Mineral fertilizers — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Western Asia
Western Asia: Mineral fertilizers — Cropland nitrogen per unit area was 60.07 kg/ha in 2023. ▲ Rising
Mineral fertilizers — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Western Asia, 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 Western Asia is 60.07 kg/ha, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 21.2% on the previous year and up 21.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Western Asia peaked at 63.24 kg/ha in 2020 and was at its lowest, 2.7 kg/ha, in 1962.
That places Western Asia 11th 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.96 kg/ha | 2.7 kg/ha | 8.94 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 16.87 kg/ha | 9.81 kg/ha | 24.53 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 34.74 kg/ha | 25.55 kg/ha | 41.75 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 42.8 kg/ha | 37.62 kg/ha | 50.33 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 46.38 kg/ha | 42.57 kg/ha | 50.05 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 49.7 kg/ha | 44.51 kg/ha | 58.47 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 56.44 kg/ha | 49.57 kg/ha | 63.24 kg/ha | 4 |
Countries ranked near Western Asia
- 8 China, Hong Kong SAR 182 kg/ha compare
- 9 Kuwait 172.32 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
- 13 Ireland 146.34 kg/ha compare
- 14 Republic of Korea 142.66 kg/ha compare
More environment data for Western Asia
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.404 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.7 °C (2025)
- Recovered paper — Production 5.50 million t (2024)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 5.65 million t (2024)
- Cropland — Area 45,596 1000 ha (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per capita 1.25 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 2.95 g/Int$ (2024)
- Country area — Area 484,480 1000 ha (2024)
- Land area — Area 479,195 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Western Asia?
- Mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Western Asia was 60.07 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 Western Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 63.24 kg/ha in 2020.
- What is the lowest mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen per unit area recorded in Western Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.7 kg/ha in 1962.
- How does Western Asia rank for mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen per unit area?
- Western Asia ranks 11th out of 29 groups with data for 2023.
- Is mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen per unit area rising or falling in Western Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Western Asia 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 (%).