Manure applied — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Nepal
Nepal: Manure applied — Cropland nitrogen per unit area was 39.34 kg/ha in 2023. ▲ Rising
Manure applied — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Nepal, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
Nepal recorded 39.34 kg/ha for manure applied — cropland nitrogen per unit area in 2023.
That represents a change of down 26.6% on the previous year and down 7.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, manure applied — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Nepal peaked at 53.89 kg/ha in 2020 and was at its lowest, 18.39 kg/ha, in 1961.
That places Nepal 48th out of 185 countries 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.
Manure applied — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Nepal, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 18.39 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 18.55 kg/ha | +0.9% |
| 1963 | 19 kg/ha | +2.4% |
| 1964 | 19.17 kg/ha | +0.9% |
| 1965 | 19.49 kg/ha | +1.7% |
| 1966 | 19.46 kg/ha | -0.1% |
| 1967 | 19.79 kg/ha | +1.7% |
| 1968 | 20.17 kg/ha | +1.9% |
| 1969 | 20.52 kg/ha | +1.7% |
| 1970 | 19.49 kg/ha | -5.0% |
| 1971 | 20.06 kg/ha | +2.9% |
| 1972 | 19.78 kg/ha | -1.4% |
| 1973 | 19.13 kg/ha | -3.3% |
| 1974 | 19.64 kg/ha | +2.7% |
| 1975 | 20.41 kg/ha | +3.9% |
| 1976 | 20.96 kg/ha | +2.7% |
| 1977 | 21.72 kg/ha | +3.6% |
| 1978 | 22.24 kg/ha | +2.4% |
| 1979 | 22.52 kg/ha | +1.3% |
| 1980 | 23.62 kg/ha | +4.9% |
| 1981 | 23.55 kg/ha | -0.3% |
| 1982 | 23.28 kg/ha | -1.2% |
| 1983 | 23.78 kg/ha | +2.2% |
| 1984 | 24.09 kg/ha | +1.3% |
| 1985 | 24.39 kg/ha | +1.2% |
| 1986 | 24.68 kg/ha | +1.2% |
| 1987 | 24.85 kg/ha | +0.7% |
| 1988 | 25.06 kg/ha | +0.9% |
| 1989 | 25.28 kg/ha | +0.9% |
| 1990 | 25.57 kg/ha | +1.2% |
| 1991 | 25.71 kg/ha | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 25.64 kg/ha | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 25.59 kg/ha | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 26.38 kg/ha | +3.1% |
| 1995 | 27.16 kg/ha | +3.0% |
| 1996 | 27.46 kg/ha | +1.1% |
| 1997 | 27.83 kg/ha | +1.4% |
| 1998 | 28.14 kg/ha | +1.1% |
| 1999 | 28.36 kg/ha | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 28.6 kg/ha | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 28.98 kg/ha | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 29.65 kg/ha | +2.3% |
| 2003 | 30.43 kg/ha | +2.6% |
| 2004 | 31.12 kg/ha | +2.3% |
| 2005 | 31.89 kg/ha | +2.5% |
| 2006 | 32.71 kg/ha | +2.6% |
| 2007 | 33.88 kg/ha | +3.6% |
| 2008 | 34.82 kg/ha | +2.8% |
| 2009 | 35.95 kg/ha | +3.2% |
| 2010 | 37.08 kg/ha | +3.1% |
| 2011 | 39.07 kg/ha | +5.4% |
| 2012 | 40.97 kg/ha | +4.8% |
| 2013 | 42.42 kg/ha | +3.5% |
| 2014 | 42.66 kg/ha | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 43.42 kg/ha | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 46.4 kg/ha | +6.9% |
| 2017 | 47.35 kg/ha | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 50.24 kg/ha | +6.1% |
| 2019 | 51.82 kg/ha | +3.1% |
| 2020 | 53.89 kg/ha | +4.0% |
| 2021 | 53.64 kg/ha | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 53.61 kg/ha | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 39.34 kg/ha | -26.6% |
Nepal compared with similar countries
- Nepal's 39.34 kg/ha is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 9.93 kg/ha, 4.0× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Nepal's 39.34 kg/ha is above the median for South Asia, which is 16.8 kg/ha, 2.3× the median. (5 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Manure applied — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Nepal 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | -26.6% | 53.61 kg/ha | 39.34 kg/ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 19.39 kg/ha | 18.39 kg/ha | 20.52 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 20.59 kg/ha | 19.13 kg/ha | 22.52 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 24.26 kg/ha | 23.28 kg/ha | 25.28 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 26.79 kg/ha | 25.57 kg/ha | 28.36 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 31.8 kg/ha | 28.6 kg/ha | 35.95 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 44.14 kg/ha | 37.08 kg/ha | 51.82 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 50.12 kg/ha | 39.34 kg/ha | 53.89 kg/ha | 4 |
Countries ranked near Nepal
- 45 China 40.83 kg/ha compare
- 46 Antigua and Barbuda 40.71 kg/ha compare
- 47 China, mainland 40.7 kg/ha compare
- 49 Yugoslav SFR 39.14 kg/ha compare
- 50 France 38.69 kg/ha compare
- 51 Kyrgyzstan 37.83 kg/ha compare
More environment data for Nepal
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 2.73 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 2.41 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.265 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.43 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 41.67 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -1.54 % 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 -6.53 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is manure applied — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Nepal?
- Manure applied — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Nepal was 39.34 kg/ha in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest manure applied — cropland nitrogen per unit area recorded in Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 53.89 kg/ha in 2020.
- What is the lowest manure applied — cropland nitrogen per unit area recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.39 kg/ha in 1961.
- How does Nepal rank for manure applied — cropland nitrogen per unit area?
- Nepal ranks 48th out of 185 countries with data for 2023.
- Is manure applied — cropland nitrogen per unit area rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nepal data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Manure applied — 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 (%).