Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Morocco
Morocco: Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen per unit area was 14.52 kg/ha in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Morocco, 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 Morocco stood at 14.52 kg/ha.
The figure is down 7.1% on the previous year and up 113.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Morocco peaked at 26.38 kg/ha in 2007 and was at its lowest, -5.95 kg/ha, in 1968.
Morocco ranks 132nd 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 Morocco, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.66 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | -2.08 kg/ha | -225.2% |
| 1963 | -3.12 kg/ha | +50.1% |
| 1964 | -2.4 kg/ha | -23.2% |
| 1965 | -1.43 kg/ha | -40.2% |
| 1966 | 2.5 kg/ha | -274.4% |
| 1967 | -0.3082 kg/ha | -112.3% |
| 1968 | -5.95 kg/ha | +1831.1% |
| 1969 | -0.4593 kg/ha | -92.3% |
| 1970 | 0.0472 kg/ha | -110.3% |
| 1971 | -2.65 kg/ha | -5717.6% |
| 1972 | -0.5541 kg/ha | -79.1% |
| 1973 | 5.31 kg/ha | -1059.0% |
| 1974 | 2.76 kg/ha | -48.1% |
| 1975 | 4.48 kg/ha | +62.5% |
| 1976 | 1.92 kg/ha | -57.3% |
| 1977 | 6.37 kg/ha | +232.3% |
| 1978 | 3.07 kg/ha | -51.8% |
| 1979 | 5.88 kg/ha | +91.7% |
| 1980 | 5.32 kg/ha | -9.6% |
| 1981 | 8.53 kg/ha | +60.5% |
| 1982 | 2.17 kg/ha | -74.5% |
| 1983 | 8 kg/ha | +268.0% |
| 1984 | 6.58 kg/ha | -17.7% |
| 1985 | 6.78 kg/ha | +2.9% |
| 1986 | 2.64 kg/ha | -61.1% |
| 1987 | 9.08 kg/ha | +244.4% |
| 1988 | 4.22 kg/ha | -53.6% |
| 1989 | 3.26 kg/ha | -22.7% |
| 1990 | 7.17 kg/ha | +120.1% |
| 1991 | 0.3028 kg/ha | -95.8% |
| 1992 | 10.4 kg/ha | +3333.6% |
| 1993 | 14.13 kg/ha | +35.9% |
| 1994 | -2.32 kg/ha | -116.4% |
| 1995 | 14.26 kg/ha | -715.2% |
| 1996 | -4.26 kg/ha | -129.9% |
| 1997 | 13.51 kg/ha | -417.3% |
| 1998 | 7.83 kg/ha | -42.0% |
| 1999 | 15.69 kg/ha | +100.3% |
| 2000 | 19.85 kg/ha | +26.5% |
| 2001 | 14.5 kg/ha | -26.9% |
| 2002 | 16.39 kg/ha | +13.0% |
| 2003 | 9.1 kg/ha | -44.5% |
| 2004 | 10.05 kg/ha | +10.5% |
| 2005 | 24.27 kg/ha | +141.5% |
| 2006 | 12.58 kg/ha | -48.2% |
| 2007 | 26.38 kg/ha | +109.7% |
| 2008 | 16.72 kg/ha | -36.6% |
| 2009 | 2.12 kg/ha | -87.3% |
| 2010 | 9.06 kg/ha | +326.5% |
| 2011 | 7.15 kg/ha | -21.1% |
| 2012 | 12.73 kg/ha | +78.0% |
| 2013 | 6.81 kg/ha | -46.5% |
| 2014 | 12.06 kg/ha | +77.1% |
| 2015 | 1.55 kg/ha | -87.1% |
| 2016 | 10.01 kg/ha | +545.9% |
| 2017 | 7.71 kg/ha | -23.0% |
| 2018 | 3.04 kg/ha | -60.7% |
| 2019 | 10.77 kg/ha | +254.9% |
| 2020 | 18.51 kg/ha | +71.8% |
| 2021 | -0.3572 kg/ha | -101.9% |
| 2022 | 15.63 kg/ha | -4475.3% |
| 2023 | 14.52 kg/ha | -7.1% |
Morocco compared with similar countries
- Morocco's 14.52 kg/ha is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 18.65 kg/ha, 78% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Morocco's 14.52 kg/ha is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 63.13 kg/ha, 23% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Morocco 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | -5717.6% | 0.0472 kg/ha | -2.65 kg/ha |
| 2022 | +4475.3% | -0.3572 kg/ha | 15.63 kg/ha |
| 1992 | +3333.6% | 0.3028 kg/ha | 10.4 kg/ha |
| 1968 | -1831.1% | -0.3082 kg/ha | -5.95 kg/ha |
| 1973 | +1059.0% | -0.5541 kg/ha | 5.31 kg/ha |
| 1995 | +715.2% | -2.32 kg/ha | 14.26 kg/ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | -1.29 kg/ha | -5.95 kg/ha | 2.5 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 2.66 kg/ha | -2.65 kg/ha | 6.37 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.66 kg/ha | 2.17 kg/ha | 9.08 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 7.67 kg/ha | -4.26 kg/ha | 15.69 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 15.2 kg/ha | 2.12 kg/ha | 26.38 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.09 kg/ha | 1.55 kg/ha | 12.73 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.08 kg/ha | -0.3572 kg/ha | 18.51 kg/ha | 4 |
Countries ranked near Morocco
- 129 Australia and New Zealand 15.41 kg/ha compare
- 130 Australia 15.32 kg/ha compare
- 131 Liberia 14.85 kg/ha compare
- 133 Tunisia 13.98 kg/ha compare
- 134 Sao Tome and Principe 13.25 kg/ha compare
- 135 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 13.15 kg/ha compare
More environment data for Morocco
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -19.84 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -12.62 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.521 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.14 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.3488 % 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 -1.54 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Morocco?
- Nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Morocco was 14.52 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 Morocco?
- The highest recorded value was 26.38 kg/ha in 2007.
- What is the lowest nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen per unit area recorded in Morocco?
- The lowest recorded value was -5.95 kg/ha in 1968.
- How does Morocco rank for nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen per unit area?
- Morocco ranks 132nd out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen per unit area rising or falling in Morocco?
- Over the last ten years it is up 113.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Morocco 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 (%).