Mineral fertilizers — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Middle Africa
Middle Africa: Mineral fertilizers — Cropland nitrogen per unit area was 2.67 kg/ha in 2023. ▲ Rising
Mineral fertilizers — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Middle Africa, 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 Middle Africa is 2.67 kg/ha, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 12.3% on the previous year and up 25.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Middle Africa peaked at 3.04 kg/ha in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.1344 kg/ha, in 1961.
Middle Africa ranks 34th of 38 regions on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.5171 kg/ha | 0.1344 kg/ha | 0.9918 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.2 kg/ha | 0.6887 kg/ha | 1.58 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.45 kg/ha | 1.1 kg/ha | 2.09 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.06 kg/ha | 0.7384 kg/ha | 1.71 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.48 kg/ha | 1.12 kg/ha | 1.85 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.32 kg/ha | 1.76 kg/ha | 2.81 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.8 kg/ha | 2.58 kg/ha | 3.04 kg/ha | 4 |
Countries ranked near Middle Africa
- 31 Montenegro 91.84 kg/ha compare
- 32 Cook Islands 5.26 kg/ha compare
- 32 France 89.39 kg/ha compare
- 33 Brazil 87.4 kg/ha compare
- 34 Slovak Republic 87.15 kg/ha compare
- 35 Belarus 87.08 kg/ha compare
- 36 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 84.06 kg/ha compare
- 37 Georgia 84.05 kg/ha compare
More environment data for Middle Africa
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -9.38 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -9.88 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Temperature change 1.13 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.198 °C (2025)
- Wood fuel — Production 122.87 million m3 (2024)
- Roundwood, coniferous — Production 3,200 m3 (2024)
- Wood fuel, coniferous — Production 0 m3 (2024)
- Wood fuel, non-coniferous — Production 122.87 million m3 (2024)
- Industrial roundwood — Production 16.92 million m3 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Middle Africa?
- Mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Middle Africa was 2.67 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 Middle Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 3.04 kg/ha in 2022.
- What is the lowest mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen per unit area recorded in Middle Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1344 kg/ha in 1961.
- How does Middle Africa rank for mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen per unit area?
- Middle Africa ranks 34th out of 38 regions with data for 2023.
- Is mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen per unit area rising or falling in Middle Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Middle Africa 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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About this data
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 (%).