Mineral fertilizers — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Liberia
Liberia: Mineral fertilizers — Cropland nitrogen per unit area was 4.17 kg/ha in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Mineral fertilizers — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Liberia, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
Liberia recorded 4.17 kg/ha for mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen per unit area in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 16.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Liberia peaked at 8.4 kg/ha in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.0858 kg/ha, in 1961.
That places Liberia 152nd out of 186 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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 Liberia, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0858 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 0.0861 kg/ha | +0.3% |
| 1963 | 0.1721 kg/ha | +99.9% |
| 1964 | 0.346 kg/ha | +101.0% |
| 1965 | 0.519 kg/ha | +50.0% |
| 1966 | 2.43 kg/ha | +369.1% |
| 1967 | 2.78 kg/ha | +14.3% |
| 1968 | 2.09 kg/ha | -24.7% |
| 1969 | 2.62 kg/ha | +25.0% |
| 1970 | 3.15 kg/ha | +20.4% |
| 1971 | 2.45 kg/ha | -22.2% |
| 1972 | 4.33 kg/ha | +76.4% |
| 1973 | 3.83 kg/ha | -11.4% |
| 1974 | 2.1 kg/ha | -45.2% |
| 1975 | 5.35 kg/ha | +154.7% |
| 1976 | 7.51 kg/ha | +40.3% |
| 1977 | 6.96 kg/ha | -7.3% |
| 1978 | 3.47 kg/ha | -50.1% |
| 1979 | 7.32 kg/ha | +111.0% |
| 1980 | 3.59 kg/ha | -51.0% |
| 1981 | 3.47 kg/ha | -3.2% |
| 1982 | 1.21 kg/ha | -65.2% |
| 1983 | 1.54 kg/ha | +27.5% |
| 1984 | 0.6826 kg/ha | -55.6% |
| 1985 | 1.71 kg/ha | +151.1% |
| 1986 | 1.28 kg/ha | -25.3% |
| 1987 | 2.65 kg/ha | +107.1% |
| 1988 | 2.67 kg/ha | +0.5% |
| 1989 | 0.1667 kg/ha | -93.7% |
| 1990 | 0.2 kg/ha | +20.0% |
| 1991 | 0.4965 kg/ha | +148.2% |
| 1992 | 0.793 kg/ha | +59.7% |
| 1993 | 1.09 kg/ha | +37.4% |
| 1994 | 1.39 kg/ha | +27.2% |
| 1995 | 1.68 kg/ha | +21.4% |
| 1996 | 1.98 kg/ha | +17.6% |
| 1997 | 2.19 kg/ha | +10.6% |
| 1998 | 2.3 kg/ha | +5.0% |
| 1999 | 2.43 kg/ha | +5.9% |
| 2000 | 2.59 kg/ha | +6.7% |
| 2001 | 2.84 kg/ha | +9.4% |
| 2002 | 3.08 kg/ha | +8.6% |
| 2003 | 3.2 kg/ha | +3.9% |
| 2004 | 2.84 kg/ha | -11.2% |
| 2005 | 3.61 kg/ha | +27.1% |
| 2006 | 3.84 kg/ha | +6.4% |
| 2007 | 1.96 kg/ha | -49.0% |
| 2008 | 2.72 kg/ha | +38.9% |
| 2009 | 2.7 kg/ha | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 4.87 kg/ha | +80.4% |
| 2011 | 3.01 kg/ha | -38.2% |
| 2012 | 4.18 kg/ha | +38.9% |
| 2013 | 4.98 kg/ha | +19.1% |
| 2014 | 4.89 kg/ha | -1.8% |
| 2015 | 4.14 kg/ha | -15.3% |
| 2016 | 5.85 kg/ha | +41.3% |
| 2017 | 7.2 kg/ha | +23.1% |
| 2018 | 7.22 kg/ha | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 7.42 kg/ha | +2.8% |
| 2020 | 8.4 kg/ha | +13.2% |
| 2021 | 6.16 kg/ha | -26.7% |
| 2022 | 4.17 kg/ha | -32.3% |
| 2023 | 4.17 kg/ha | +0.0% |
Liberia compared with similar countries
- Liberia's 4.17 kg/ha is above the median for low income countries, which is 4.17 kg/ha, 1.0× the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Liberia's 4.17 kg/ha is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 5.97 kg/ha, 70% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Mineral fertilizers — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Liberia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | +369.1% | 0.519 kg/ha | 2.43 kg/ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.24 kg/ha | 0.0858 kg/ha | 2.78 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 4.65 kg/ha | 2.1 kg/ha | 7.51 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.9 kg/ha | 0.1667 kg/ha | 3.59 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.45 kg/ha | 0.2 kg/ha | 2.43 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.94 kg/ha | 1.96 kg/ha | 3.84 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.38 kg/ha | 3.01 kg/ha | 7.42 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.72 kg/ha | 4.17 kg/ha | 8.4 kg/ha | 4 |
Countries ranked near Liberia
- 149 Senegal 4.79 kg/ha compare
- 150 Yemen 4.58 kg/ha compare
- 151 Sudan (former) 4.37 kg/ha compare
- 153 Mauritania 4.17 kg/ha compare
- 154 Guinea-Bissau 4.17 kg/ha compare
- 155 Burundi 4.12 kg/ha compare
More environment data for Liberia
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -4.21 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -4.28 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.221 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.42 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (2003)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 1.07 % 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 0.261 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Liberia?
- Mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Liberia was 4.17 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 Liberia?
- The highest recorded value was 8.4 kg/ha in 2020.
- What is the lowest mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen per unit area recorded in Liberia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0858 kg/ha in 1961.
- How does Liberia rank for mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen per unit area?
- Liberia ranks 152nd out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen per unit area rising or falling in Liberia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Liberia 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 (%).