Mineral fertilizers — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Rwanda
Rwanda: Mineral fertilizers — Cropland nitrogen per unit area was 13.6 kg/ha in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Mineral fertilizers — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Rwanda, 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 Rwanda is 13.6 kg/ha, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 11.6% on the previous year and up 217.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Rwanda peaked at 13.6 kg/ha in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0507 kg/ha, in 2011.
Rwanda ranks 130th 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 Rwanda, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0813 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 0.08 kg/ha | -1.6% |
| 1963 | 0.0787 kg/ha | -1.6% |
| 1964 | 0.0775 kg/ha | -1.5% |
| 1965 | 0.0763 kg/ha | -1.5% |
| 1966 | 0.0752 kg/ha | -1.4% |
| 1967 | 0.0741 kg/ha | -1.5% |
| 1968 | 0.0878 kg/ha | +18.5% |
| 1969 | 0.1119 kg/ha | +27.4% |
| 1970 | 0.1136 kg/ha | +1.5% |
| 1971 | 0.1337 kg/ha | +17.7% |
| 1972 | 0.12 kg/ha | -10.2% |
| 1973 | 0.1031 kg/ha | -14.1% |
| 1974 | 0.1663 kg/ha | +61.3% |
| 1975 | 0.1535 kg/ha | -7.7% |
| 1976 | 0.1661 kg/ha | +8.2% |
| 1977 | 0.1036 kg/ha | -37.6% |
| 1978 | 0.102 kg/ha | -1.5% |
| 1979 | 0.1003 kg/ha | -1.7% |
| 1980 | 0.0985 kg/ha | -1.8% |
| 1981 | 0.0943 kg/ha | -4.3% |
| 1982 | 0.3721 kg/ha | +294.6% |
| 1983 | 0.4587 kg/ha | +23.3% |
| 1984 | 0.9025 kg/ha | +96.8% |
| 1985 | 0.8937 kg/ha | -1.0% |
| 1986 | 0.3965 kg/ha | -55.6% |
| 1987 | 1.18 kg/ha | +197.9% |
| 1988 | 0.2264 kg/ha | -80.8% |
| 1989 | 0.2825 kg/ha | +24.8% |
| 1990 | 1.03 kg/ha | +266.2% |
| 1991 | 0.5612 kg/ha | -45.8% |
| 1992 | 0.3781 kg/ha | -32.6% |
| 1993 | 0.3463 kg/ha | -8.4% |
| 1994 | 0.2985 kg/ha | -13.8% |
| 1995 | 0.199 kg/ha | -33.3% |
| 1996 | 0.0947 kg/ha | -52.4% |
| 1997 | 0.0904 kg/ha | -4.5% |
| 1998 | 0.0888 kg/ha | -1.8% |
| 1999 | 0.0853 kg/ha | -3.9% |
| 2000 | 0.0766 kg/ha | -10.2% |
| 2001 | 0.0711 kg/ha | -7.2% |
| 2002 | 0.6163 kg/ha | +766.8% |
| 2003 | 0.615 kg/ha | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 0.4965 kg/ha | -19.3% |
| 2005 | 0.8484 kg/ha | +70.9% |
| 2006 | 0.4107 kg/ha | -51.6% |
| 2007 | 1.79 kg/ha | +335.7% |
| 2008 | 1.94 kg/ha | +8.6% |
| 2009 | 0.3649 kg/ha | -81.2% |
| 2010 | 0.063 kg/ha | -82.7% |
| 2011 | 0.0507 kg/ha | -19.5% |
| 2012 | 1.49 kg/ha | +2847.1% |
| 2013 | 4.28 kg/ha | +186.5% |
| 2014 | 4.35 kg/ha | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 5.86 kg/ha | +34.9% |
| 2016 | 2.17 kg/ha | -63.1% |
| 2017 | 5.36 kg/ha | +147.2% |
| 2018 | 4.89 kg/ha | -8.6% |
| 2019 | 7.08 kg/ha | +44.6% |
| 2020 | 8.03 kg/ha | +13.5% |
| 2021 | 9.75 kg/ha | +21.5% |
| 2022 | 12.18 kg/ha | +24.9% |
| 2023 | 13.6 kg/ha | +11.6% |
Rwanda compared with similar countries
- Rwanda's 13.6 kg/ha is above the median for low income countries, which is 4.17 kg/ha, 3.3× the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Rwanda's 13.6 kg/ha is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 5.97 kg/ha, 2.3× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Mineral fertilizers — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Rwanda 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | +2847.1% | 0.0507 kg/ha | 1.49 kg/ha |
| 2002 | +766.8% | 0.0711 kg/ha | 0.6163 kg/ha |
| 2007 | +335.7% | 0.4107 kg/ha | 1.79 kg/ha |
| 1982 | +294.6% | 0.0943 kg/ha | 0.3721 kg/ha |
| 1990 | +266.2% | 0.2825 kg/ha | 1.03 kg/ha |
| 1987 | +197.9% | 0.3965 kg/ha | 1.18 kg/ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0825 kg/ha | 0.0741 kg/ha | 0.1119 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.1262 kg/ha | 0.1003 kg/ha | 0.1663 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.4907 kg/ha | 0.0943 kg/ha | 1.18 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3177 kg/ha | 0.0853 kg/ha | 1.03 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7233 kg/ha | 0.0711 kg/ha | 1.94 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.56 kg/ha | 0.0507 kg/ha | 7.08 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.89 kg/ha | 8.03 kg/ha | 13.6 kg/ha | 4 |
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- Standard Deviation 0.268 °C (2013)
- Temperature change 1.35 °C (2013)
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- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.0359 % change on previous year (2024)
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- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Rwanda?
- Mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Rwanda was 13.6 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 Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 13.6 kg/ha in 2023.
- What is the lowest mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen per unit area recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0507 kg/ha in 2011.
- How does Rwanda rank for mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen per unit area?
- Rwanda ranks 130th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen per unit area rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 217.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Rwanda 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 (%).