Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Gambia
Gambia: Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen per unit area was 26.27 kg/ha in 2023. ▼ Falling
Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Gambia, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
In 2023, nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Gambia stood at 26.27 kg/ha.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 75.7% on the previous year and up 60.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Gambia peaked at 53.05 kg/ha in 1966 and was at its lowest, 13.61 kg/ha, in 2020.
That places Gambia 117th out of 201 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 47.72 kg/ha | 43.12 kg/ha | 53.05 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 47.08 kg/ha | 41.29 kg/ha | 50.78 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 38.95 kg/ha | 33.25 kg/ha | 47.15 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 28.69 kg/ha | 23.7 kg/ha | 33.86 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 27.2 kg/ha | 22.96 kg/ha | 32.38 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.04 kg/ha | 13.81 kg/ha | 23.08 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.51 kg/ha | 13.61 kg/ha | 26.27 kg/ha | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Gambia?
- Nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Gambia was 26.27 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 Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 53.05 kg/ha in 1966.
- What is the lowest nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen per unit area recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.61 kg/ha in 2020.
- How does Gambia rank for nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen per unit area?
- Gambia ranks 117th out of 201 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen per unit area rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 60.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Gambia 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 (%).