Mineral fertilizers — Cropland nitrogen in Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau: Mineral fertilizers — Cropland nitrogen was 2,690 t in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Mineral fertilizers — Cropland nitrogen in Guinea-Bissau, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
In 2023, mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen in Guinea-Bissau stood at 2,690 t.
That represents a change of down 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen in Guinea-Bissau peaked at 5,229 t in 2020 and was at its lowest, 67 t, in 1979.
Guinea-Bissau ranks 142nd 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 in Guinea-Bissau, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 100 t | — |
| 1962 | 100 t | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 100 t | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 100 t | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 100 t | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 100 t | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 100 t | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 100 t | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 100 t | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 100 t | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 100 t | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 100 t | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 100 t | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 317 t | +217.0% |
| 1975 | 100 t | -68.5% |
| 1976 | 100 t | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 300 t | +200.0% |
| 1978 | 500 t | +66.7% |
| 1979 | 67 t | -86.6% |
| 1980 | 81 t | +20.9% |
| 1981 | 1,200 t | +1381.5% |
| 1982 | 200 t | -83.3% |
| 1983 | 300 t | +50.0% |
| 1984 | 295.25 t | -1.6% |
| 1985 | 290.5 t | -1.6% |
| 1986 | 285.75 t | -1.6% |
| 1987 | 281 t | -1.7% |
| 1988 | 166 t | -40.9% |
| 1989 | 387 t | +133.1% |
| 1990 | 218 t | -43.7% |
| 1991 | 204 t | -6.4% |
| 1992 | 76 t | -62.7% |
| 1993 | 100 t | +31.6% |
| 1994 | 100 t | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 100 t | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 100 t | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 100 t | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 200 t | +100.0% |
| 1999 | 200 t | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 1,000 t | +400.0% |
| 2001 | 1,000 t | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 1,629 t | +62.9% |
| 2003 | 1,664 t | +2.1% |
| 2004 | 1,505 t | -9.6% |
| 2005 | 1,913 t | +27.1% |
| 2006 | 2,035 t | +6.4% |
| 2007 | 1,039 t | -48.9% |
| 2008 | 1,442 t | +38.8% |
| 2009 | 1,431 t | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 2,679 t | +87.2% |
| 2011 | 1,656 t | -38.2% |
| 2012 | 2,299 t | +38.8% |
| 2013 | 2,739 t | +19.1% |
| 2014 | 2,690 t | -1.8% |
| 2015 | 2,277 t | -15.4% |
| 2016 | 3,304 t | +45.1% |
| 2017 | 4,067 t | +23.1% |
| 2018 | 4,185 t | +2.9% |
| 2019 | 4,566 t | +9.1% |
| 2020 | 5,229 t | +14.5% |
| 2021 | 3,942 t | -24.6% |
| 2022 | 2,690 t | -31.8% |
| 2023 | 2,690 t | +0.0% |
Guinea-Bissau compared with similar countries
- Guinea-Bissau's 2,690 t is below the median for low income countries, which is 11,665 t, 23% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Guinea-Bissau's 2,690 t is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 16,921 t, 16% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Mineral fertilizers — Cropland nitrogen in Guinea-Bissau 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | +1381.5% | 81 t | 1,200 t |
| 2000 | +400.0% | 200 t | 1,000 t |
| 1974 | +217.0% | 100 t | 317 t |
| 1977 | +200.0% | 100 t | 300 t |
| 1989 | +133.1% | 166 t | 387 t |
| 1998 | +100.0% | 100 t | 200 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 100 t | 100 t | 100 t | 9 |
| 1970s | 178.4 t | 67 t | 500 t | 10 |
| 1980s | 348.65 t | 81 t | 1,200 t | 10 |
| 1990s | 139.8 t | 76 t | 218 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,466 t | 1,000 t | 2,035 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 3,046 t | 1,656 t | 4,566 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,638 t | 2,690 t | 5,229 t | 4 |
Countries ranked near Guinea-Bissau
More environment data for Guinea-Bissau
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -2.65 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -2.47 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.303 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.27 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 1.26 % 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)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 0.4449 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen in Guinea-Bissau?
- Mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen in Guinea-Bissau was 2,690 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The highest recorded value was 5,229 t in 2020.
- What is the lowest mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The lowest recorded value was 67 t in 1979.
- How does Guinea-Bissau rank for mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 142nd out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen rising or falling in Guinea-Bissau?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Guinea-Bissau data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Mineral fertilizers — Cropland nitrogen. 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 (%).