Mineral fertilizers — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
Least Developed Countries (LDCs): Mineral fertilizers — Cropland nitrogen per unit area was 18.38 kg/ha in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Mineral fertilizers — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Least Developed Countries (LDCs), 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 Least Developed Countries (LDCs) is 18.38 kg/ha, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 18.0% on the previous year and up 57.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) peaked at 18.38 kg/ha in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.5556 kg/ha, in 1962.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Mineral fertilizers — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Least Developed Countries (LDCs), year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.6076 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 0.5556 kg/ha | -8.6% |
| 1963 | 0.7183 kg/ha | +29.3% |
| 1964 | 0.7212 kg/ha | +0.4% |
| 1965 | 0.8383 kg/ha | +16.2% |
| 1966 | 1.06 kg/ha | +26.6% |
| 1967 | 1.5 kg/ha | +41.1% |
| 1968 | 1.6 kg/ha | +7.2% |
| 1969 | 1.84 kg/ha | +14.4% |
| 1970 | 1.96 kg/ha | +6.6% |
| 1971 | 2.15 kg/ha | +9.6% |
| 1972 | 2.78 kg/ha | +29.4% |
| 1973 | 2.71 kg/ha | -2.5% |
| 1974 | 2.53 kg/ha | -6.8% |
| 1975 | 3.35 kg/ha | +32.6% |
| 1976 | 3.56 kg/ha | +6.2% |
| 1977 | 3.9 kg/ha | +9.4% |
| 1978 | 3.86 kg/ha | -0.9% |
| 1979 | 4.42 kg/ha | +14.4% |
| 1980 | 4.98 kg/ha | +12.7% |
| 1981 | 5.03 kg/ha | +1.1% |
| 1982 | 5.63 kg/ha | +11.9% |
| 1983 | 5.48 kg/ha | -2.6% |
| 1984 | 6.4 kg/ha | +16.8% |
| 1985 | 6.4 kg/ha | -0.0% |
| 1986 | 6.36 kg/ha | -0.6% |
| 1987 | 6.6 kg/ha | +3.8% |
| 1988 | 7.02 kg/ha | +6.3% |
| 1989 | 7.63 kg/ha | +8.7% |
| 1990 | 7.42 kg/ha | -2.8% |
| 1991 | 8.04 kg/ha | +8.4% |
| 1992 | 8.28 kg/ha | +3.0% |
| 1993 | 8.19 kg/ha | -1.1% |
| 1994 | 8.55 kg/ha | +4.5% |
| 1995 | 9.43 kg/ha | +10.3% |
| 1996 | 10.39 kg/ha | +10.1% |
| 1997 | 9.7 kg/ha | -6.6% |
| 1998 | 9.24 kg/ha | -4.7% |
| 1999 | 9.96 kg/ha | +7.8% |
| 2000 | 9.9 kg/ha | -0.7% |
| 2001 | 9.97 kg/ha | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 10.52 kg/ha | +5.5% |
| 2003 | 9.26 kg/ha | -12.0% |
| 2004 | 9.99 kg/ha | +7.9% |
| 2005 | 9.44 kg/ha | -5.5% |
| 2006 | 10.01 kg/ha | +6.0% |
| 2007 | 10 kg/ha | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 10.66 kg/ha | +6.6% |
| 2009 | 10.08 kg/ha | -5.4% |
| 2010 | 11.41 kg/ha | +13.2% |
| 2011 | 11.3 kg/ha | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 11.02 kg/ha | -2.5% |
| 2013 | 11.68 kg/ha | +6.0% |
| 2014 | 13.52 kg/ha | +15.8% |
| 2015 | 13.18 kg/ha | -2.5% |
| 2016 | 13.96 kg/ha | +5.9% |
| 2017 | 15.6 kg/ha | +11.8% |
| 2018 | 15.76 kg/ha | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 16.05 kg/ha | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 17.67 kg/ha | +10.1% |
| 2021 | 16.14 kg/ha | -8.7% |
| 2022 | 15.58 kg/ha | -3.5% |
| 2023 | 18.38 kg/ha | +18.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.05 kg/ha | 0.5556 kg/ha | 1.84 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 3.12 kg/ha | 1.96 kg/ha | 4.42 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 6.15 kg/ha | 4.98 kg/ha | 7.63 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 8.92 kg/ha | 7.42 kg/ha | 10.39 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 9.98 kg/ha | 9.26 kg/ha | 10.66 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.35 kg/ha | 11.02 kg/ha | 16.05 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.94 kg/ha | 15.58 kg/ha | 18.38 kg/ha | 4 |
Countries ranked near Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
- 7 Suriname 185.82 kg/ha compare
- 7 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 27.15 kg/ha compare
- 8 China, Hong Kong SAR 182 kg/ha compare
- 8 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 22.61 kg/ha compare
- 9 Kuwait 172.32 kg/ha compare
- 9 Melanesia 18.91 kg/ha compare
- 10 Bangladesh 169.31 kg/ha compare
- 11 China, Taiwan Province of 159.63 kg/ha compare
- 12 Belgium 148.86 kg/ha compare
- 12 United Republic of Tanzania 12.11 kg/ha compare
- 13 Ireland 146.34 kg/ha compare
- 13 Syrian Arab Republic 9.59 kg/ha compare
More environment data for Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.229 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.29 °C (2025)
- Agriculture — Area 836,181 1000 ha (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per capita 0.82 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 3.21 g/Int$ (2024)
- Country area — Area 2.08 million 1000 ha (2024)
- Land area — Area 2.04 million 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Land area 11 % (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Agricultural land 26.79 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- Mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) was 18.38 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 Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- The highest recorded value was 18.38 kg/ha in 2023.
- What is the lowest mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen per unit area recorded in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5556 kg/ha in 1962.
- How does Least Developed Countries (LDCs) rank for mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen per unit area?
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) ranks 10th out of 18 groups with data for 2023.
- Is mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen per unit area rising or falling in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 57.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 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 (%).