Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Niger
Niger: Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen per unit area was -0.5277 kg/ha in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Niger, 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 Niger is -0.5277 kg/ha, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 68.3% on the previous year and down 614.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Niger peaked at 3.51 kg/ha in 1968 and was at its lowest, -1.73 kg/ha, in 2008.
That places Niger 163rd out of 186 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Niger, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 2.46 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 1.98 kg/ha | -19.6% |
| 1963 | 1.9 kg/ha | -3.9% |
| 1964 | 1.8 kg/ha | -5.4% |
| 1965 | 2.74 kg/ha | +52.0% |
| 1966 | 2.86 kg/ha | +4.6% |
| 1967 | 2.55 kg/ha | -11.0% |
| 1968 | 3.51 kg/ha | +38.0% |
| 1969 | 2.36 kg/ha | -32.7% |
| 1970 | 3.11 kg/ha | +31.4% |
| 1971 | 3.17 kg/ha | +2.1% |
| 1972 | 3.23 kg/ha | +2.0% |
| 1973 | 3.2 kg/ha | -1.0% |
| 1974 | 2.23 kg/ha | -30.2% |
| 1975 | 2.24 kg/ha | +0.1% |
| 1976 | 1.38 kg/ha | -38.3% |
| 1977 | 1.52 kg/ha | +10.0% |
| 1978 | 1.47 kg/ha | -2.9% |
| 1979 | 0.9054 kg/ha | -38.5% |
| 1980 | 1.19 kg/ha | +31.4% |
| 1981 | 1.75 kg/ha | +47.3% |
| 1982 | 1.72 kg/ha | -2.0% |
| 1983 | 1.68 kg/ha | -2.0% |
| 1984 | 2.42 kg/ha | +43.8% |
| 1985 | 0.8448 kg/ha | -65.1% |
| 1986 | 0.4353 kg/ha | -48.5% |
| 1987 | 1.96 kg/ha | +351.3% |
| 1988 | -0.9775 kg/ha | -149.8% |
| 1989 | 0.5731 kg/ha | -158.6% |
| 1990 | 0.6635 kg/ha | +15.8% |
| 1991 | 0.8613 kg/ha | +29.8% |
| 1992 | 1.16 kg/ha | +35.1% |
| 1993 | 1.47 kg/ha | +26.4% |
| 1994 | 2.14 kg/ha | +45.4% |
| 1995 | 2.89 kg/ha | +34.9% |
| 1996 | 3.41 kg/ha | +18.0% |
| 1997 | 3.23 kg/ha | -5.3% |
| 1998 | 0.341 kg/ha | -89.4% |
| 1999 | 0.7151 kg/ha | +109.7% |
| 2000 | 2.95 kg/ha | +312.0% |
| 2001 | 0.4372 kg/ha | -85.2% |
| 2002 | 0.765 kg/ha | +75.0% |
| 2003 | 1.02 kg/ha | +33.4% |
| 2004 | 2.38 kg/ha | +133.4% |
| 2005 | 0.4059 kg/ha | -83.0% |
| 2006 | -0.4652 kg/ha | -214.6% |
| 2007 | 0.1137 kg/ha | -124.4% |
| 2008 | -1.73 kg/ha | -1617.5% |
| 2009 | 1.93 kg/ha | -211.9% |
| 2010 | -1.46 kg/ha | -175.6% |
| 2011 | 0.5039 kg/ha | -134.5% |
| 2012 | -0.2032 kg/ha | -140.3% |
| 2013 | 0.1026 kg/ha | -150.5% |
| 2014 | 0.452 kg/ha | +340.5% |
| 2015 | -0.7504 kg/ha | -266.0% |
| 2016 | -1.38 kg/ha | +84.3% |
| 2017 | -0.7132 kg/ha | -48.4% |
| 2018 | -1.2 kg/ha | +68.1% |
| 2019 | -0.3718 kg/ha | -69.0% |
| 2020 | -1.52 kg/ha | +307.5% |
| 2021 | 2.79 kg/ha | -283.9% |
| 2022 | -1.66 kg/ha | -159.7% |
| 2023 | -0.5277 kg/ha | -68.3% |
Niger compared with similar countries
- Niger's -0.5277 kg/ha is below the median for low income countries, which is 12.67 kg/ha. (21 countries reporting)
- Niger's -0.5277 kg/ha is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 12.16 kg/ha. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Niger 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | -1617.5% | 0.1137 kg/ha | -1.73 kg/ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.46 kg/ha | 1.8 kg/ha | 3.51 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 2.25 kg/ha | 0.9054 kg/ha | 3.23 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.16 kg/ha | -0.9775 kg/ha | 2.42 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.69 kg/ha | 0.341 kg/ha | 3.41 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7811 kg/ha | -1.73 kg/ha | 2.95 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.5021 kg/ha | -1.46 kg/ha | 0.5039 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.2303 kg/ha | -1.66 kg/ha | 2.79 kg/ha | 4 |
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More environment data for Niger
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 4.49 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 1.65 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.334 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.05 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.68 % 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 2.69 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Niger?
- Nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Niger was -0.5277 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 Niger?
- The highest recorded value was 3.51 kg/ha in 1968.
- What is the lowest nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen per unit area recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.73 kg/ha in 2008.
- How does Niger rank for nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen per unit area?
- Niger ranks 163rd out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen per unit area rising or falling in Niger?
- Over the last ten years it is down 614.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Niger 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 (%).