Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Chad
Chad: Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen per unit area was 22 kg/ha in 2023. ▲ Rising
Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Chad, 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 Chad is 22 kg/ha, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is up 6.9% on the previous year and up 26.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Chad peaked at 22 kg/ha in 2023 and was at its lowest, 5.62 kg/ha, in 1963.
Chad ranks 118th of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Chad, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 7.96 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 7.41 kg/ha | -7.0% |
| 1963 | 5.62 kg/ha | -24.1% |
| 1964 | 7.37 kg/ha | +31.1% |
| 1965 | 8.6 kg/ha | +16.7% |
| 1966 | 6.54 kg/ha | -24.0% |
| 1967 | 7.01 kg/ha | +7.2% |
| 1968 | 6.4 kg/ha | -8.7% |
| 1969 | 7.42 kg/ha | +16.0% |
| 1970 | 7.91 kg/ha | +6.6% |
| 1971 | 8.87 kg/ha | +12.2% |
| 1972 | 9.96 kg/ha | +12.2% |
| 1973 | 10.06 kg/ha | +1.0% |
| 1974 | 9.44 kg/ha | -6.2% |
| 1975 | 8.24 kg/ha | -12.7% |
| 1976 | 8.81 kg/ha | +7.0% |
| 1977 | 8.81 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 8.7 kg/ha | -1.2% |
| 1979 | 9.53 kg/ha | +9.5% |
| 1980 | 9.48 kg/ha | -0.6% |
| 1981 | 10.82 kg/ha | +14.1% |
| 1982 | 9.18 kg/ha | -15.1% |
| 1983 | 8.19 kg/ha | -10.8% |
| 1984 | 10.4 kg/ha | +26.9% |
| 1985 | 8.54 kg/ha | -17.9% |
| 1986 | 9.02 kg/ha | +5.6% |
| 1987 | 8.78 kg/ha | -2.7% |
| 1988 | 6.88 kg/ha | -21.6% |
| 1989 | 8.39 kg/ha | +22.0% |
| 1990 | 10.83 kg/ha | +29.0% |
| 1991 | 9.01 kg/ha | -16.7% |
| 1992 | 10.07 kg/ha | +11.7% |
| 1993 | 11.48 kg/ha | +14.0% |
| 1994 | 8.29 kg/ha | -27.8% |
| 1995 | 11.11 kg/ha | +34.1% |
| 1996 | 11.84 kg/ha | +6.6% |
| 1997 | 10.1 kg/ha | -14.7% |
| 1998 | 12.83 kg/ha | +27.0% |
| 1999 | 11.88 kg/ha | -7.4% |
| 2000 | 14.11 kg/ha | +18.7% |
| 2001 | 12.97 kg/ha | -8.0% |
| 2002 | 10.96 kg/ha | -15.6% |
| 2003 | 11.1 kg/ha | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 11.72 kg/ha | +5.6% |
| 2005 | 10.45 kg/ha | -10.8% |
| 2006 | 11.07 kg/ha | +6.0% |
| 2007 | 12.17 kg/ha | +9.9% |
| 2008 | 14.12 kg/ha | +16.1% |
| 2009 | 17.69 kg/ha | +25.3% |
| 2010 | 16.85 kg/ha | -4.7% |
| 2011 | 17.68 kg/ha | +4.9% |
| 2012 | 15.09 kg/ha | -14.7% |
| 2013 | 17.4 kg/ha | +15.3% |
| 2014 | 14.69 kg/ha | -15.6% |
| 2015 | 15.31 kg/ha | +4.3% |
| 2016 | 15.3 kg/ha | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 18.62 kg/ha | +21.7% |
| 2018 | 18.44 kg/ha | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 17.68 kg/ha | -4.1% |
| 2020 | 18.79 kg/ha | +6.3% |
| 2021 | 19.59 kg/ha | +4.3% |
| 2022 | 20.58 kg/ha | +5.0% |
| 2023 | 22 kg/ha | +6.9% |
Chad compared with similar countries
- Chad's 22 kg/ha is above the median for low income countries, which is 12.67 kg/ha, 1.7× the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Chad's 22 kg/ha is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 12.16 kg/ha, 1.8× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7.15 kg/ha | 5.62 kg/ha | 8.6 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 9.03 kg/ha | 7.91 kg/ha | 10.06 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 8.97 kg/ha | 6.88 kg/ha | 10.82 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 10.74 kg/ha | 8.29 kg/ha | 12.83 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 12.64 kg/ha | 10.45 kg/ha | 17.69 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.71 kg/ha | 14.69 kg/ha | 18.62 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.24 kg/ha | 18.79 kg/ha | 22 kg/ha | 4 |
Countries ranked near Chad
- 115 Togo 23.96 kg/ha compare
- 116 South Sudan 23.6 kg/ha compare
- 117 Philippines 23.09 kg/ha compare
- 119 Mauritania 21.14 kg/ha compare
- 120 New Zealand 20.31 kg/ha compare
- 121 Bhutan 19.4 kg/ha compare
More environment data for Chad
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -10.96 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -13.87 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.274 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.1 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 4.44 % 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 5 % 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 Chad?
- Nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Chad was 22 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 Chad?
- The highest recorded value was 22 kg/ha in 2023.
- What is the lowest nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen per unit area recorded in Chad?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.62 kg/ha in 1963.
- How does Chad rank for nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen per unit area?
- Chad ranks 118th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen per unit area rising or falling in Chad?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Chad 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 (%).