Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen per unit area was 24.95 kg/ha in 2023. ▲ Rising
Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Ethiopia, 1993–2023
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 Ethiopia is 24.95 kg/ha, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 31 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 22.9% on the previous year and up 136.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Ethiopia peaked at 24.95 kg/ha in 2023 and was at its lowest, 6.34 kg/ha, in 2003.
Ethiopia ranks 112th of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 10.25 kg/ha | — |
| 1994 | 12.39 kg/ha | +20.9% |
| 1995 | 11.69 kg/ha | -5.7% |
| 1996 | 12.14 kg/ha | +3.8% |
| 1997 | 10.7 kg/ha | -11.9% |
| 1998 | 15.15 kg/ha | +41.7% |
| 1999 | 12.84 kg/ha | -15.2% |
| 2000 | 13.16 kg/ha | +2.4% |
| 2001 | 12.42 kg/ha | -5.6% |
| 2002 | 14.13 kg/ha | +13.7% |
| 2003 | 6.34 kg/ha | -55.1% |
| 2004 | 11.99 kg/ha | +89.1% |
| 2005 | 8.89 kg/ha | -25.9% |
| 2006 | 9.77 kg/ha | +9.9% |
| 2007 | 10.94 kg/ha | +12.0% |
| 2008 | 11.97 kg/ha | +9.4% |
| 2009 | 10.91 kg/ha | -8.8% |
| 2010 | 10.78 kg/ha | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 10.96 kg/ha | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 15.3 kg/ha | +39.5% |
| 2013 | 10.57 kg/ha | -30.9% |
| 2014 | 11.05 kg/ha | +4.5% |
| 2015 | 12.1 kg/ha | +9.5% |
| 2016 | 14.3 kg/ha | +18.2% |
| 2017 | 16.43 kg/ha | +14.9% |
| 2018 | 12.41 kg/ha | -24.5% |
| 2019 | 14.22 kg/ha | +14.6% |
| 2020 | 18.78 kg/ha | +32.1% |
| 2021 | 17.26 kg/ha | -8.1% |
| 2022 | 20.31 kg/ha | +17.7% |
| 2023 | 24.95 kg/ha | +22.9% |
Ethiopia compared with similar countries
- Ethiopia's 24.95 kg/ha is above the median for low income countries, which is 12.67 kg/ha, 2.0× the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Ethiopia's 24.95 kg/ha is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 12.16 kg/ha, 2.1× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 12.17 kg/ha | 10.25 kg/ha | 15.15 kg/ha | 7 |
| 2000s | 11.05 kg/ha | 6.34 kg/ha | 14.13 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.81 kg/ha | 10.57 kg/ha | 16.43 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.33 kg/ha | 17.26 kg/ha | 24.95 kg/ha | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ethiopia
More environment data for Ethiopia
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.272 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.39 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 77.13 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.26 % 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 2.83 % 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 Ethiopia?
- Nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Ethiopia was 24.95 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 Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 24.95 kg/ha in 2023.
- What is the lowest nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen per unit area recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.34 kg/ha in 2003.
- How does Ethiopia rank for nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen per unit area?
- Ethiopia ranks 112th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen per unit area rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 136.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ethiopia 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 (%).