Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Madagascar
Madagascar: Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen per unit area was 10.32 kg/ha in 2023. ▼ Falling
Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Madagascar, 1961–2023
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 Madagascar is 10.32 kg/ha, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 39.2% on the previous year and up 165.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Madagascar peaked at 11.47 kg/ha in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.9082 kg/ha, in 2010.
That places Madagascar 148th out of 186 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Madagascar, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 7.61 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 8.3 kg/ha | +9.0% |
| 1963 | 8.41 kg/ha | +1.4% |
| 1964 | 7.66 kg/ha | -8.9% |
| 1965 | 7.82 kg/ha | +2.0% |
| 1966 | 9.97 kg/ha | +27.5% |
| 1967 | 9.64 kg/ha | -3.2% |
| 1968 | 9.54 kg/ha | -1.0% |
| 1969 | 9.56 kg/ha | +0.2% |
| 1970 | 9.28 kg/ha | -3.0% |
| 1971 | 9.14 kg/ha | -1.5% |
| 1972 | 10.19 kg/ha | +11.5% |
| 1973 | 8.86 kg/ha | -13.0% |
| 1974 | 7.32 kg/ha | -17.3% |
| 1975 | 7.14 kg/ha | -2.5% |
| 1976 | 6.47 kg/ha | -9.4% |
| 1977 | 7.37 kg/ha | +13.9% |
| 1978 | 8.44 kg/ha | +14.6% |
| 1979 | 8.92 kg/ha | +5.7% |
| 1980 | 10.23 kg/ha | +14.7% |
| 1981 | 11.39 kg/ha | +11.4% |
| 1982 | 11.47 kg/ha | +0.7% |
| 1983 | 10.15 kg/ha | -11.5% |
| 1984 | 8.85 kg/ha | -12.8% |
| 1985 | 9.45 kg/ha | +6.7% |
| 1986 | 9.17 kg/ha | -2.9% |
| 1987 | 8.75 kg/ha | -4.6% |
| 1988 | 8.33 kg/ha | -4.7% |
| 1989 | 6.89 kg/ha | -17.3% |
| 1990 | 7.51 kg/ha | +9.0% |
| 1991 | 8.6 kg/ha | +14.5% |
| 1992 | 8.7 kg/ha | +1.2% |
| 1993 | 9.25 kg/ha | +6.3% |
| 1994 | 9.2 kg/ha | -0.6% |
| 1995 | 10.08 kg/ha | +9.6% |
| 1996 | 10.32 kg/ha | +2.3% |
| 1997 | 10.02 kg/ha | -2.9% |
| 1998 | 9.16 kg/ha | -8.6% |
| 1999 | 7.3 kg/ha | -20.2% |
| 2000 | 5.48 kg/ha | -25.0% |
| 2001 | 4.8 kg/ha | -12.4% |
| 2002 | 4.56 kg/ha | -5.0% |
| 2003 | 4.56 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 3.49 kg/ha | -23.6% |
| 2005 | 5.51 kg/ha | +58.1% |
| 2006 | 3.84 kg/ha | -30.3% |
| 2007 | 3.96 kg/ha | +3.1% |
| 2008 | 3.98 kg/ha | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 1.34 kg/ha | -66.3% |
| 2010 | 0.9082 kg/ha | -32.4% |
| 2011 | 2.46 kg/ha | +171.4% |
| 2012 | 4.06 kg/ha | +64.9% |
| 2013 | 3.88 kg/ha | -4.4% |
| 2014 | 6.15 kg/ha | +58.5% |
| 2015 | 6.49 kg/ha | +5.5% |
| 2016 | 6.86 kg/ha | +5.7% |
| 2017 | 11.12 kg/ha | +62.0% |
| 2018 | 10.49 kg/ha | -5.6% |
| 2019 | 11.47 kg/ha | +9.3% |
| 2020 | 10.52 kg/ha | -8.3% |
| 2021 | 7.45 kg/ha | -29.2% |
| 2022 | 7.42 kg/ha | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 10.32 kg/ha | +39.2% |
Madagascar compared with similar countries
- Madagascar's 10.32 kg/ha is below the median for low income countries, which is 12.67 kg/ha, 82% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Madagascar's 10.32 kg/ha is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 12.16 kg/ha, 85% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Madagascar 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | +171.4% | 0.9082 kg/ha | 2.46 kg/ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 8.72 kg/ha | 7.61 kg/ha | 9.97 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 8.31 kg/ha | 6.47 kg/ha | 10.19 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 9.47 kg/ha | 6.89 kg/ha | 11.47 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 9.01 kg/ha | 7.3 kg/ha | 10.32 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.15 kg/ha | 1.34 kg/ha | 5.51 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.39 kg/ha | 0.9082 kg/ha | 11.47 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.93 kg/ha | 7.42 kg/ha | 10.52 kg/ha | 4 |
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More environment data for Madagascar
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.297 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.17 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.2369 % 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 -1.01 % 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 Madagascar?
- Nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Madagascar was 10.32 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 Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 11.47 kg/ha in 2019.
- What is the lowest nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen per unit area recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9082 kg/ha in 2010.
- How does Madagascar rank for nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen per unit area?
- Madagascar ranks 148th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen per unit area rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 165.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Madagascar 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 (%).