Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Nepal
Nepal: Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen per unit area was 33.87 kg/ha in 2023. ▲ Rising
Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Nepal, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
Nepal recorded 33.87 kg/ha for nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen per unit area in 2023.
The figure is down 7.6% on the previous year and down 42.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Nepal peaked at 73.27 kg/ha in 2021 and was at its lowest, 20.77 kg/ha, in 2005.
That places Nepal 101st out of 186 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Nepal, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 28.3 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 28.54 kg/ha | +0.9% |
| 1963 | 29.66 kg/ha | +3.9% |
| 1964 | 29.46 kg/ha | -0.7% |
| 1965 | 30.08 kg/ha | +2.1% |
| 1966 | 31.56 kg/ha | +4.9% |
| 1967 | 32.8 kg/ha | +3.9% |
| 1968 | 32.85 kg/ha | +0.2% |
| 1969 | 33.09 kg/ha | +0.7% |
| 1970 | 31.94 kg/ha | -3.5% |
| 1971 | 34.99 kg/ha | +9.5% |
| 1972 | 36.5 kg/ha | +4.3% |
| 1973 | 34.45 kg/ha | -5.6% |
| 1974 | 35.14 kg/ha | +2.0% |
| 1975 | 35.42 kg/ha | +0.8% |
| 1976 | 38.12 kg/ha | +7.6% |
| 1977 | 41.81 kg/ha | +9.7% |
| 1978 | 41.88 kg/ha | +0.2% |
| 1979 | 45.4 kg/ha | +8.4% |
| 1980 | 45.45 kg/ha | +0.1% |
| 1981 | 45.06 kg/ha | -0.9% |
| 1982 | 50.22 kg/ha | +11.5% |
| 1983 | 48.17 kg/ha | -4.1% |
| 1984 | 50.81 kg/ha | +5.5% |
| 1985 | 50.55 kg/ha | -0.5% |
| 1986 | 53.37 kg/ha | +5.6% |
| 1987 | 51.85 kg/ha | -2.8% |
| 1988 | 50.89 kg/ha | -1.9% |
| 1989 | 52.72 kg/ha | +3.6% |
| 1990 | 53.94 kg/ha | +2.3% |
| 1991 | 57.5 kg/ha | +6.6% |
| 1992 | 55.35 kg/ha | -3.7% |
| 1993 | 56.53 kg/ha | +2.1% |
| 1994 | 58.99 kg/ha | +4.4% |
| 1995 | 60.17 kg/ha | +2.0% |
| 1996 | 62.7 kg/ha | +4.2% |
| 1997 | 61.77 kg/ha | -1.5% |
| 1998 | 65.53 kg/ha | +6.1% |
| 1999 | 52.79 kg/ha | -19.4% |
| 2000 | 47.19 kg/ha | -10.6% |
| 2001 | 45.2 kg/ha | -4.2% |
| 2002 | 38.2 kg/ha | -15.5% |
| 2003 | 32.25 kg/ha | -15.6% |
| 2004 | 26.92 kg/ha | -16.5% |
| 2005 | 20.77 kg/ha | -22.8% |
| 2006 | 26.45 kg/ha | +27.3% |
| 2007 | 24.04 kg/ha | -9.1% |
| 2008 | 23.8 kg/ha | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 29.19 kg/ha | +22.7% |
| 2010 | 29.72 kg/ha | +1.8% |
| 2011 | 30.24 kg/ha | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 34.64 kg/ha | +14.6% |
| 2013 | 58.88 kg/ha | +70.0% |
| 2014 | 53.08 kg/ha | -9.8% |
| 2015 | 63.44 kg/ha | +19.5% |
| 2016 | 60.85 kg/ha | -4.1% |
| 2017 | 61.57 kg/ha | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 70.15 kg/ha | +13.9% |
| 2019 | 69.48 kg/ha | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 62.95 kg/ha | -9.4% |
| 2021 | 73.27 kg/ha | +16.4% |
| 2022 | 36.67 kg/ha | -50.0% |
| 2023 | 33.87 kg/ha | -7.6% |
Nepal compared with similar countries
- Nepal's 33.87 kg/ha is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 18.65 kg/ha, 1.8× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Nepal's 33.87 kg/ha is below the median for South Asia, which is 40.96 kg/ha, 83% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Nepal 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | +70.0% | 34.64 kg/ha | 58.88 kg/ha |
| 2022 | -50.0% | 73.27 kg/ha | 36.67 kg/ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 30.7 kg/ha | 28.3 kg/ha | 33.09 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 37.56 kg/ha | 31.94 kg/ha | 45.4 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 49.91 kg/ha | 45.06 kg/ha | 53.37 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 58.53 kg/ha | 52.79 kg/ha | 65.53 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 31.4 kg/ha | 20.77 kg/ha | 47.19 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 53.21 kg/ha | 29.72 kg/ha | 70.15 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 51.69 kg/ha | 33.87 kg/ha | 73.27 kg/ha | 4 |
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More environment data for Nepal
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 2.73 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 2.41 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.265 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.43 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 41.67 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -1.54 % 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 -6.53 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Nepal?
- Nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Nepal was 33.87 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 Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 73.27 kg/ha in 2021.
- What is the lowest nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen per unit area recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.77 kg/ha in 2005.
- How does Nepal rank for nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen per unit area?
- Nepal ranks 101st out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen per unit area rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 42.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nepal 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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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 (%).