Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Angola
Angola: Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen per unit area was 7.55 kg/ha in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Angola, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Angola is 7.55 kg/ha, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 23.2% on the previous year and down 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Angola peaked at 13.05 kg/ha in 2014 and was at its lowest, -0.3782 kg/ha, in 1962.
Angola ranks 152nd 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.
Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Angola, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | -0.3286 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | -0.3782 kg/ha | +15.1% |
| 1963 | 0.1131 kg/ha | -129.9% |
| 1964 | -0.1653 kg/ha | -246.2% |
| 1965 | 0.3455 kg/ha | -309.0% |
| 1966 | 0.5795 kg/ha | +67.7% |
| 1967 | 0.8068 kg/ha | +39.2% |
| 1968 | 0.8216 kg/ha | +1.8% |
| 1969 | -0.2408 kg/ha | -129.3% |
| 1970 | -0.052 kg/ha | -78.4% |
| 1971 | 1.82 kg/ha | -3600.8% |
| 1972 | 2.91 kg/ha | +60.0% |
| 1973 | 1.76 kg/ha | -39.5% |
| 1974 | 1.18 kg/ha | -32.8% |
| 1975 | 1.38 kg/ha | +16.7% |
| 1976 | 1.72 kg/ha | +24.4% |
| 1977 | 6.29 kg/ha | +266.2% |
| 1978 | 5.73 kg/ha | -9.0% |
| 1979 | 6.59 kg/ha | +15.0% |
| 1980 | 6.78 kg/ha | +2.9% |
| 1981 | 6.17 kg/ha | -9.0% |
| 1982 | 5.75 kg/ha | -6.9% |
| 1983 | 6.35 kg/ha | +10.4% |
| 1984 | 6.46 kg/ha | +1.7% |
| 1985 | 9.51 kg/ha | +47.3% |
| 1986 | 7.09 kg/ha | -25.4% |
| 1987 | 6.57 kg/ha | -7.4% |
| 1988 | 6.97 kg/ha | +6.2% |
| 1989 | 8.55 kg/ha | +22.6% |
| 1990 | 6.24 kg/ha | -27.0% |
| 1991 | 5.93 kg/ha | -4.9% |
| 1992 | 6.03 kg/ha | +1.6% |
| 1993 | 6.32 kg/ha | +4.9% |
| 1994 | 6.41 kg/ha | +1.4% |
| 1995 | 5.81 kg/ha | -9.4% |
| 1996 | 4.88 kg/ha | -16.0% |
| 1997 | 6.32 kg/ha | +29.5% |
| 1998 | 6.01 kg/ha | -4.8% |
| 1999 | 5.45 kg/ha | -9.3% |
| 2000 | 4.18 kg/ha | -23.3% |
| 2001 | 4.23 kg/ha | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 3.41 kg/ha | -19.5% |
| 2003 | 4.23 kg/ha | +24.2% |
| 2004 | 5.94 kg/ha | +40.4% |
| 2005 | 4.04 kg/ha | -32.0% |
| 2006 | 5.41 kg/ha | +33.8% |
| 2007 | 5.63 kg/ha | +4.1% |
| 2008 | 7.38 kg/ha | +31.2% |
| 2009 | 5.67 kg/ha | -23.2% |
| 2010 | 7.75 kg/ha | +36.7% |
| 2011 | 6.87 kg/ha | -11.4% |
| 2012 | 11.7 kg/ha | +70.4% |
| 2013 | 7.57 kg/ha | -35.3% |
| 2014 | 13.05 kg/ha | +72.3% |
| 2015 | 12.58 kg/ha | -3.6% |
| 2016 | 9.74 kg/ha | -22.6% |
| 2017 | 10.51 kg/ha | +7.9% |
| 2018 | 8.59 kg/ha | -18.3% |
| 2019 | 7.38 kg/ha | -14.0% |
| 2020 | 8.07 kg/ha | +9.3% |
| 2021 | 7.47 kg/ha | -7.4% |
| 2022 | 9.83 kg/ha | +31.7% |
| 2023 | 7.55 kg/ha | -23.2% |
Angola compared with similar countries
- Angola's 7.55 kg/ha is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 18.65 kg/ha, 41% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Angola's 7.55 kg/ha is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 12.16 kg/ha, 62% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Angola 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | +3600.8% | -0.052 kg/ha | 1.82 kg/ha |
| 1965 | +309.0% | -0.1653 kg/ha | 0.3455 kg/ha |
| 1977 | +266.2% | 1.72 kg/ha | 6.29 kg/ha |
| 1964 | -246.2% | 0.1131 kg/ha | -0.1653 kg/ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1726 kg/ha | -0.3782 kg/ha | 0.8216 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 2.93 kg/ha | -0.052 kg/ha | 6.59 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 7.02 kg/ha | 5.75 kg/ha | 9.51 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.94 kg/ha | 4.88 kg/ha | 6.41 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.01 kg/ha | 3.41 kg/ha | 7.38 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.57 kg/ha | 6.87 kg/ha | 13.05 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.23 kg/ha | 7.47 kg/ha | 9.83 kg/ha | 4 |
Countries ranked near Angola
- 149 Eritrea 10.19 kg/ha compare
- 150 Uganda 9.28 kg/ha compare
- 151 Hungary 8.62 kg/ha compare
- 153 Burkina Faso 5.22 kg/ha compare
- 154 Azerbaijan 4.94 kg/ha compare
- 155 Afghanistan 4.79 kg/ha compare
More environment data for Angola
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -2.86 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -0.076 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.211 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.971 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.4 % 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 0.8333 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Angola?
- Nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Angola was 7.55 kg/ha in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen per unit area recorded in Angola?
- The highest recorded value was 13.05 kg/ha in 2014.
- What is the lowest nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen per unit area recorded in Angola?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.3782 kg/ha in 1962.
- How does Angola rank for nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen per unit area?
- Angola ranks 152nd out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen per unit area rising or falling in Angola?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Angola data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Nutrient balance — 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 (%).