Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Northern Africa
Northern Africa: Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen per unit area was 25.87 kg/ha in 2023. ▲ Rising
Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Northern Africa, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
Northern Africa recorded 25.87 kg/ha for nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen per unit area in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.8% on the previous year and up 25.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Northern Africa peaked at 30.95 kg/ha in 2004 and was at its lowest, 1.28 kg/ha, in 1962.
Northern Africa ranks 19th of 29 groups on this measure, 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 Northern Africa, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 4.1 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 1.28 kg/ha | -68.8% |
| 1963 | 2.33 kg/ha | +82.0% |
| 1964 | 4.48 kg/ha | +92.6% |
| 1965 | 4.94 kg/ha | +10.1% |
| 1966 | 6.02 kg/ha | +21.9% |
| 1967 | 4.46 kg/ha | -26.0% |
| 1968 | 4.33 kg/ha | -2.8% |
| 1969 | 6.36 kg/ha | +46.6% |
| 1970 | 7.19 kg/ha | +13.1% |
| 1971 | 7.92 kg/ha | +10.2% |
| 1972 | 9.93 kg/ha | +25.4% |
| 1973 | 10.93 kg/ha | +10.0% |
| 1974 | 10.97 kg/ha | +0.4% |
| 1975 | 12.93 kg/ha | +17.8% |
| 1976 | 12.87 kg/ha | -0.4% |
| 1977 | 14.87 kg/ha | +15.5% |
| 1978 | 13.31 kg/ha | -10.5% |
| 1979 | 15.91 kg/ha | +19.5% |
| 1980 | 18.25 kg/ha | +14.7% |
| 1981 | 19.23 kg/ha | +5.4% |
| 1982 | 19.55 kg/ha | +1.7% |
| 1983 | 19.54 kg/ha | -0.1% |
| 1984 | 21.06 kg/ha | +7.8% |
| 1985 | 20 kg/ha | -5.0% |
| 1986 | 24.27 kg/ha | +21.3% |
| 1987 | 24.46 kg/ha | +0.8% |
| 1988 | 23.75 kg/ha | -2.9% |
| 1989 | 21.52 kg/ha | -9.4% |
| 1990 | 20.85 kg/ha | -3.1% |
| 1991 | 16.51 kg/ha | -20.8% |
| 1992 | 18.43 kg/ha | +11.6% |
| 1993 | 23.54 kg/ha | +27.7% |
| 1994 | 16.91 kg/ha | -28.2% |
| 1995 | 24.54 kg/ha | +45.1% |
| 1996 | 17.88 kg/ha | -27.1% |
| 1997 | 24.11 kg/ha | +34.8% |
| 1998 | 22.98 kg/ha | -4.7% |
| 1999 | 25.24 kg/ha | +9.8% |
| 2000 | 28.58 kg/ha | +13.2% |
| 2001 | 28.51 kg/ha | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 29.32 kg/ha | +2.8% |
| 2003 | 24.18 kg/ha | -17.5% |
| 2004 | 30.95 kg/ha | +28.0% |
| 2005 | 29.67 kg/ha | -4.1% |
| 2006 | 25.62 kg/ha | -13.6% |
| 2007 | 25.82 kg/ha | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 25.33 kg/ha | -1.9% |
| 2009 | 21.9 kg/ha | -13.5% |
| 2010 | 26.48 kg/ha | +20.9% |
| 2011 | 24.76 kg/ha | -6.5% |
| 2012 | 21.82 kg/ha | -11.9% |
| 2013 | 20.66 kg/ha | -5.3% |
| 2014 | 22.62 kg/ha | +9.5% |
| 2015 | 23.29 kg/ha | +2.9% |
| 2016 | 28 kg/ha | +20.3% |
| 2017 | 26.72 kg/ha | -4.6% |
| 2018 | 26.16 kg/ha | -2.1% |
| 2019 | 26.21 kg/ha | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 29.52 kg/ha | +12.6% |
| 2021 | 26.73 kg/ha | -9.5% |
| 2022 | 27.16 kg/ha | +1.6% |
| 2023 | 25.87 kg/ha | -4.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.26 kg/ha | 1.28 kg/ha | 6.36 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 11.68 kg/ha | 7.19 kg/ha | 15.91 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 21.16 kg/ha | 18.25 kg/ha | 24.46 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 21.1 kg/ha | 16.51 kg/ha | 25.24 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 26.99 kg/ha | 21.9 kg/ha | 30.95 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 24.67 kg/ha | 20.66 kg/ha | 28 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 27.32 kg/ha | 25.87 kg/ha | 29.52 kg/ha | 4 |
Countries ranked near Northern Africa
- 16 Egypt 185.69 kg/ha compare
- 16 Melanesia -10.16 kg/ha compare
- 17 Uzbekistan 178 kg/ha compare
- 17 Polynesia -14.34 kg/ha compare
- 18 China, Taiwan Province of 176.96 kg/ha compare
- 18 Micronesia (Federated States of) -555.52 kg/ha compare
- 19 Mongolia 176.31 kg/ha compare
- 20 Bangladesh 168.08 kg/ha compare
- 21 Malta 161.75 kg/ha compare
- 22 Costa Rica 161.15 kg/ha compare
More environment data for Northern Africa
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -20 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -13.93 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.281 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.61 °C (2025)
- Recovered paper — Production 701,000 t (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Production 1.10 million t (2024)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 864,000 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Production 888,500 t (2024)
- Agricultural land — Share in Land area 27.72 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Northern Africa?
- Nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Northern Africa was 25.87 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 Northern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 30.95 kg/ha in 2004.
- What is the lowest nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen per unit area recorded in Northern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.28 kg/ha in 1962.
- How does Northern Africa rank for nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen per unit area?
- Northern Africa ranks 19th out of 29 groups with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen per unit area rising or falling in Northern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Northern Africa 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 (%).