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

Latest (2023)
24.95 kg/ha
Change on year
up 22.9%
World rank
119th
of 201 countries
All-time high
24.95 kg/ha
in 2023
All-time low
6.34 kg/ha
in 2003
Years of data
31
1993–2023

Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Ethiopia, 1993–2023

5101520251993200820231993: 10.2 kg/ha1994: 12.4 kg/ha1995: 11.7 kg/ha1996: 12.1 kg/ha1997: 10.7 kg/ha1998: 15.2 kg/ha1999: 12.8 kg/ha2000: 13.2 kg/ha2001: 12.4 kg/ha2002: 14.1 kg/ha2003: 6.3 kg/ha2004: 12 kg/ha2005: 8.9 kg/ha2006: 9.8 kg/ha2007: 10.9 kg/ha2008: 12 kg/ha2009: 10.9 kg/ha2010: 10.8 kg/ha2011: 11 kg/ha2012: 15.3 kg/ha2013: 10.6 kg/ha2014: 11 kg/ha2015: 12.1 kg/ha2016: 14.3 kg/ha2017: 16.4 kg/ha2018: 12.4 kg/ha2019: 14.2 kg/ha2020: 18.8 kg/ha2021: 17.3 kg/ha2022: 20.3 kg/ha2023: 25 kg/ha

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 119th of 201 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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 116 Latvia 26.46 kg/ha compare
  2. 117 Gambia 26.27 kg/ha compare
  3. 118 Jamaica 25.43 kg/ha compare
  4. 120 Guinea-Bissau 24.18 kg/ha compare
  5. 121 Togo 23.96 kg/ha compare
  6. 122 South Sudan 23.6 kg/ha compare

See the full ranking of 233 places →

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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 119th out of 201 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

Indicator
Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen per unit area
Unit
kg/ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
233 places, 13,500 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

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 (%).