Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Singapore
Singapore: Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen per unit area was 1,199 kg/ha in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Singapore, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
Singapore recorded 1,199 kg/ha for nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen per unit area in 2023.
The figure is up 19.5% on the previous year and down 4.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Singapore peaked at 3,309 kg/ha in 1995 and was at its lowest, 317.2 kg/ha, in 1964.
Singapore ranks 2nd of 186 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Singapore, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 325.5 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 350.77 kg/ha | +7.8% |
| 1963 | 367.26 kg/ha | +4.7% |
| 1964 | 317.2 kg/ha | -13.6% |
| 1965 | 386.01 kg/ha | +21.7% |
| 1966 | 397.29 kg/ha | +2.9% |
| 1967 | 407.25 kg/ha | +2.5% |
| 1968 | 429.38 kg/ha | +5.4% |
| 1969 | 440.44 kg/ha | +2.6% |
| 1970 | 462.94 kg/ha | +5.1% |
| 1971 | 572.49 kg/ha | +23.7% |
| 1972 | 516.91 kg/ha | -9.7% |
| 1973 | 593.02 kg/ha | +14.7% |
| 1974 | 710.36 kg/ha | +19.8% |
| 1975 | 758.18 kg/ha | +6.7% |
| 1976 | 792.4 kg/ha | +4.5% |
| 1977 | 879.61 kg/ha | +11.0% |
| 1978 | 834.33 kg/ha | -5.1% |
| 1979 | 942.32 kg/ha | +12.9% |
| 1980 | 883.73 kg/ha | -6.2% |
| 1981 | 948.06 kg/ha | +7.3% |
| 1982 | 935.4 kg/ha | -1.3% |
| 1983 | 940.98 kg/ha | +0.6% |
| 1984 | 921.62 kg/ha | -2.1% |
| 1985 | 1,051 kg/ha | +14.0% |
| 1986 | 1,176 kg/ha | +11.9% |
| 1987 | 1,556 kg/ha | +32.3% |
| 1988 | 1,395 kg/ha | -10.3% |
| 1989 | 2,176 kg/ha | +55.9% |
| 1990 | 2,214 kg/ha | +1.7% |
| 1991 | 2,622 kg/ha | +18.4% |
| 1992 | 2,579 kg/ha | -1.6% |
| 1993 | 2,497 kg/ha | -3.2% |
| 1994 | 2,936 kg/ha | +17.6% |
| 1995 | 3,309 kg/ha | +12.7% |
| 1996 | 2,875 kg/ha | -13.1% |
| 1997 | 2,007 kg/ha | -30.2% |
| 1998 | 2,491 kg/ha | +24.1% |
| 1999 | 2,388 kg/ha | -4.1% |
| 2000 | 1,770 kg/ha | -25.9% |
| 2001 | 1,580 kg/ha | -10.8% |
| 2002 | 625.75 kg/ha | -60.4% |
| 2003 | 972.61 kg/ha | +55.4% |
| 2004 | 931.44 kg/ha | -4.2% |
| 2005 | 936.73 kg/ha | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 941.11 kg/ha | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 992.86 kg/ha | +5.5% |
| 2008 | 1,103 kg/ha | +11.1% |
| 2009 | 1,181 kg/ha | +7.0% |
| 2010 | 1,137 kg/ha | -3.7% |
| 2011 | 1,117 kg/ha | -1.8% |
| 2012 | 1,164 kg/ha | +4.3% |
| 2013 | 1,258 kg/ha | +8.1% |
| 2014 | 1,267 kg/ha | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 1,275 kg/ha | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 1,313 kg/ha | +3.0% |
| 2017 | 1,378 kg/ha | +5.0% |
| 2018 | 1,391 kg/ha | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 1,317 kg/ha | -5.3% |
| 2020 | 1,357 kg/ha | +3.0% |
| 2021 | 1,263 kg/ha | -6.9% |
| 2022 | 1,003 kg/ha | -20.6% |
| 2023 | 1,199 kg/ha | +19.5% |
Singapore compared with similar countries
- Singapore's 1,199 kg/ha is above the median for high income countries, which is 61.42 kg/ha, 19.5× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Singapore's 1,199 kg/ha is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 20.31 kg/ha, 59.0× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 380.12 kg/ha | 317.2 kg/ha | 440.44 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 706.25 kg/ha | 462.94 kg/ha | 942.32 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,198 kg/ha | 883.73 kg/ha | 2,176 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 2,592 kg/ha | 2,007 kg/ha | 3,309 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,103 kg/ha | 625.75 kg/ha | 1,770 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,262 kg/ha | 1,117 kg/ha | 1,391 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,205 kg/ha | 1,003 kg/ha | 1,357 kg/ha | 4 |
Countries ranked near Singapore
- 1 Faroe Islands 3,379 kg/ha compare
- 1 Viet Nam 128.11 kg/ha compare
- 3 China, Hong Kong SAR 595.92 kg/ha compare
- 3 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 69.54 kg/ha compare
- 4 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 54.11 kg/ha compare
- 4 Kuwait 583.5 kg/ha compare
- 5 Brunei Darussalam 476.54 kg/ha compare
- 5 Türkiye 44.01 kg/ha compare
More environment data for Singapore
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -1.71 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -0.9965 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 42.94 % change on previous year (1990)
- Standard Deviation 0.253 °C (1990)
- Temperature change 0.647 °C (1990)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 5.11 % 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 -5.19 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Singapore?
- Nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Singapore was 1,199 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 Singapore?
- The highest recorded value was 3,309 kg/ha in 1995.
- What is the lowest nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen per unit area recorded in Singapore?
- The lowest recorded value was 317.2 kg/ha in 1964.
- How does Singapore rank for nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen per unit area?
- Singapore ranks 2nd out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen per unit area rising or falling in Singapore?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Singapore 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 (%).