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

Latest (2023)
33.87 kg/ha
Change on year
down 7.6%
World rank
107th
of 201 countries
All-time high
73.27 kg/ha
in 2021
All-time low
20.77 kg/ha
in 2005
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Nepal, 1961–2023

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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 107th out of 201 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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

Countries ranked near Nepal

  1. 104 Paraguay 34.95 kg/ha compare
  2. 105 Lithuania 34.94 kg/ha compare
  3. 106 Romania 34.06 kg/ha compare
  4. 108 Namibia 32.68 kg/ha compare
  5. 109 Finland 31.54 kg/ha compare
  6. 110 Argentina 30.61 kg/ha compare

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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 107th out of 201 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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About this data

Indicator
Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen per unit area
Unit
kg/ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
233 places, 13,500 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

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 (%).