Mineral fertilizers — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)
Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs): Mineral fertilizers — Cropland nitrogen per unit area was 33.43 kg/ha in 2023. ▲ Rising
Mineral fertilizers — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs), 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 Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) is 33.43 kg/ha, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 7.9% on the previous year and up 17.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) peaked at 33.62 kg/ha in 2020 and was at its lowest, 2.83 kg/ha, in 1961.
That places Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 20th out of 29 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Mineral fertilizers — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs), year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 2.83 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 3.01 kg/ha | +6.3% |
| 1963 | 3.55 kg/ha | +18.1% |
| 1964 | 3.86 kg/ha | +8.6% |
| 1965 | 4.04 kg/ha | +4.7% |
| 1966 | 4.38 kg/ha | +8.3% |
| 1967 | 5.28 kg/ha | +20.8% |
| 1968 | 5.81 kg/ha | +9.9% |
| 1969 | 6.51 kg/ha | +12.1% |
| 1970 | 6.67 kg/ha | +2.5% |
| 1971 | 7.34 kg/ha | +10.1% |
| 1972 | 8.12 kg/ha | +10.7% |
| 1973 | 7.89 kg/ha | -2.9% |
| 1974 | 8.3 kg/ha | +5.2% |
| 1975 | 9.26 kg/ha | +11.6% |
| 1976 | 10.25 kg/ha | +10.7% |
| 1977 | 11.12 kg/ha | +8.5% |
| 1978 | 11.98 kg/ha | +7.7% |
| 1979 | 12.97 kg/ha | +8.3% |
| 1980 | 13.88 kg/ha | +7.0% |
| 1981 | 14.16 kg/ha | +2.0% |
| 1982 | 14.74 kg/ha | +4.1% |
| 1983 | 14.46 kg/ha | -1.9% |
| 1984 | 15.45 kg/ha | +6.8% |
| 1985 | 16.9 kg/ha | +9.4% |
| 1986 | 19.27 kg/ha | +14.0% |
| 1987 | 19.4 kg/ha | +0.7% |
| 1988 | 20.14 kg/ha | +3.8% |
| 1989 | 20.73 kg/ha | +2.9% |
| 1990 | 19.57 kg/ha | -5.6% |
| 1991 | 19.81 kg/ha | +1.2% |
| 1992 | 20.16 kg/ha | +1.7% |
| 1993 | 20.14 kg/ha | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 19.8 kg/ha | -1.7% |
| 1995 | 22.82 kg/ha | +15.2% |
| 1996 | 23.62 kg/ha | +3.5% |
| 1997 | 23.86 kg/ha | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 23.85 kg/ha | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 24.58 kg/ha | +3.1% |
| 2000 | 25.63 kg/ha | +4.3% |
| 2001 | 25.92 kg/ha | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 26.34 kg/ha | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 25.49 kg/ha | -3.2% |
| 2004 | 27.71 kg/ha | +8.7% |
| 2005 | 27.89 kg/ha | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 27.38 kg/ha | -1.8% |
| 2007 | 26.98 kg/ha | -1.4% |
| 2008 | 28.04 kg/ha | +3.9% |
| 2009 | 29.25 kg/ha | +4.3% |
| 2010 | 29 kg/ha | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 28.96 kg/ha | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 26.54 kg/ha | -8.4% |
| 2013 | 28.38 kg/ha | +6.9% |
| 2014 | 29.79 kg/ha | +4.9% |
| 2015 | 28.48 kg/ha | -4.4% |
| 2016 | 30.46 kg/ha | +7.0% |
| 2017 | 31.8 kg/ha | +4.4% |
| 2018 | 30.93 kg/ha | -2.7% |
| 2019 | 31.43 kg/ha | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 33.62 kg/ha | +7.0% |
| 2021 | 32.51 kg/ha | -3.3% |
| 2022 | 30.98 kg/ha | -4.7% |
| 2023 | 33.43 kg/ha | +7.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.36 kg/ha | 2.83 kg/ha | 6.51 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 9.39 kg/ha | 6.67 kg/ha | 12.97 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 16.91 kg/ha | 13.88 kg/ha | 20.73 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 21.82 kg/ha | 19.57 kg/ha | 24.58 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 27.06 kg/ha | 25.49 kg/ha | 29.25 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 29.58 kg/ha | 26.54 kg/ha | 31.8 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 32.63 kg/ha | 30.98 kg/ha | 33.62 kg/ha | 4 |
Countries ranked near Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)
- 17 Guyana 122.86 kg/ha compare
- 17 Micronesia (Federated States of) 2.5 kg/ha compare
- 18 Democratic Republic of the Congo 1.91 kg/ha compare
- 18 Pakistan 122.34 kg/ha compare
- 19 Norway 116.52 kg/ha compare
- 20 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 114.56 kg/ha compare
- 21 Croatia 111.64 kg/ha compare
- 22 India 109.38 kg/ha compare
- 23 Czechia 102.88 kg/ha compare
More environment data for Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.221 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.34 °C (2025)
- Cropland — Share in Land area 10.78 % (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Export quantity 4.43 million t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity 5.12 million t (2024)
- Agriculture — Area 1.21 million 1000 ha (2024)
- Agricultural land — Area 1.21 million 1000 ha (2024)
- Agricultural land — Share in Land area 41.05 % (2024)
- Cropland — Area 317,994 1000 ha (2024)
All data for Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)?
- Mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) was 33.43 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 Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)?
- The highest recorded value was 33.62 kg/ha in 2020.
- What is the lowest mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen per unit area recorded in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.83 kg/ha in 1961.
- How does Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) rank for mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen per unit area?
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) ranks 20th out of 29 groups with data for 2023.
- Is mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen per unit area rising or falling in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 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 (%).