Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
Least Developed Countries (LDCs): Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen per unit area was 21.96 kg/ha in 2023. ▲ Rising
Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Least Developed Countries (LDCs), 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
Least Developed Countries (LDCs) recorded 21.96 kg/ha for nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen per unit area in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of up 16.4% on the previous year and up 32.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) peaked at 21.96 kg/ha in 2023 and was at its lowest, 7.73 kg/ha, in 1961.
Least Developed Countries (LDCs) ranks 23rd of 32 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 8.63 kg/ha | 7.73 kg/ha | 9.54 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 11.18 kg/ha | 9.72 kg/ha | 12.89 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 13.48 kg/ha | 12.78 kg/ha | 14.66 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 16.52 kg/ha | 14.93 kg/ha | 18.07 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 16.16 kg/ha | 15.26 kg/ha | 17.53 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.02 kg/ha | 16.13 kg/ha | 20.74 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.52 kg/ha | 18.86 kg/ha | 21.96 kg/ha | 4 |
Countries ranked near Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
- 20 Bangladesh 168.08 kg/ha compare
- 21 Malta 161.75 kg/ha compare
- 22 Costa Rica 161.15 kg/ha compare
- 23 China 158.62 kg/ha compare
- 24 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 157.66 kg/ha compare
- 25 Norway 157.13 kg/ha compare
- 26 Switzerland 152.71 kg/ha compare
More environment data for Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
- Standard Deviation 0.229 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.29 °C (2025)
- Agriculture — Area 836,181 1000 ha (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per capita 0.82 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 3.21 g/Int$ (2024)
- Country area — Area 2.08 million 1000 ha (2024)
- Land area — Area 2.04 million 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Land area 11 % (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Agricultural land 26.79 % (2024)
- Cropland — Area 223,929 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- Nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) was 21.96 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 Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- The highest recorded value was 21.96 kg/ha in 2023.
- What is the lowest nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen per unit area recorded in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.73 kg/ha in 1961.
- How does Least Developed Countries (LDCs) rank for nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen per unit area?
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) ranks 23rd out of 32 groups with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen per unit area rising or falling in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 32.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 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 (%).