Leaching — Cropland nitrogen in Madagascar

Madagascar: Leaching — Cropland nitrogen was 11,454 t in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
11,454 t
Change on year
up 5.8%
World rank
96th
of 186 countries
All-time high
11,976 t
in 2017
All-time low
3,841 t
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Leaching — Cropland nitrogen in Madagascar, 1961–2023

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Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.

Analysis

The most recent figure for leaching — cropland nitrogen in Madagascar is 11,454 t, measured in 2023.

The figure is up 5.8% on the previous year and up 26.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, leaching — cropland nitrogen in Madagascar peaked at 11,976 t in 2017 and was at its lowest, 3,841 t, in 1961.

Madagascar ranks 96th of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.

Leaching — Cropland nitrogen in Madagascar, year by year

Annual values for Leaching — Cropland nitrogen in Madagascar, 1961 to 2023.
Year t Change
1961 3,841 t —
1962 4,089 t +6.4%
1963 4,305 t +5.3%
1964 4,390 t +2.0%
1965 4,374 t -0.4%
1966 4,803 t +9.8%
1967 4,879 t +1.6%
1968 4,957 t +1.6%
1969 5,183 t +4.6%
1970 5,185 t +0.1%
1971 5,240 t +1.1%
1972 5,546 t +5.8%
1973 5,178 t -6.6%
1974 5,142 t -0.7%
1975 5,183 t +0.8%
1976 4,966 t -4.2%
1977 5,147 t +3.7%
1978 5,710 t +10.9%
1979 6,248 t +9.4%
1980 7,124 t +14.0%
1981 7,790 t +9.4%
1982 7,548 t -3.1%
1983 7,470 t -1.0%
1984 7,445 t -0.3%
1985 7,714 t +3.6%
1986 8,033 t +4.1%
1987 8,002 t -0.4%
1988 7,736 t -3.3%
1989 7,545 t -2.5%
1990 7,865 t +4.2%
1991 7,917 t +0.7%
1992 8,059 t +1.8%
1993 8,385 t +4.0%
1994 8,514 t +1.5%
1995 8,830 t +3.7%
1996 9,077 t +2.8%
1997 8,673 t -4.4%
1998 7,534 t -13.1%
1999 6,873 t -8.8%
2000 5,568 t -19.0%
2001 4,910 t -11.8%
2002 4,900 t -0.2%
2003 5,339 t +9.0%
2004 5,421 t +1.5%
2005 7,753 t +43.0%
2006 7,514 t -3.1%
2007 7,733 t +2.9%
2008 8,198 t +6.0%
2009 8,103 t -1.2%
2010 8,243 t +1.7%
2011 8,800 t +6.8%
2012 9,766 t +11.0%
2013 9,044 t -7.4%
2014 10,247 t +13.3%
2015 10,217 t -0.3%
2016 9,650 t -5.5%
2017 11,976 t +24.1%
2018 11,335 t -5.4%
2019 11,017 t -2.8%
2020 10,813 t -1.8%
2021 10,184 t -5.8%
2022 10,823 t +6.3%
2023 11,454 t +5.8%

Madagascar compared with similar countries

  • Madagascar's 11,454 t is above the median for low income countries, which is 9,941 t, 1.2× the median. (21 countries reporting)
  • Madagascar's 11,454 t is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 5,750 t, 2.0× the median. (43 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Leaching — Cropland nitrogen in Madagascar 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.

YearChange FromTo
2005 +43.0% 5,421 t 7,753 t

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 4,536 t 3,841 t 5,183 t 9
1970s 5,355 t 4,966 t 6,248 t 10
1980s 7,641 t 7,124 t 8,033 t 10
1990s 8,173 t 6,873 t 9,077 t 10
2000s 6,544 t 4,900 t 8,198 t 10
2010s 10,030 t 8,243 t 11,976 t 10
2020s 10,819 t 10,184 t 11,454 t 4

Countries ranked near Madagascar

  1. 93 Cameroon 12,674 t compare
  2. 94 Kyrgyzstan 12,625 t compare
  3. 95 South Sudan 11,941 t compare
  4. 97 Latvia 10,551 t compare
  5. 98 Mozambique 9,941 t compare
  6. 99 Benin 9,875 t compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is leaching — cropland nitrogen in Madagascar?
Leaching — cropland nitrogen in Madagascar was 11,454 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest leaching — cropland nitrogen recorded in Madagascar?
The highest recorded value was 11,976 t in 2017.
What is the lowest leaching — cropland nitrogen recorded in Madagascar?
The lowest recorded value was 3,841 t in 1961.
How does Madagascar rank for leaching — cropland nitrogen?
Madagascar ranks 96th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
Is leaching — cropland nitrogen rising or falling in Madagascar?
Over the last ten years it is up 26.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Madagascar data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Leaching — Cropland nitrogen. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Leaching — Cropland nitrogen
Unit
t
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
233 places, 13,500 data points, 1961–2023
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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 (%).