Mineral fertilizers — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Mineral fertilizers — Cropland nitrogen per unit area was 7.78 kg/ha in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Mineral fertilizers — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Burkina Faso, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
Burkina Faso recorded 7.78 kg/ha for mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen per unit area in 2023.
That represents a change of up 23.0% on the previous year and up 10.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Burkina Faso peaked at 8.86 kg/ha in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.0974 kg/ha, in 1964.
That places Burkina Faso 142nd out of 186 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Mineral fertilizers — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0975 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 0.0975 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.0975 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.0974 kg/ha | -0.1% |
| 1965 | 0.0974 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.0974 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.0974 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.0974 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.0974 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.1232 kg/ha | +26.5% |
| 1971 | 0.146 kg/ha | +18.5% |
| 1972 | 0.1934 kg/ha | +32.5% |
| 1973 | 0.1179 kg/ha | -39.0% |
| 1974 | 0.2318 kg/ha | +96.6% |
| 1975 | 0.132 kg/ha | -43.1% |
| 1976 | 0.7249 kg/ha | +449.2% |
| 1977 | 0.5783 kg/ha | -20.2% |
| 1978 | 1.11 kg/ha | +91.1% |
| 1979 | 0.6458 kg/ha | -41.6% |
| 1980 | 0.4105 kg/ha | -36.4% |
| 1981 | 1.01 kg/ha | +146.0% |
| 1982 | 1.09 kg/ha | +7.6% |
| 1983 | 1.33 kg/ha | +22.8% |
| 1984 | 1.33 kg/ha | -0.6% |
| 1985 | 1.43 kg/ha | +8.0% |
| 1986 | 1.97 kg/ha | +37.7% |
| 1987 | 2.31 kg/ha | +17.3% |
| 1988 | 2.15 kg/ha | -7.0% |
| 1989 | 2.13 kg/ha | -0.8% |
| 1990 | 2.33 kg/ha | +9.3% |
| 1991 | 2.41 kg/ha | +3.5% |
| 1992 | 2.21 kg/ha | -8.2% |
| 1993 | 2.08 kg/ha | -6.1% |
| 1994 | 2.59 kg/ha | +24.4% |
| 1995 | 2.49 kg/ha | -3.8% |
| 1996 | 2.44 kg/ha | -2.1% |
| 1997 | 5.04 kg/ha | +106.9% |
| 1998 | 3.31 kg/ha | -34.4% |
| 1999 | 3.32 kg/ha | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 1.89 kg/ha | -43.1% |
| 2001 | 0.1734 kg/ha | -90.8% |
| 2002 | 0.3675 kg/ha | +111.9% |
| 2003 | 4.76 kg/ha | +1194.3% |
| 2004 | 5.07 kg/ha | +6.5% |
| 2005 | 6.03 kg/ha | +18.9% |
| 2006 | 4.98 kg/ha | -17.3% |
| 2007 | 3.83 kg/ha | -23.1% |
| 2008 | 4.86 kg/ha | +26.9% |
| 2009 | 4.41 kg/ha | -9.2% |
| 2010 | 6.24 kg/ha | +41.3% |
| 2011 | 4.37 kg/ha | -29.9% |
| 2012 | 6.84 kg/ha | +56.4% |
| 2013 | 7.07 kg/ha | +3.4% |
| 2014 | 6.67 kg/ha | -5.8% |
| 2015 | 6.82 kg/ha | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 8.86 kg/ha | +29.9% |
| 2017 | 7.49 kg/ha | -15.4% |
| 2018 | 7.08 kg/ha | -5.6% |
| 2019 | 3.69 kg/ha | -47.8% |
| 2020 | 6.53 kg/ha | +76.8% |
| 2021 | 5.58 kg/ha | -14.5% |
| 2022 | 6.32 kg/ha | +13.4% |
| 2023 | 7.78 kg/ha | +23.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0974 kg/ha | 0.0974 kg/ha | 0.0975 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.3998 kg/ha | 0.1179 kg/ha | 1.11 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.52 kg/ha | 0.4105 kg/ha | 2.31 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.82 kg/ha | 2.08 kg/ha | 5.04 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.64 kg/ha | 0.1734 kg/ha | 6.03 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.51 kg/ha | 3.69 kg/ha | 8.86 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.55 kg/ha | 5.58 kg/ha | 7.78 kg/ha | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Burkina Faso?
- Mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Burkina Faso was 7.78 kg/ha in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen per unit area recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 8.86 kg/ha in 2016.
- What is the lowest mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen per unit area recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0974 kg/ha in 1964.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen per unit area?
- Burkina Faso ranks 142nd out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen per unit area rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Burkina Faso data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Mineral fertilizers — Cropland nitrogen per unit area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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 (%).