Mineral fertilizers — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs)
Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs): Mineral fertilizers — Cropland nitrogen per unit area was 21.66 kg/ha in 2023. ▲ Rising
Mineral fertilizers — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs), 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 Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) is 21.66 kg/ha, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 20.8% on the previous year and up 47.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) peaked at 28.38 kg/ha in 1987 and was at its lowest, 2.39 kg/ha, in 1961.
That places Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) 22nd out of 29 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Mineral fertilizers — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs), year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 2.39 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 2.85 kg/ha | +18.9% |
| 1963 | 3.6 kg/ha | +26.5% |
| 1964 | 4.63 kg/ha | +28.6% |
| 1965 | 5.81 kg/ha | +25.5% |
| 1966 | 6.72 kg/ha | +15.6% |
| 1967 | 7.84 kg/ha | +16.7% |
| 1968 | 8.73 kg/ha | +11.3% |
| 1969 | 9.48 kg/ha | +8.6% |
| 1970 | 11.59 kg/ha | +22.2% |
| 1971 | 13.18 kg/ha | +13.8% |
| 1972 | 14.04 kg/ha | +6.5% |
| 1973 | 15.45 kg/ha | +10.1% |
| 1974 | 16.73 kg/ha | +8.3% |
| 1975 | 18.09 kg/ha | +8.1% |
| 1976 | 17.88 kg/ha | -1.1% |
| 1977 | 18.35 kg/ha | +2.6% |
| 1978 | 18.69 kg/ha | +1.8% |
| 1979 | 18.38 kg/ha | -1.6% |
| 1980 | 20.58 kg/ha | +11.9% |
| 1981 | 21.02 kg/ha | +2.1% |
| 1982 | 22.31 kg/ha | +6.2% |
| 1983 | 24.8 kg/ha | +11.1% |
| 1984 | 24.99 kg/ha | +0.8% |
| 1985 | 26.46 kg/ha | +5.9% |
| 1986 | 27.44 kg/ha | +3.7% |
| 1987 | 28.38 kg/ha | +3.4% |
| 1988 | 27.93 kg/ha | -1.6% |
| 1989 | 24.41 kg/ha | -12.6% |
| 1990 | 17.56 kg/ha | -28.1% |
| 1991 | 16.18 kg/ha | -7.8% |
| 1992 | 12.92 kg/ha | -20.2% |
| 1993 | 11.45 kg/ha | -11.4% |
| 1994 | 9.43 kg/ha | -17.6% |
| 1995 | 9.68 kg/ha | +2.7% |
| 1996 | 10.03 kg/ha | +3.5% |
| 1997 | 10.98 kg/ha | +9.6% |
| 1998 | 9.67 kg/ha | -11.9% |
| 1999 | 9.35 kg/ha | -3.3% |
| 2000 | 9.07 kg/ha | -3.0% |
| 2001 | 8.98 kg/ha | -1.0% |
| 2002 | 9.67 kg/ha | +7.8% |
| 2003 | 9 kg/ha | -7.0% |
| 2004 | 8.92 kg/ha | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 9.36 kg/ha | +4.9% |
| 2006 | 10.46 kg/ha | +11.8% |
| 2007 | 10.45 kg/ha | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 10.98 kg/ha | +5.0% |
| 2009 | 11.06 kg/ha | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 11.85 kg/ha | +7.1% |
| 2011 | 12.05 kg/ha | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 12.87 kg/ha | +6.8% |
| 2013 | 14.68 kg/ha | +14.1% |
| 2014 | 16.46 kg/ha | +12.1% |
| 2015 | 17.29 kg/ha | +5.0% |
| 2016 | 17.64 kg/ha | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 18.73 kg/ha | +6.2% |
| 2018 | 18.16 kg/ha | -3.0% |
| 2019 | 18.77 kg/ha | +3.3% |
| 2020 | 20.17 kg/ha | +7.5% |
| 2021 | 19.33 kg/ha | -4.2% |
| 2022 | 17.93 kg/ha | -7.2% |
| 2023 | 21.66 kg/ha | +20.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.78 kg/ha | 2.39 kg/ha | 9.48 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 16.24 kg/ha | 11.59 kg/ha | 18.69 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 24.83 kg/ha | 20.58 kg/ha | 28.38 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 11.73 kg/ha | 9.35 kg/ha | 17.56 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 9.8 kg/ha | 8.92 kg/ha | 11.06 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.85 kg/ha | 11.85 kg/ha | 18.77 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.77 kg/ha | 17.93 kg/ha | 21.66 kg/ha | 4 |
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- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Temperature change 1.74 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.243 °C (2025)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per area of cropland 5.4 kg/ha (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 15.54 g/Int$ (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 10,963 1000 ha (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity 835,204 t (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per capita 1.56 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per value of agricultural 4.32 g/Int$ (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Agricultural Use 923,654 t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs)?
- Mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) was 21.66 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 Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs)?
- The highest recorded value was 28.38 kg/ha in 1987.
- What is the lowest mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen per unit area recorded in Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs)?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.39 kg/ha in 1961.
- How does Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) rank for mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen per unit area?
- Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) ranks 22nd out of 29 groups with data for 2023.
- Is mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen per unit area rising or falling in Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 47.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) 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 (%).