Mineral fertilizers — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Mali
Mali: Mineral fertilizers — Cropland nitrogen per unit area was 9.34 kg/ha in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Mineral fertilizers — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Mali, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
Mali recorded 9.34 kg/ha for mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen per unit area in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 16.1% on the previous year and down 13.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Mali peaked at 19.51 kg/ha in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.0124 kg/ha, in 1961.
Mali ranks 139th 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 Mali, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0124 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 0.0617 kg/ha | +397.6% |
| 1963 | 0.0585 kg/ha | -5.2% |
| 1964 | 0.0584 kg/ha | -0.2% |
| 1965 | 0.2189 kg/ha | +274.8% |
| 1966 | 0.3484 kg/ha | +59.2% |
| 1967 | 0.4531 kg/ha | +30.1% |
| 1968 | 0.5341 kg/ha | +17.9% |
| 1969 | 0.463 kg/ha | -13.3% |
| 1970 | 1.69 kg/ha | +264.4% |
| 1971 | 1.69 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 1.75 kg/ha | +3.5% |
| 1973 | 2.84 kg/ha | +62.5% |
| 1974 | 1.61 kg/ha | -43.2% |
| 1975 | 0.852 kg/ha | -47.1% |
| 1976 | 2.17 kg/ha | +154.3% |
| 1977 | 3.81 kg/ha | +75.7% |
| 1978 | 2.66 kg/ha | -30.2% |
| 1979 | 3.25 kg/ha | +22.4% |
| 1980 | 3.22 kg/ha | -0.8% |
| 1981 | 1.89 kg/ha | -41.4% |
| 1982 | 2.67 kg/ha | +41.3% |
| 1983 | 1.61 kg/ha | -39.8% |
| 1984 | 9.73 kg/ha | +505.3% |
| 1985 | 5.32 kg/ha | -45.3% |
| 1986 | 3.82 kg/ha | -28.2% |
| 1987 | 4.28 kg/ha | +12.0% |
| 1988 | 4.24 kg/ha | -0.9% |
| 1989 | 4.1 kg/ha | -3.3% |
| 1990 | 4.32 kg/ha | +5.5% |
| 1991 | 4.43 kg/ha | +2.5% |
| 1992 | 4.75 kg/ha | +7.1% |
| 1993 | 3.8 kg/ha | -20.0% |
| 1994 | 3.67 kg/ha | -3.4% |
| 1995 | 3.51 kg/ha | -4.4% |
| 1996 | 2.58 kg/ha | -26.5% |
| 1997 | 5.51 kg/ha | +113.3% |
| 1998 | 3.74 kg/ha | -32.0% |
| 1999 | 3.89 kg/ha | +4.0% |
| 2000 | 2.72 kg/ha | -30.0% |
| 2001 | 3 kg/ha | +10.0% |
| 2002 | 10.45 kg/ha | +248.7% |
| 2003 | 7.33 kg/ha | -29.8% |
| 2004 | 9.22 kg/ha | +25.7% |
| 2005 | 8.77 kg/ha | -4.9% |
| 2006 | 10.7 kg/ha | +22.0% |
| 2007 | 6.19 kg/ha | -42.1% |
| 2008 | 10.51 kg/ha | +69.8% |
| 2009 | 10.34 kg/ha | -1.6% |
| 2010 | 10.51 kg/ha | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 8.45 kg/ha | -19.7% |
| 2012 | 8.7 kg/ha | +3.0% |
| 2013 | 10.74 kg/ha | +23.5% |
| 2014 | 11.28 kg/ha | +5.0% |
| 2015 | 11.89 kg/ha | +5.5% |
| 2016 | 15.62 kg/ha | +31.4% |
| 2017 | 19.12 kg/ha | +22.4% |
| 2018 | 15.77 kg/ha | -17.5% |
| 2019 | 19.51 kg/ha | +23.7% |
| 2020 | 12.98 kg/ha | -33.5% |
| 2021 | 8.59 kg/ha | -33.8% |
| 2022 | 8.04 kg/ha | -6.4% |
| 2023 | 9.34 kg/ha | +16.1% |
Mali compared with similar countries
- Mali's 9.34 kg/ha is above the median for low income countries, which is 4.17 kg/ha, 2.2× the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Mali's 9.34 kg/ha is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 5.97 kg/ha, 1.6× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Mineral fertilizers — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Mali 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | +505.3% | 1.61 kg/ha | 9.73 kg/ha |
| 1962 | +397.6% | 0.0124 kg/ha | 0.0617 kg/ha |
| 1965 | +274.8% | 0.0584 kg/ha | 0.2189 kg/ha |
| 1970 | +264.4% | 0.463 kg/ha | 1.69 kg/ha |
| 2002 | +248.7% | 3 kg/ha | 10.45 kg/ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2454 kg/ha | 0.0124 kg/ha | 0.5341 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 2.23 kg/ha | 0.852 kg/ha | 3.81 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.09 kg/ha | 1.61 kg/ha | 9.73 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.02 kg/ha | 2.58 kg/ha | 5.51 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.92 kg/ha | 2.72 kg/ha | 10.7 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.16 kg/ha | 8.45 kg/ha | 19.51 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.74 kg/ha | 8.04 kg/ha | 12.98 kg/ha | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Mali?
- Mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Mali was 9.34 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 Mali?
- The highest recorded value was 19.51 kg/ha in 2019.
- What is the lowest mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen per unit area recorded in Mali?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0124 kg/ha in 1961.
- How does Mali rank for mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen per unit area?
- Mali ranks 139th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen per unit area rising or falling in Mali?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Mali 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 (%).