Mineral fertilizers — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)
Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs): Mineral fertilizers — Cropland nitrogen per unit area was 18.88 kg/ha in 2023. ▲ Rising
Mineral fertilizers — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs), 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) recorded 18.88 kg/ha for mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen per unit area in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 13.2% on the previous year and up 32.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) peaked at 25.16 kg/ha in 1988 and was at its lowest, 2.24 kg/ha, in 1961.
Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) ranks 24th of 29 groups on this measure, 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 Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs), year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 2.24 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 2.81 kg/ha | +25.7% |
| 1963 | 3.5 kg/ha | +24.3% |
| 1964 | 4.17 kg/ha | +19.3% |
| 1965 | 5.08 kg/ha | +21.7% |
| 1966 | 5.81 kg/ha | +14.4% |
| 1967 | 6.78 kg/ha | +16.7% |
| 1968 | 7.33 kg/ha | +8.1% |
| 1969 | 8.09 kg/ha | +10.4% |
| 1970 | 9.77 kg/ha | +20.7% |
| 1971 | 10.65 kg/ha | +9.0% |
| 1972 | 11.77 kg/ha | +10.5% |
| 1973 | 12.68 kg/ha | +7.8% |
| 1974 | 13.05 kg/ha | +2.9% |
| 1975 | 14.68 kg/ha | +12.4% |
| 1976 | 15.42 kg/ha | +5.1% |
| 1977 | 16.37 kg/ha | +6.2% |
| 1978 | 17.06 kg/ha | +4.2% |
| 1979 | 17.13 kg/ha | +0.4% |
| 1980 | 18.87 kg/ha | +10.2% |
| 1981 | 19.03 kg/ha | +0.8% |
| 1982 | 20.16 kg/ha | +5.9% |
| 1983 | 22 kg/ha | +9.1% |
| 1984 | 22.56 kg/ha | +2.6% |
| 1985 | 23.35 kg/ha | +3.5% |
| 1986 | 23.9 kg/ha | +2.3% |
| 1987 | 24.49 kg/ha | +2.5% |
| 1988 | 25.16 kg/ha | +2.7% |
| 1989 | 23.42 kg/ha | -6.9% |
| 1990 | 19.14 kg/ha | -18.3% |
| 1991 | 18.81 kg/ha | -1.7% |
| 1992 | 17.24 kg/ha | -8.4% |
| 1993 | 16.51 kg/ha | -4.2% |
| 1994 | 14 kg/ha | -15.2% |
| 1995 | 13.61 kg/ha | -2.7% |
| 1996 | 14.5 kg/ha | +6.5% |
| 1997 | 15.15 kg/ha | +4.5% |
| 1998 | 14.42 kg/ha | -4.8% |
| 1999 | 15.12 kg/ha | +4.9% |
| 2000 | 14.73 kg/ha | -2.6% |
| 2001 | 14.77 kg/ha | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 14.62 kg/ha | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 13.34 kg/ha | -8.8% |
| 2004 | 13.75 kg/ha | +3.1% |
| 2005 | 13.55 kg/ha | -1.5% |
| 2006 | 14.21 kg/ha | +4.9% |
| 2007 | 14.07 kg/ha | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 14.59 kg/ha | +3.7% |
| 2009 | 14.16 kg/ha | -2.9% |
| 2010 | 14.89 kg/ha | +5.1% |
| 2011 | 14.49 kg/ha | -2.6% |
| 2012 | 13.94 kg/ha | -3.8% |
| 2013 | 14.27 kg/ha | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 15.48 kg/ha | +8.5% |
| 2015 | 15.11 kg/ha | -2.4% |
| 2016 | 15.99 kg/ha | +5.8% |
| 2017 | 16.83 kg/ha | +5.3% |
| 2018 | 16.88 kg/ha | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 17.44 kg/ha | +3.3% |
| 2020 | 18.24 kg/ha | +4.6% |
| 2021 | 17.79 kg/ha | -2.5% |
| 2022 | 16.68 kg/ha | -6.2% |
| 2023 | 18.88 kg/ha | +13.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.09 kg/ha | 2.24 kg/ha | 8.09 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 13.86 kg/ha | 9.77 kg/ha | 17.13 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 22.29 kg/ha | 18.87 kg/ha | 25.16 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 15.85 kg/ha | 13.61 kg/ha | 19.14 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 14.18 kg/ha | 13.34 kg/ha | 14.77 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.53 kg/ha | 13.94 kg/ha | 17.44 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.9 kg/ha | 16.68 kg/ha | 18.88 kg/ha | 4 |
Countries ranked near Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)
More environment data for Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.238 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.36 °C (2025)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use 2.89 million t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per area of cropland 12.73 kg/ha (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Export quantity 316,092 t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity 1.96 million t (2024)
- Agricultural land — Area 863,406 1000 ha (2024)
- Agricultural land — Share in Land area 43 % (2024)
- Cropland — Area 224,322 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)?
- Mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) was 18.88 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 Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)?
- The highest recorded value was 25.16 kg/ha in 1988.
- What is the lowest mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen per unit area recorded in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.24 kg/ha in 1961.
- How does Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) rank for mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen per unit area?
- Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) ranks 24th out of 29 groups with data for 2023.
- Is mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen per unit area rising or falling in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 32.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 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 (%).