Mineral fertilizers — Cropland nitrogen in Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs)
Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs): Mineral fertilizers — Cropland nitrogen was 3.39 million t in 2023. ▲ Rising
Mineral fertilizers — Cropland nitrogen in Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs), 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) recorded 3.39 million t for mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of up 21.0% on the previous year and up 56.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen in Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) peaked at 3.39 million t in 2023 and was at its lowest, 260,585 t, in 1961.
That places Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) 15th 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.
Mineral fertilizers — Cropland nitrogen in Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs), year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 260,585 t | — |
| 1962 | 312,774 t | +20.0% |
| 1963 | 396,505 t | +26.8% |
| 1964 | 513,153 t | +29.4% |
| 1965 | 647,752 t | +26.2% |
| 1966 | 747,795 t | +15.4% |
| 1967 | 874,273 t | +16.9% |
| 1968 | 981,774 t | +12.3% |
| 1969 | 1.07 million t | +9.4% |
| 1970 | 1.30 million t | +21.4% |
| 1971 | 1.49 million t | +14.6% |
| 1972 | 1.60 million t | +7.1% |
| 1973 | 1.76 million t | +10.1% |
| 1974 | 1.90 million t | +7.9% |
| 1975 | 2.06 million t | +8.6% |
| 1976 | 2.05 million t | -0.4% |
| 1977 | 2.12 million t | +3.0% |
| 1978 | 2.16 million t | +2.0% |
| 1979 | 2.12 million t | -1.7% |
| 1980 | 2.39 million t | +12.3% |
| 1981 | 2.44 million t | +2.1% |
| 1982 | 2.59 million t | +6.5% |
| 1983 | 2.90 million t | +11.9% |
| 1984 | 2.93 million t | +0.8% |
| 1985 | 3.11 million t | +6.1% |
| 1986 | 3.23 million t | +4.1% |
| 1987 | 3.33 million t | +3.2% |
| 1988 | 3.29 million t | -1.5% |
| 1989 | 2.88 million t | -12.4% |
| 1990 | 2.10 million t | -27.1% |
| 1991 | 1.95 million t | -6.9% |
| 1992 | 1.57 million t | -19.4% |
| 1993 | 1.41 million t | -10.5% |
| 1994 | 1.16 million t | -17.5% |
| 1995 | 1.21 million t | +4.4% |
| 1996 | 1.26 million t | +3.7% |
| 1997 | 1.38 million t | +9.6% |
| 1998 | 1.22 million t | -11.6% |
| 1999 | 1.18 million t | -2.9% |
| 2000 | 1.14 million t | -3.6% |
| 2001 | 1.13 million t | -1.4% |
| 2002 | 1.21 million t | +7.6% |
| 2003 | 1.16 million t | -4.1% |
| 2004 | 1.16 million t | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 1.24 million t | +6.7% |
| 2006 | 1.41 million t | +13.3% |
| 2007 | 1.43 million t | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 1.51 million t | +5.7% |
| 2009 | 1.54 million t | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 1.66 million t | +8.2% |
| 2011 | 1.73 million t | +3.8% |
| 2012 | 1.87 million t | +8.2% |
| 2013 | 2.17 million t | +15.9% |
| 2014 | 2.44 million t | +12.9% |
| 2015 | 2.58 million t | +5.6% |
| 2016 | 2.66 million t | +3.2% |
| 2017 | 2.84 million t | +6.8% |
| 2018 | 2.78 million t | -2.2% |
| 2019 | 2.88 million t | +3.6% |
| 2020 | 3.12 million t | +8.5% |
| 2021 | 3.01 million t | -3.6% |
| 2022 | 2.80 million t | -7.0% |
| 2023 | 3.39 million t | +21.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 645,393 t | 260,585 t | 1.07 million t | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.86 million t | 1.30 million t | 2.16 million t | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.91 million t | 2.39 million t | 3.33 million t | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.45 million t | 1.16 million t | 2.10 million t | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.29 million t | 1.13 million t | 1.54 million t | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.36 million t | 1.66 million t | 2.88 million t | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.08 million t | 2.80 million t | 3.39 million t | 4 |
Countries ranked near Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs)
- 12 Australia 1.84 million t compare
- 12 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 57,548 t compare
- 13 France 1.60 million t compare
- 13 Syrian Arab Republic 52,168 t compare
- 14 Bangladesh 1.49 million t compare
- 14 Democratic Republic of the Congo 32,285 t compare
- 15 Mexico 1.43 million t compare
- 15 Melanesia 30,435 t compare
- 16 Argentina 1.27 million t compare
- 16 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 19,640 t compare
- 17 Egypt 1.24 million t compare
- 17 Polynesia 287 t compare
- 18 Micronesia (Federated States of) 5 t compare
- 18 Ukraine 1.02 million t compare
More environment data for Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Temperature change 1.74 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.243 °C (2025)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per area of cropland 5.4 kg/ha (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 15.54 g/Int$ (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 10,963 1000 ha (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity 835,204 t (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per capita 1.56 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per value of agricultural 4.32 g/Int$ (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Agricultural Use 923,654 t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen in Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs)?
- Mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen in Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) was 3.39 million t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen recorded in Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs)?
- The highest recorded value was 3.39 million t in 2023.
- What is the lowest mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen recorded in Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs)?
- The lowest recorded value was 260,585 t in 1961.
- How does Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) rank for mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen?
- Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) ranks 15th out of 29 groups with data for 2023.
- Is mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen rising or falling in Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 56.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) 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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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 (%).