Mineral fertilizers — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Namibia
Namibia: Mineral fertilizers — Cropland nitrogen per unit area was 25.55 kg/ha in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Mineral fertilizers — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Namibia, 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 Namibia is 25.55 kg/ha, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 77.4% on the previous year and up 167.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Namibia peaked at 37.6 kg/ha in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.122 kg/ha, in 1995.
That places Namibia 116th out of 186 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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 Namibia, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.1558 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 0.1558 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.1558 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.1548 kg/ha | -0.6% |
| 1965 | 0.1548 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.1548 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.1541 kg/ha | -0.5% |
| 1968 | 0.1541 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.1541 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.1536 kg/ha | -0.3% |
| 1971 | 0.1531 kg/ha | -0.3% |
| 1972 | 0.1531 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.1531 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.1531 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.1531 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.1527 kg/ha | -0.3% |
| 1977 | 0.1527 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.1524 kg/ha | -0.2% |
| 1979 | 0.1524 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.1522 kg/ha | -0.1% |
| 1981 | 0.1522 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.1522 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.1511 kg/ha | -0.7% |
| 1984 | 0.1511 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.1511 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.1511 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.1511 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.1511 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.1511 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.1511 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.1511 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.1511 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.1429 kg/ha | -5.4% |
| 1994 | 0.1333 kg/ha | -6.7% |
| 1995 | 0.122 kg/ha | -8.5% |
| 1996 | 0.122 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.122 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.122 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.122 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.122 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.122 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 3.56 kg/ha | +2818.9% |
| 2003 | 0.9817 kg/ha | -72.4% |
| 2004 | 2.41 kg/ha | +145.1% |
| 2005 | 1.22 kg/ha | -49.2% |
| 2006 | 2.31 kg/ha | +88.6% |
| 2007 | 1.65 kg/ha | -28.3% |
| 2008 | 0.2599 kg/ha | -84.3% |
| 2009 | 1.57 kg/ha | +503.8% |
| 2010 | 3.52 kg/ha | +124.4% |
| 2011 | 6.01 kg/ha | +70.8% |
| 2012 | 12.98 kg/ha | +115.8% |
| 2013 | 9.55 kg/ha | -26.4% |
| 2014 | 4.79 kg/ha | -49.9% |
| 2015 | 12.03 kg/ha | +151.2% |
| 2016 | 24.26 kg/ha | +101.7% |
| 2017 | 23.23 kg/ha | -4.2% |
| 2018 | 37.6 kg/ha | +61.9% |
| 2019 | 23.25 kg/ha | -38.2% |
| 2020 | 3.36 kg/ha | -85.5% |
| 2021 | 3.36 kg/ha | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 14.4 kg/ha | +328.7% |
| 2023 | 25.55 kg/ha | +77.4% |
Namibia compared with similar countries
- Namibia's 25.55 kg/ha is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 17.04 kg/ha, 1.5× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Namibia's 25.55 kg/ha is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 5.97 kg/ha, 4.3× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Mineral fertilizers — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Namibia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | +2818.9% | 0.122 kg/ha | 3.56 kg/ha |
| 2009 | +503.8% | 0.2599 kg/ha | 1.57 kg/ha |
| 2022 | +328.7% | 3.36 kg/ha | 14.4 kg/ha |
| 2015 | +151.2% | 4.79 kg/ha | 12.03 kg/ha |
| 2004 | +145.1% | 0.9817 kg/ha | 2.41 kg/ha |
| 2010 | +124.4% | 1.57 kg/ha | 3.52 kg/ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1549 kg/ha | 0.1541 kg/ha | 0.1558 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.1529 kg/ha | 0.1524 kg/ha | 0.1536 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1514 kg/ha | 0.1511 kg/ha | 0.1522 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.134 kg/ha | 0.122 kg/ha | 0.1511 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.42 kg/ha | 0.122 kg/ha | 3.56 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.72 kg/ha | 3.52 kg/ha | 37.6 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.67 kg/ha | 3.36 kg/ha | 25.55 kg/ha | 4 |
Countries ranked near Namibia
- 113 Nicaragua 28.19 kg/ha compare
- 114 Puerto Rico 26.4 kg/ha compare
- 115 Seychelles 25.81 kg/ha compare
- 117 Brunei Darussalam 24.3 kg/ha compare
- 118 Paraguay 24.07 kg/ha compare
- 119 Zimbabwe 23.61 kg/ha compare
More environment data for Namibia
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -2.99 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -1.14 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.319 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.979 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.32 % 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 4.07 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Namibia?
- Mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Namibia was 25.55 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 Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 37.6 kg/ha in 2018.
- What is the lowest mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen per unit area recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.122 kg/ha in 1995.
- How does Namibia rank for mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen per unit area?
- Namibia ranks 116th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen per unit area rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 167.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Namibia 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 (%).