg/ha in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.786 kg/ha, in 1962.
That places Western Asia 17th out of 32 groups 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.01 kg/ha | 0.786 kg/ha | 1.38 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 2.18 kg/ha | 1.47 kg/ha | 3.06 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 4 kg/ha | 3.11 kg/ha | 4.7 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.81 kg/ha | 4.27 kg/ha | 5.65 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.41 kg/ha | 5.02 kg/ha | 5.92 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.8 kg/ha | 5.21 kg/ha | 6.76 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.68 kg/ha | 5.93 kg/ha | 7.35 kg/ha | 4 |
Countries ranked near Western Asia
More environment data for Western Asia
- Standard Deviation 0.404 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.7 °C (2025)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 5.65 million t (2024)
- Recovered paper — Production 5.50 million t (2024)
- Cropland — Area 45,596 1000 ha (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per capita 1.25 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 2.95 g/Int$ (2024)
- Country area — Area 484,480 1000 ha (2024)
- Land area — Area 479,195 1000 ha (2024)
- Agriculture — Area 274,698 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is leaching — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Western Asia?
- Leaching — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Western Asia was 6.98 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 Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 7.35 kg/ha in 2020.
- What is the lowest leaching — cropland nitrogen per unit area recorded in Western Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.786 kg/ha in 1962.
- How does Western Asia rank for leaching — cropland nitrogen per unit area?
- Western Asia ranks 17th out of 32 groups with data for 2023.
- Is leaching — cropland nitrogen per unit area rising or falling in Western Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Western Asia 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 (%).