Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Cameroon
Cameroon: Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen per unit area was 1.3 kg/ha in 2023. ▼ Falling
Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Cameroon, 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 Cameroon is 1.3 kg/ha, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of down 53.2% on the previous year and down 69.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Cameroon peaked at 11.23 kg/ha in 1987 and was at its lowest, 1.3 kg/ha, in 2023.
That places Cameroon 170th out of 201 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.17 kg/ha | 3.04 kg/ha | 5.73 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 7.47 kg/ha | 6.33 kg/ha | 10.19 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 10.06 kg/ha | 8.65 kg/ha | 11.23 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 7.89 kg/ha | 6.99 kg/ha | 9.42 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.09 kg/ha | 4.49 kg/ha | 8.59 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.34 kg/ha | 2.06 kg/ha | 6.42 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.4 kg/ha | 1.3 kg/ha | 2.84 kg/ha | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Cameroon?
- Nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Cameroon was 1.3 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 Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 11.23 kg/ha in 1987.
- What is the lowest nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen per unit area recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.3 kg/ha in 2023.
- How does Cameroon rank for nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen per unit area?
- Cameroon ranks 170th out of 201 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen per unit area rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 69.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cameroon 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 (%).