Mineral fertilizers — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Congo
Congo: Mineral fertilizers — Cropland nitrogen per unit area was 2.26 kg/ha in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Mineral fertilizers — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Congo, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Congo is 2.26 kg/ha, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 45.3% on the previous year and up 123.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Congo peaked at 8.36 kg/ha in 1971 and was at its lowest, 0.0165 kg/ha, in 2005.
Congo ranks 167th of 186 countries on this measure, 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 Congo, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.3651 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 0.5471 kg/ha | +49.8% |
| 1963 | 0.9083 kg/ha | +66.0% |
| 1964 | 0.9165 kg/ha | +0.9% |
| 1965 | 1.29 kg/ha | +40.6% |
| 1966 | 1.38 kg/ha | +7.1% |
| 1967 | 1.54 kg/ha | +11.3% |
| 1968 | 1.84 kg/ha | +19.9% |
| 1969 | 4.79 kg/ha | +160.2% |
| 1970 | 5.74 kg/ha | +19.8% |
| 1971 | 8.36 kg/ha | +45.7% |
| 1972 | 6.53 kg/ha | -21.9% |
| 1973 | 2.16 kg/ha | -66.9% |
| 1974 | 0.3596 kg/ha | -83.4% |
| 1975 | 0.3583 kg/ha | -0.4% |
| 1976 | 0.2132 kg/ha | -40.5% |
| 1977 | 0.1957 kg/ha | -8.2% |
| 1978 | 0.1931 kg/ha | -1.3% |
| 1979 | 0.1736 kg/ha | -10.1% |
| 1980 | 0.3372 kg/ha | +94.2% |
| 1981 | 0.2928 kg/ha | -13.2% |
| 1982 | 1.63 kg/ha | +457.8% |
| 1983 | 1.44 kg/ha | -11.8% |
| 1984 | 1.61 kg/ha | +12.0% |
| 1985 | 2.31 kg/ha | +42.9% |
| 1986 | 1.25 kg/ha | -46.0% |
| 1987 | 0.1867 kg/ha | -85.0% |
| 1988 | 0.9292 kg/ha | +397.7% |
| 1989 | 0.3834 kg/ha | -58.7% |
| 1990 | 1.24 kg/ha | +223.2% |
| 1991 | 2.5 kg/ha | +101.8% |
| 1992 | 2.12 kg/ha | -15.3% |
| 1993 | 1.91 kg/ha | -10.0% |
| 1994 | 1.75 kg/ha | -8.1% |
| 1995 | 1.93 kg/ha | +10.3% |
| 1996 | 3.83 kg/ha | +98.3% |
| 1997 | 3.74 kg/ha | -2.4% |
| 1998 | 3.73 kg/ha | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 3.68 kg/ha | -1.5% |
| 2000 | 3.7 kg/ha | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 4.9 kg/ha | +32.3% |
| 2002 | 3.72 kg/ha | -24.0% |
| 2003 | 2.54 kg/ha | -31.8% |
| 2004 | 1.35 kg/ha | -46.8% |
| 2005 | 0.0165 kg/ha | -98.8% |
| 2006 | 0.0437 kg/ha | +164.8% |
| 2007 | 0.1165 kg/ha | +166.6% |
| 2008 | 0.4582 kg/ha | +293.3% |
| 2009 | 1.62 kg/ha | +253.8% |
| 2010 | 0.1912 kg/ha | -88.2% |
| 2011 | 0.4727 kg/ha | +147.2% |
| 2012 | 1.13 kg/ha | +139.7% |
| 2013 | 1.01 kg/ha | -10.9% |
| 2014 | 0.4593 kg/ha | -54.5% |
| 2015 | 1.02 kg/ha | +122.5% |
| 2016 | 0.51 kg/ha | -50.1% |
| 2017 | 0.5314 kg/ha | +4.2% |
| 2018 | 0.7965 kg/ha | +49.9% |
| 2019 | 1.25 kg/ha | +56.7% |
| 2020 | 4.8 kg/ha | +284.7% |
| 2021 | 3.23 kg/ha | -32.7% |
| 2022 | 4.13 kg/ha | +27.9% |
| 2023 | 2.26 kg/ha | -45.3% |
Congo compared with similar countries
- Congo's 2.26 kg/ha is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 17.04 kg/ha, 13% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Congo's 2.26 kg/ha is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 5.97 kg/ha, 38% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Mineral fertilizers — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Congo 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | +457.8% | 0.2928 kg/ha | 1.63 kg/ha |
| 1988 | +397.7% | 0.1867 kg/ha | 0.9292 kg/ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.51 kg/ha | 0.3651 kg/ha | 4.79 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 2.43 kg/ha | 0.1736 kg/ha | 8.36 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.04 kg/ha | 0.1867 kg/ha | 2.31 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.64 kg/ha | 1.24 kg/ha | 3.83 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.85 kg/ha | 0.0165 kg/ha | 4.9 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7374 kg/ha | 0.1912 kg/ha | 1.25 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.6 kg/ha | 2.26 kg/ha | 4.8 kg/ha | 4 |
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- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -9.96 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -6.68 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.202 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.13 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.8453 % 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 -0.4756 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Congo?
- Mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Congo was 2.26 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 Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 8.36 kg/ha in 1971.
- What is the lowest mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen per unit area recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0165 kg/ha in 2005.
- How does Congo rank for mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen per unit area?
- Congo ranks 167th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen per unit area rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 123.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Congo 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 (%).