Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Maldives
Maldives: Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen per unit area was 45.76 kg/ha in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Maldives, 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 Maldives stood at 45.76 kg/ha.
That represents a change of up 2.6% on the previous year and down 13.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Maldives peaked at 58.19 kg/ha in 2021 and was at its lowest, -58.35 kg/ha, in 1970.
Maldives ranks 79th of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Maldives, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | -36.02 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | -37.8 kg/ha | +4.9% |
| 1963 | -39.34 kg/ha | +4.1% |
| 1964 | -41.07 kg/ha | +4.4% |
| 1965 | -42.56 kg/ha | +3.6% |
| 1966 | -52.71 kg/ha | +23.9% |
| 1967 | -55.92 kg/ha | +6.1% |
| 1968 | -57.53 kg/ha | +2.9% |
| 1969 | -57.8 kg/ha | +0.5% |
| 1970 | -58.35 kg/ha | +0.9% |
| 1971 | -42.72 kg/ha | -26.8% |
| 1972 | -27.22 kg/ha | -36.3% |
| 1973 | -27.48 kg/ha | +1.0% |
| 1974 | -26.7 kg/ha | -2.8% |
| 1975 | -41.96 kg/ha | +57.2% |
| 1976 | -28.27 kg/ha | -32.6% |
| 1977 | -39.6 kg/ha | +40.1% |
| 1978 | -30.03 kg/ha | -24.2% |
| 1979 | -20.33 kg/ha | -32.3% |
| 1980 | -36.45 kg/ha | +79.3% |
| 1981 | -35.93 kg/ha | -1.4% |
| 1982 | -30.7 kg/ha | -14.6% |
| 1983 | -33.83 kg/ha | +10.2% |
| 1984 | -36.58 kg/ha | +8.1% |
| 1985 | -36.97 kg/ha | +1.1% |
| 1986 | -37.06 kg/ha | +0.2% |
| 1987 | -32.37 kg/ha | -12.6% |
| 1988 | -33.3 kg/ha | +2.9% |
| 1989 | -38.03 kg/ha | +14.2% |
| 1990 | -25.86 kg/ha | -32.0% |
| 1991 | -18.67 kg/ha | -27.8% |
| 1992 | -22.66 kg/ha | +21.4% |
| 1993 | -21.28 kg/ha | -6.1% |
| 1994 | -19.93 kg/ha | -6.4% |
| 1995 | -18.66 kg/ha | -6.4% |
| 1996 | -22.62 kg/ha | +21.2% |
| 1997 | -19.99 kg/ha | -11.6% |
| 1998 | -16.92 kg/ha | -15.4% |
| 1999 | -13.5 kg/ha | -20.2% |
| 2000 | -19.01 kg/ha | +40.8% |
| 2001 | -25.99 kg/ha | +36.8% |
| 2002 | -18.93 kg/ha | -27.2% |
| 2003 | -37.83 kg/ha | +99.9% |
| 2004 | -52.65 kg/ha | +39.2% |
| 2005 | -21.94 kg/ha | -58.3% |
| 2006 | 4.12 kg/ha | -118.8% |
| 2007 | 39.33 kg/ha | +855.3% |
| 2008 | 1.24 kg/ha | -96.8% |
| 2009 | 5.06 kg/ha | +307.1% |
| 2010 | 7.08 kg/ha | +40.0% |
| 2011 | -2.76 kg/ha | -139.0% |
| 2012 | 57.1 kg/ha | -2168.4% |
| 2013 | 52.9 kg/ha | -7.4% |
| 2014 | 34.79 kg/ha | -34.2% |
| 2015 | 35.81 kg/ha | +2.9% |
| 2016 | 52.72 kg/ha | +47.2% |
| 2017 | 55.4 kg/ha | +5.1% |
| 2018 | 58.11 kg/ha | +4.9% |
| 2019 | 5.39 kg/ha | -90.7% |
| 2020 | 4.81 kg/ha | -10.7% |
| 2021 | 58.19 kg/ha | +1109.2% |
| 2022 | 44.59 kg/ha | -23.4% |
| 2023 | 45.76 kg/ha | +2.6% |
Maldives compared with similar countries
- Maldives's 45.76 kg/ha is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 36.39 kg/ha, 1.3× the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Maldives's 45.76 kg/ha is above the median for South Asia, which is 40.96 kg/ha, 1.1× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Maldives 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | +2168.4% | -2.76 kg/ha | 57.1 kg/ha |
| 2021 | +1109.2% | 4.81 kg/ha | 58.19 kg/ha |
| 2007 | +855.3% | 4.12 kg/ha | 39.33 kg/ha |
| 2009 | +307.1% | 1.24 kg/ha | 5.06 kg/ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | -46.75 kg/ha | -57.8 kg/ha | -36.02 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | -34.26 kg/ha | -58.35 kg/ha | -20.33 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | -35.12 kg/ha | -38.03 kg/ha | -30.7 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | -20.01 kg/ha | -25.86 kg/ha | -13.5 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | -12.66 kg/ha | -52.65 kg/ha | 39.33 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 35.65 kg/ha | -2.76 kg/ha | 58.11 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 38.34 kg/ha | 4.81 kg/ha | 58.19 kg/ha | 4 |
Countries ranked near Maldives
- 76 Seychelles 49.11 kg/ha compare
- 77 Poland 47.65 kg/ha compare
- 78 Estonia 46.84 kg/ha compare
- 80 Canada 45.75 kg/ha compare
- 81 Saint Lucia 45.38 kg/ha compare
- 82 Cook Islands 44.78 kg/ha compare
More environment data for Maldives
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.252 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.911 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 4.75 % 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 -100 % change on previous year (1991)
- 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)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e), annual 4.35 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Maldives?
- Nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Maldives was 45.76 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 Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 58.19 kg/ha in 2021.
- What is the lowest nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen per unit area recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was -58.35 kg/ha in 1970.
- How does Maldives rank for nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen per unit area?
- Maldives ranks 79th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen per unit area rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Maldives 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 (%).