Mineral fertilizers — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Uganda
Uganda: Mineral fertilizers — Cropland nitrogen per unit area was 1.28 kg/ha in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Mineral fertilizers — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Uganda, 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 Uganda is 1.28 kg/ha, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 23.5% on the previous year and up 21.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Uganda peaked at 1.31 kg/ha in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.0134 kg/ha, in 1990.
Uganda ranks 172nd of 186 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Mineral fertilizers — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Uganda, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.2987 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 0.316 kg/ha | +5.8% |
| 1963 | 0.3523 kg/ha | +11.5% |
| 1964 | 0.3078 kg/ha | -12.6% |
| 1965 | 0.3827 kg/ha | +24.3% |
| 1966 | 0.5265 kg/ha | +37.6% |
| 1967 | 0.3496 kg/ha | -33.6% |
| 1968 | 0.4022 kg/ha | +15.0% |
| 1969 | 0.4485 kg/ha | +11.5% |
| 1970 | 0.8032 kg/ha | +79.1% |
| 1971 | 0.8748 kg/ha | +8.9% |
| 1972 | 0.7843 kg/ha | -10.3% |
| 1973 | 0.7722 kg/ha | -1.5% |
| 1974 | 0.304 kg/ha | -60.6% |
| 1975 | 0.1613 kg/ha | -46.9% |
| 1976 | 0.1739 kg/ha | +7.8% |
| 1977 | 0.0542 kg/ha | -68.8% |
| 1978 | 0.0772 kg/ha | +42.4% |
| 1979 | 0.101 kg/ha | +30.8% |
| 1980 | 0.1232 kg/ha | +22.0% |
| 1981 | 0.0868 kg/ha | -29.5% |
| 1982 | 0.0799 kg/ha | -7.9% |
| 1983 | 0.0688 kg/ha | -13.9% |
| 1984 | 0.0615 kg/ha | -10.6% |
| 1985 | 0.0303 kg/ha | -50.7% |
| 1986 | 0.0391 kg/ha | +29.0% |
| 1987 | 0.1177 kg/ha | +201.0% |
| 1988 | 0.016 kg/ha | -86.4% |
| 1989 | 0.037 kg/ha | +131.2% |
| 1990 | 0.0134 kg/ha | -63.8% |
| 1991 | 0.0723 kg/ha | +439.6% |
| 1992 | 0.0576 kg/ha | -20.3% |
| 1993 | 0.1865 kg/ha | +223.8% |
| 1994 | 0.1431 kg/ha | -23.3% |
| 1995 | 0.1141 kg/ha | -20.3% |
| 1996 | 0.0283 kg/ha | -75.2% |
| 1997 | 0.0283 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.256 kg/ha | +804.6% |
| 1999 | 0.2905 kg/ha | +13.5% |
| 2000 | 0.4584 kg/ha | +57.8% |
| 2001 | 0.5067 kg/ha | +10.5% |
| 2002 | 0.4742 kg/ha | -6.4% |
| 2003 | 0.541 kg/ha | +14.1% |
| 2004 | 0.4848 kg/ha | -10.4% |
| 2005 | 0.3163 kg/ha | -34.8% |
| 2006 | 0.5288 kg/ha | +67.2% |
| 2007 | 0.4696 kg/ha | -11.2% |
| 2008 | 1.23 kg/ha | +162.0% |
| 2009 | 0.8007 kg/ha | -34.9% |
| 2010 | 0.7113 kg/ha | -11.2% |
| 2011 | 0.8408 kg/ha | +18.2% |
| 2012 | 0.8845 kg/ha | +5.2% |
| 2013 | 1.05 kg/ha | +19.2% |
| 2014 | 0.7296 kg/ha | -30.8% |
| 2015 | 0.2285 kg/ha | -68.7% |
| 2016 | 0.9382 kg/ha | +310.6% |
| 2017 | 0.836 kg/ha | -10.9% |
| 2018 | 1.23 kg/ha | +47.3% |
| 2019 | 1.31 kg/ha | +6.6% |
| 2020 | 0.8489 kg/ha | -35.4% |
| 2021 | 0.8489 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 1.04 kg/ha | +22.2% |
| 2023 | 1.28 kg/ha | +23.5% |
Uganda compared with similar countries
- Uganda's 1.28 kg/ha is below the median for low income countries, which is 4.17 kg/ha, 31% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Uganda's 1.28 kg/ha is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 5.97 kg/ha, 21% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Mineral fertilizers — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Uganda 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | +804.6% | 0.0283 kg/ha | 0.256 kg/ha |
| 1991 | +439.6% | 0.0134 kg/ha | 0.0723 kg/ha |
| 2016 | +310.6% | 0.2285 kg/ha | 0.9382 kg/ha |
| 1993 | +223.8% | 0.0576 kg/ha | 0.1865 kg/ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.376 kg/ha | 0.2987 kg/ha | 0.5265 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.4106 kg/ha | 0.0542 kg/ha | 0.8748 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.066 kg/ha | 0.016 kg/ha | 0.1232 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.119 kg/ha | 0.0134 kg/ha | 0.2905 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5811 kg/ha | 0.3163 kg/ha | 1.23 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8769 kg/ha | 0.2285 kg/ha | 1.31 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 1 kg/ha | 0.8489 kg/ha | 1.28 kg/ha | 4 |
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- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.255 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.23 °C (2025)
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- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 1.23 % 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)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Uganda?
- Mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Uganda was 1.28 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 Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 1.31 kg/ha in 2019.
- What is the lowest mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen per unit area recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0134 kg/ha in 1990.
- How does Uganda rank for mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen per unit area?
- Uganda ranks 172nd out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen per unit area rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Uganda 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 (%).