Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Burundi
Burundi: Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen per unit area was 17.65 kg/ha in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Burundi, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
In 2023, nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Burundi stood at 17.65 kg/ha. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 38.7% on the previous year and up 478.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Burundi peaked at 17.65 kg/ha in 2023 and was at its lowest, -2.45 kg/ha, in 2004.
That places Burundi 124th out of 186 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Burundi, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | -0.1064 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 0.4236 kg/ha | -498.1% |
| 1963 | 0.8915 kg/ha | +110.5% |
| 1964 | 0.4403 kg/ha | -50.6% |
| 1965 | 0.8935 kg/ha | +102.9% |
| 1966 | 1.08 kg/ha | +20.9% |
| 1967 | 1.24 kg/ha | +14.6% |
| 1968 | 1.49 kg/ha | +20.0% |
| 1969 | 1.53 kg/ha | +3.1% |
| 1970 | 1.8 kg/ha | +17.1% |
| 1971 | 1.87 kg/ha | +4.0% |
| 1972 | 2.82 kg/ha | +51.1% |
| 1973 | 2.29 kg/ha | -18.7% |
| 1974 | 2.87 kg/ha | +25.0% |
| 1975 | 2.68 kg/ha | -6.6% |
| 1976 | 2.92 kg/ha | +9.0% |
| 1977 | 2.64 kg/ha | -9.4% |
| 1978 | 1.54 kg/ha | -41.8% |
| 1979 | 2.01 kg/ha | +30.5% |
| 1980 | 2.84 kg/ha | +41.5% |
| 1981 | 1.57 kg/ha | -44.6% |
| 1982 | 2.52 kg/ha | +60.4% |
| 1983 | 3.1 kg/ha | +23.0% |
| 1984 | 1.6 kg/ha | -48.6% |
| 1985 | 2.25 kg/ha | +40.7% |
| 1986 | 2 kg/ha | -10.8% |
| 1987 | 1.8 kg/ha | -10.3% |
| 1988 | 1.87 kg/ha | +4.2% |
| 1989 | 2.1 kg/ha | +12.1% |
| 1990 | 1.18 kg/ha | -43.8% |
| 1991 | 0.7451 kg/ha | -36.8% |
| 1992 | 1.67 kg/ha | +124.2% |
| 1993 | 1.8 kg/ha | +7.8% |
| 1994 | 1.54 kg/ha | -14.2% |
| 1995 | 1.82 kg/ha | +17.8% |
| 1996 | 1.76 kg/ha | -3.1% |
| 1997 | 1.89 kg/ha | +6.9% |
| 1998 | 3.06 kg/ha | +62.5% |
| 1999 | 2.93 kg/ha | -4.5% |
| 2000 | 1.73 kg/ha | -40.9% |
| 2001 | 0.9238 kg/ha | -46.5% |
| 2002 | -2.08 kg/ha | -325.2% |
| 2003 | -0.1197 kg/ha | -94.2% |
| 2004 | -2.45 kg/ha | +1948.0% |
| 2005 | 1.66 kg/ha | -167.7% |
| 2006 | -0.476 kg/ha | -128.7% |
| 2007 | 0.7918 kg/ha | -266.3% |
| 2008 | -0.1967 kg/ha | -124.8% |
| 2009 | 1.27 kg/ha | -746.7% |
| 2010 | 0.8747 kg/ha | -31.2% |
| 2011 | 3.04 kg/ha | +247.7% |
| 2012 | 6.43 kg/ha | +111.4% |
| 2013 | 3.05 kg/ha | -52.5% |
| 2014 | 7.89 kg/ha | +158.5% |
| 2015 | 5.67 kg/ha | -28.2% |
| 2016 | 9.14 kg/ha | +61.4% |
| 2017 | 12.31 kg/ha | +34.7% |
| 2018 | 13.84 kg/ha | +12.4% |
| 2019 | 12.93 kg/ha | -6.6% |
| 2020 | 12.04 kg/ha | -6.9% |
| 2021 | 17.18 kg/ha | +42.7% |
| 2022 | 12.72 kg/ha | -26.0% |
| 2023 | 17.65 kg/ha | +38.7% |
Burundi compared with similar countries
- Burundi's 17.65 kg/ha is above the median for low income countries, which is 12.67 kg/ha, 1.4× the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Burundi's 17.65 kg/ha is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 12.16 kg/ha, 1.5× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Burundi 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | -1948.0% | -0.1197 kg/ha | -2.45 kg/ha |
| 2009 | +746.7% | -0.1967 kg/ha | 1.27 kg/ha |
| 1962 | +498.1% | -0.1064 kg/ha | 0.4236 kg/ha |
| 2002 | -325.2% | 0.9238 kg/ha | -2.08 kg/ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.8756 kg/ha | -0.1064 kg/ha | 1.53 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 2.34 kg/ha | 1.54 kg/ha | 2.92 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.17 kg/ha | 1.57 kg/ha | 3.1 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.84 kg/ha | 0.7451 kg/ha | 3.06 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.105 kg/ha | -2.45 kg/ha | 1.73 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.52 kg/ha | 0.8747 kg/ha | 13.84 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.9 kg/ha | 12.04 kg/ha | 17.65 kg/ha | 4 |
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More environment data for Burundi
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -3.89 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -3.95 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate -27.74 % change on previous year (2013)
- Standard Deviation 0.284 °C (2013)
- Temperature change 1.27 °C (2013)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.86 % 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 4.57 % 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 nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Burundi?
- Nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Burundi was 17.65 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 Burundi?
- The highest recorded value was 17.65 kg/ha in 2023.
- What is the lowest nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen per unit area recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was -2.45 kg/ha in 2004.
- How does Burundi rank for nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen per unit area?
- Burundi ranks 124th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen per unit area rising or falling in Burundi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 478.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Burundi 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 (%).