Mineral fertilizers — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Small island developing States (SIDS)
Small island developing States (SIDS): Mineral fertilizers — Cropland nitrogen per unit area was 15.28 kg/ha in 2023. ▼ Falling
Mineral fertilizers — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Small island developing States (SIDS), 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 Small island developing States (SIDS) is 15.28 kg/ha, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 10.1% on the previous year and down 25.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Small island developing States (SIDS) peaked at 53.56 kg/ha in 1989 and was at its lowest, 14.38 kg/ha, in 2003.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Mineral fertilizers — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Small island developing States (SIDS), year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 14.53 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 17.39 kg/ha | +19.7% |
| 1963 | 18.88 kg/ha | +8.5% |
| 1964 | 21.06 kg/ha | +11.6% |
| 1965 | 23.55 kg/ha | +11.8% |
| 1966 | 31.2 kg/ha | +32.5% |
| 1967 | 36.11 kg/ha | +15.7% |
| 1968 | 34.43 kg/ha | -4.7% |
| 1969 | 34.32 kg/ha | -0.3% |
| 1970 | 30.75 kg/ha | -10.4% |
| 1971 | 28.1 kg/ha | -8.6% |
| 1972 | 28.31 kg/ha | +0.7% |
| 1973 | 29.44 kg/ha | +4.0% |
| 1974 | 30.89 kg/ha | +4.9% |
| 1975 | 30.4 kg/ha | -1.6% |
| 1976 | 33.2 kg/ha | +9.2% |
| 1977 | 37.87 kg/ha | +14.1% |
| 1978 | 38.4 kg/ha | +1.4% |
| 1979 | 44.25 kg/ha | +15.2% |
| 1980 | 41.78 kg/ha | -5.6% |
| 1981 | 49.62 kg/ha | +18.8% |
| 1982 | 43.38 kg/ha | -12.6% |
| 1983 | 39.56 kg/ha | -8.8% |
| 1984 | 45.86 kg/ha | +15.9% |
| 1985 | 44.73 kg/ha | -2.5% |
| 1986 | 48.9 kg/ha | +9.3% |
| 1987 | 46.78 kg/ha | -4.3% |
| 1988 | 44.99 kg/ha | -3.8% |
| 1989 | 53.56 kg/ha | +19.1% |
| 1990 | 43.54 kg/ha | -18.7% |
| 1991 | 39.84 kg/ha | -8.5% |
| 1992 | 33.02 kg/ha | -17.1% |
| 1993 | 24.15 kg/ha | -26.9% |
| 1994 | 19.55 kg/ha | -19.1% |
| 1995 | 23.53 kg/ha | +20.4% |
| 1996 | 24.51 kg/ha | +4.2% |
| 1997 | 28.23 kg/ha | +15.2% |
| 1998 | 25.19 kg/ha | -10.8% |
| 1999 | 21.17 kg/ha | -15.9% |
| 2000 | 21.62 kg/ha | +2.2% |
| 2001 | 22.33 kg/ha | +3.3% |
| 2002 | 18.3 kg/ha | -18.0% |
| 2003 | 14.38 kg/ha | -21.4% |
| 2004 | 16.42 kg/ha | +14.2% |
| 2005 | 14.72 kg/ha | -10.3% |
| 2006 | 17.87 kg/ha | +21.4% |
| 2007 | 14.93 kg/ha | -16.5% |
| 2008 | 17.96 kg/ha | +20.3% |
| 2009 | 15.97 kg/ha | -11.0% |
| 2010 | 18.74 kg/ha | +17.3% |
| 2011 | 17.9 kg/ha | -4.5% |
| 2012 | 19.19 kg/ha | +7.2% |
| 2013 | 20.47 kg/ha | +6.7% |
| 2014 | 24.22 kg/ha | +18.3% |
| 2015 | 22.24 kg/ha | -8.2% |
| 2016 | 20.81 kg/ha | -6.4% |
| 2017 | 22.35 kg/ha | +7.4% |
| 2018 | 25.15 kg/ha | +12.5% |
| 2019 | 24.3 kg/ha | -3.3% |
| 2020 | 23.16 kg/ha | -4.7% |
| 2021 | 20.85 kg/ha | -9.9% |
| 2022 | 16.99 kg/ha | -18.5% |
| 2023 | 15.28 kg/ha | -10.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 25.72 kg/ha | 14.53 kg/ha | 36.11 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 33.16 kg/ha | 28.1 kg/ha | 44.25 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 45.92 kg/ha | 39.56 kg/ha | 53.56 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 28.27 kg/ha | 19.55 kg/ha | 43.54 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 17.45 kg/ha | 14.38 kg/ha | 22.33 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 21.54 kg/ha | 17.9 kg/ha | 25.15 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.07 kg/ha | 15.28 kg/ha | 23.16 kg/ha | 4 |
Countries ranked near Small island developing States (SIDS)
- 8 China, Hong Kong SAR 182 kg/ha compare
- 8 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 22.61 kg/ha compare
- 9 Kuwait 172.32 kg/ha compare
- 9 Melanesia 18.91 kg/ha compare
- 10 Bangladesh 169.31 kg/ha compare
- 11 China, Taiwan Province of 159.63 kg/ha compare
- 12 Belgium 148.86 kg/ha compare
- 12 United Republic of Tanzania 12.11 kg/ha compare
- 13 Ireland 146.34 kg/ha compare
- 13 Syrian Arab Republic 9.59 kg/ha compare
- 14 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 3.38 kg/ha compare
- 14 Republic of Korea 142.66 kg/ha compare
More environment data for Small island developing States (SIDS)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.168 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.21 °C (2025)
- Agriculture — Area 16,068 1000 ha (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity 176,855 t (2024)
- Pesticides (total) — Export value 38,354 1000 USD (1989)
- Pesticides (total) — Import value 223,110 1000 USD (1989)
- Country area — Area 135,020 1000 ha (2024)
- Land area — Area 121,110 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Land area 8.2 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Small island developing States (SIDS)?
- Mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Small island developing States (SIDS) was 15.28 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 Small island developing States (SIDS)?
- The highest recorded value was 53.56 kg/ha in 1989.
- What is the lowest mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen per unit area recorded in Small island developing States (SIDS)?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.38 kg/ha in 2003.
- How does Small island developing States (SIDS) rank for mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen per unit area?
- Small island developing States (SIDS) ranks 11th out of 18 groups with data for 2023.
- Is mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen per unit area rising or falling in Small island developing States (SIDS)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Small island developing States (SIDS) 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 (%).