Mineral fertilizers — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Mineral fertilizers — Cropland nitrogen per unit area was 29.35 kg/ha in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Mineral fertilizers — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Ethiopia, 1993–2023
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 Ethiopia is 29.35 kg/ha, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 31 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 18.5% on the previous year and up 195.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Ethiopia peaked at 29.35 kg/ha in 2023 and was at its lowest, 2.2 kg/ha, in 2003.
Ethiopia ranks 110th of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Mineral fertilizers — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 2.8 kg/ha | — |
| 1994 | 3.8 kg/ha | +35.8% |
| 1995 | 4.33 kg/ha | +14.0% |
| 1996 | 7.72 kg/ha | +78.1% |
| 1997 | 5.16 kg/ha | -33.2% |
| 1998 | 7.19 kg/ha | +39.3% |
| 1999 | 7.56 kg/ha | +5.2% |
| 2000 | 7.26 kg/ha | -3.9% |
| 2001 | 8.26 kg/ha | +13.7% |
| 2002 | 8.72 kg/ha | +5.6% |
| 2003 | 2.2 kg/ha | -74.8% |
| 2004 | 6.75 kg/ha | +206.8% |
| 2005 | 6.86 kg/ha | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 6.42 kg/ha | -6.4% |
| 2007 | 6.67 kg/ha | +3.8% |
| 2008 | 6.88 kg/ha | +3.2% |
| 2009 | 7.29 kg/ha | +5.9% |
| 2010 | 8.33 kg/ha | +14.3% |
| 2011 | 8.73 kg/ha | +4.9% |
| 2012 | 13.01 kg/ha | +48.9% |
| 2013 | 9.93 kg/ha | -23.6% |
| 2014 | 13.24 kg/ha | +33.4% |
| 2015 | 15.05 kg/ha | +13.6% |
| 2016 | 17.47 kg/ha | +16.1% |
| 2017 | 20.52 kg/ha | +17.4% |
| 2018 | 16.76 kg/ha | -18.3% |
| 2019 | 19.34 kg/ha | +15.4% |
| 2020 | 23.66 kg/ha | +22.3% |
| 2021 | 20.99 kg/ha | -11.3% |
| 2022 | 24.76 kg/ha | +17.9% |
| 2023 | 29.35 kg/ha | +18.5% |
Ethiopia compared with similar countries
- Ethiopia's 29.35 kg/ha is above the median for low income countries, which is 4.17 kg/ha, 7.0× the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Ethiopia's 29.35 kg/ha is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 5.97 kg/ha, 4.9× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Mineral fertilizers — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Ethiopia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | +206.8% | 2.2 kg/ha | 6.75 kg/ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.51 kg/ha | 2.8 kg/ha | 7.72 kg/ha | 7 |
| 2000s | 6.73 kg/ha | 2.2 kg/ha | 8.72 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.24 kg/ha | 8.33 kg/ha | 20.52 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 24.69 kg/ha | 20.99 kg/ha | 29.35 kg/ha | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ethiopia
More environment data for Ethiopia
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.272 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.39 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 77.13 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.26 % 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 2.83 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Ethiopia?
- Mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Ethiopia was 29.35 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 Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 29.35 kg/ha in 2023.
- What is the lowest mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen per unit area recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.2 kg/ha in 2003.
- How does Ethiopia rank for mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen per unit area?
- Ethiopia ranks 110th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen per unit area rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 195.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Ethiopia 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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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 (%).