Mineral fertilizers — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Eswatini
Eswatini: Mineral fertilizers — Cropland nitrogen per unit area was 37.21 kg/ha in 2023. ▲ Rising
Mineral fertilizers — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Eswatini, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
In 2023, mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Eswatini stood at 37.21 kg/ha.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 30.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Eswatini peaked at 70.92 kg/ha in 1983 and was at its lowest, 8 kg/ha, in 1996.
Eswatini ranks 100th 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.
Mineral fertilizers — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Eswatini, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 13.49 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 13.24 kg/ha | -1.9% |
| 1963 | 14.73 kg/ha | +11.3% |
| 1964 | 16.25 kg/ha | +10.4% |
| 1965 | 21.13 kg/ha | +30.0% |
| 1966 | 19.87 kg/ha | -6.0% |
| 1967 | 22.58 kg/ha | +13.7% |
| 1968 | 22.62 kg/ha | +0.2% |
| 1969 | 25.61 kg/ha | +13.2% |
| 1970 | 18.78 kg/ha | -26.6% |
| 1971 | 21.16 kg/ha | +12.7% |
| 1972 | 12.8 kg/ha | -39.5% |
| 1973 | 31.11 kg/ha | +143.1% |
| 1974 | 33.54 kg/ha | +7.8% |
| 1975 | 32.35 kg/ha | -3.6% |
| 1976 | 26.63 kg/ha | -17.7% |
| 1977 | 30.01 kg/ha | +12.7% |
| 1978 | 31.83 kg/ha | +6.1% |
| 1979 | 37.84 kg/ha | +18.9% |
| 1980 | 45.2 kg/ha | +19.4% |
| 1981 | 44.92 kg/ha | -0.6% |
| 1982 | 46.88 kg/ha | +4.4% |
| 1983 | 70.92 kg/ha | +51.3% |
| 1984 | 25.14 kg/ha | -64.6% |
| 1985 | 32.13 kg/ha | +27.8% |
| 1986 | 36.59 kg/ha | +13.9% |
| 1987 | 39.99 kg/ha | +9.3% |
| 1988 | 38.15 kg/ha | -4.6% |
| 1989 | 35.53 kg/ha | -6.9% |
| 1990 | 39.44 kg/ha | +11.0% |
| 1991 | 30.77 kg/ha | -22.0% |
| 1992 | 35.08 kg/ha | +14.0% |
| 1993 | 33.16 kg/ha | -5.5% |
| 1994 | 8.42 kg/ha | -74.6% |
| 1995 | 8.43 kg/ha | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 8 kg/ha | -5.1% |
| 1997 | 8.38 kg/ha | +4.7% |
| 1998 | 10.47 kg/ha | +25.0% |
| 1999 | 8.9 kg/ha | -15.0% |
| 2000 | 10.47 kg/ha | +17.6% |
| 2001 | 10.42 kg/ha | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 31.65 kg/ha | +203.8% |
| 2003 | 24.82 kg/ha | -21.6% |
| 2004 | 25.76 kg/ha | +3.8% |
| 2005 | 21.06 kg/ha | -18.2% |
| 2006 | 27.18 kg/ha | +29.0% |
| 2007 | 27.84 kg/ha | +2.4% |
| 2008 | 26.15 kg/ha | -6.1% |
| 2009 | 26.72 kg/ha | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 26.38 kg/ha | -1.3% |
| 2011 | 28.15 kg/ha | +6.7% |
| 2012 | 29.63 kg/ha | +5.3% |
| 2013 | 28.63 kg/ha | -3.4% |
| 2014 | 27.41 kg/ha | -4.3% |
| 2015 | 25.25 kg/ha | -7.9% |
| 2016 | 23.6 kg/ha | -6.6% |
| 2017 | 32.33 kg/ha | +37.0% |
| 2018 | 36.07 kg/ha | +11.6% |
| 2019 | 36.91 kg/ha | +2.3% |
| 2020 | 39.41 kg/ha | +6.8% |
| 2021 | 41.36 kg/ha | +4.9% |
| 2022 | 37.21 kg/ha | -10.0% |
| 2023 | 37.21 kg/ha | +0.0% |
Eswatini compared with similar countries
- Eswatini's 37.21 kg/ha is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 17.04 kg/ha, 2.2× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Eswatini's 37.21 kg/ha is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 5.97 kg/ha, 6.2× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Mineral fertilizers — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Eswatini 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | +203.8% | 10.42 kg/ha | 31.65 kg/ha |
| 1973 | +143.1% | 12.8 kg/ha | 31.11 kg/ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 18.83 kg/ha | 13.24 kg/ha | 25.61 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 27.61 kg/ha | 12.8 kg/ha | 37.84 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 41.55 kg/ha | 25.14 kg/ha | 70.92 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 19.1 kg/ha | 8 kg/ha | 39.44 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 23.21 kg/ha | 10.42 kg/ha | 31.65 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 29.44 kg/ha | 23.6 kg/ha | 36.91 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 38.8 kg/ha | 37.21 kg/ha | 41.36 kg/ha | 4 |
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- Temperature change 1.02 °C (2025)
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- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.2772 % change on previous year (2024)
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- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate -2.19 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Eswatini?
- Mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Eswatini was 37.21 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 Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 70.92 kg/ha in 1983.
- What is the lowest mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen per unit area recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 8 kg/ha in 1996.
- How does Eswatini rank for mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen per unit area?
- Eswatini ranks 100th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen per unit area rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Eswatini 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 (%).