Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea: Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen per unit area was -4.07 kg/ha in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Equatorial Guinea, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
Equatorial Guinea recorded -4.07 kg/ha for nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen per unit area in 2023.
That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and down 4.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Equatorial Guinea peaked at 8.01 kg/ha in 1972 and was at its lowest, -4.58 kg/ha, in 2012.
Equatorial Guinea ranks 168th 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 Equatorial Guinea, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | -1.07 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | -1.79 kg/ha | +68.0% |
| 1963 | -1.87 kg/ha | +4.2% |
| 1964 | -2.61 kg/ha | +39.8% |
| 1965 | -2.36 kg/ha | -9.7% |
| 1966 | -0.9383 kg/ha | -60.2% |
| 1967 | 1.4 kg/ha | -249.0% |
| 1968 | 0.7502 kg/ha | -46.3% |
| 1969 | 2.66 kg/ha | +253.9% |
| 1970 | 2.93 kg/ha | +10.3% |
| 1971 | 5.62 kg/ha | +91.7% |
| 1972 | 8.01 kg/ha | +42.7% |
| 1973 | -0.8838 kg/ha | -111.0% |
| 1974 | -1.12 kg/ha | +26.3% |
| 1975 | -0.254 kg/ha | -77.2% |
| 1976 | 0.4334 kg/ha | -270.6% |
| 1977 | 0.5694 kg/ha | +31.4% |
| 1978 | 0.4105 kg/ha | -27.9% |
| 1979 | 0.2055 kg/ha | -49.9% |
| 1980 | -0.2684 kg/ha | -230.6% |
| 1981 | -0.8979 kg/ha | +234.5% |
| 1982 | -0.4544 kg/ha | -49.4% |
| 1983 | -0.5439 kg/ha | +19.7% |
| 1984 | -1.11 kg/ha | +104.9% |
| 1985 | -0.9016 kg/ha | -19.1% |
| 1986 | -0.9738 kg/ha | +8.0% |
| 1987 | -1.47 kg/ha | +50.7% |
| 1988 | -1.36 kg/ha | -7.0% |
| 1989 | -0.8964 kg/ha | -34.3% |
| 1990 | -1.95 kg/ha | +117.7% |
| 1991 | -2.19 kg/ha | +12.4% |
| 1992 | -1.66 kg/ha | -24.3% |
| 1993 | -1.4 kg/ha | -15.8% |
| 1994 | -1.36 kg/ha | -2.9% |
| 1995 | -1.43 kg/ha | +5.7% |
| 1996 | -1.5 kg/ha | +4.6% |
| 1997 | -2.16 kg/ha | +43.6% |
| 1998 | 0.761 kg/ha | -135.3% |
| 1999 | 0.0733 kg/ha | -90.4% |
| 2000 | 0.021 kg/ha | -71.4% |
| 2001 | -0.0584 kg/ha | -378.1% |
| 2002 | -0.0115 kg/ha | -80.3% |
| 2003 | -1.84 kg/ha | +15889.6% |
| 2004 | -1.87 kg/ha | +1.6% |
| 2005 | -2.07 kg/ha | +10.9% |
| 2006 | -2.83 kg/ha | +36.7% |
| 2007 | -3.63 kg/ha | +28.2% |
| 2008 | -3.32 kg/ha | -8.6% |
| 2009 | -3.43 kg/ha | +3.4% |
| 2010 | -3.53 kg/ha | +2.8% |
| 2011 | -3.7 kg/ha | +4.9% |
| 2012 | -4.58 kg/ha | +23.8% |
| 2013 | -3.9 kg/ha | -14.8% |
| 2014 | -4.07 kg/ha | +4.3% |
| 2015 | -4.26 kg/ha | +4.7% |
| 2016 | -4.31 kg/ha | +1.2% |
| 2017 | -4.05 kg/ha | -6.1% |
| 2018 | -4.47 kg/ha | +10.2% |
| 2019 | -4.56 kg/ha | +2.2% |
| 2020 | -4.36 kg/ha | -4.3% |
| 2021 | -4.52 kg/ha | +3.7% |
| 2022 | -4.06 kg/ha | -10.2% |
| 2023 | -4.07 kg/ha | +0.3% |
Equatorial Guinea compared with similar countries
- Equatorial Guinea's -4.07 kg/ha is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 36.39 kg/ha. (51 countries reporting)
- Equatorial Guinea's -4.07 kg/ha is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 12.16 kg/ha. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Equatorial Guinea 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | -15889.6% | -0.0115 kg/ha | -1.84 kg/ha |
| 2001 | -378.1% | 0.021 kg/ha | -0.0584 kg/ha |
| 1976 | +270.6% | -0.254 kg/ha | 0.4334 kg/ha |
| 1969 | +253.9% | 0.7502 kg/ha | 2.66 kg/ha |
| 1967 | +249.0% | -0.9383 kg/ha | 1.4 kg/ha |
| 1981 | -234.5% | -0.2684 kg/ha | -0.8979 kg/ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | -0.6469 kg/ha | -2.61 kg/ha | 2.66 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.59 kg/ha | -1.12 kg/ha | 8.01 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | -0.8883 kg/ha | -1.47 kg/ha | -0.2684 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | -1.28 kg/ha | -2.19 kg/ha | 0.761 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | -1.9 kg/ha | -3.63 kg/ha | 0.021 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | -4.14 kg/ha | -4.58 kg/ha | -3.53 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | -4.26 kg/ha | -4.52 kg/ha | -4.06 kg/ha | 4 |
Countries ranked near Equatorial Guinea
- 165 Ukraine -1.44 kg/ha compare
- 166 Kazakhstan -1.53 kg/ha compare
- 167 Mali -1.56 kg/ha compare
- 169 USSR -4.6 kg/ha compare
- 170 Sudan (former) -5.16 kg/ha compare
- 171 Ethiopia PDR -7.53 kg/ha compare
More environment data for Equatorial Guinea
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.21 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.27 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.06 % 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 0.6536 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Equatorial Guinea?
- Nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Equatorial Guinea was -4.07 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 Equatorial Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 8.01 kg/ha in 1972.
- What is the lowest nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen per unit area recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was -4.58 kg/ha in 2012.
- How does Equatorial Guinea rank for nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen per unit area?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 168th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen per unit area rising or falling in Equatorial Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Equatorial Guinea 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 (%).