Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Senegal

Senegal: Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen per unit area was 12.16 kg/ha in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
12.16 kg/ha
Change on year
down 47.3%
World rank
145th
of 201 countries
All-time high
26.78 kg/ha
in 2017
All-time low
10.24 kg/ha
in 1985
Years of data
63
1961–2023

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

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Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.

Analysis

In 2023, nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Senegal stood at 12.16 kg/ha.

The figure is down 47.3% on the previous year and down 49.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Senegal peaked at 26.78 kg/ha in 2017 and was at its lowest, 10.24 kg/ha, in 1985.

Senegal ranks 145th of 201 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 21.15 kg/ha 17.72 kg/ha 23.04 kg/ha 9
1970s 23.04 kg/ha 20.48 kg/ha 26.59 kg/ha 10
1980s 17.86 kg/ha 10.24 kg/ha 23.51 kg/ha 10
1990s 17.27 kg/ha 14.97 kg/ha 18.96 kg/ha 10
2000s 17.47 kg/ha 11.57 kg/ha 24.05 kg/ha 10
2010s 22.94 kg/ha 19.7 kg/ha 26.78 kg/ha 10
2020s 18.43 kg/ha 12.16 kg/ha 23.37 kg/ha 4

Countries ranked near Senegal

  1. 142 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 13.15 kg/ha compare
  2. 143 Rwanda 12.73 kg/ha compare
  3. 144 Sudan 12.67 kg/ha compare
  4. 146 Republic of Moldova 11.76 kg/ha compare
  5. 147 Lesotho 11.76 kg/ha compare
  6. 148 Sierra Leone 11.73 kg/ha compare

See the full ranking of 233 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Senegal?
Nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Senegal was 12.16 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 Senegal?
The highest recorded value was 26.78 kg/ha in 2017.
What is the lowest nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen per unit area recorded in Senegal?
The lowest recorded value was 10.24 kg/ha in 1985.
How does Senegal rank for nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen per unit area?
Senegal ranks 145th out of 201 countries with data for 2023.
Is nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen per unit area rising or falling in Senegal?
Over the last ten years it is down 49.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Senegal 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 (%).