Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Southern Africa
Southern Africa: Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen per unit area was 23.98 kg/ha in 2023. ▲ Rising
Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Southern Africa, 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 Southern Africa is 23.98 kg/ha, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 12.5% on the previous year and up 35.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Southern Africa peaked at 33.07 kg/ha in 2021 and was at its lowest, -0.2427 kg/ha, in 1967.
That places Southern Africa 20th out of 32 groups 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.42 kg/ha | -0.2427 kg/ha | 6.01 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 9.66 kg/ha | 5.09 kg/ha | 16.14 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 15.26 kg/ha | 8.4 kg/ha | 20.08 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 14.47 kg/ha | 10.17 kg/ha | 20.87 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 15.25 kg/ha | 9.6 kg/ha | 20.72 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 20.05 kg/ha | 14.91 kg/ha | 25.52 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 26.81 kg/ha | 22.76 kg/ha | 33.07 kg/ha | 4 |
Countries ranked near Southern Africa
- 17 Uzbekistan 178 kg/ha compare
- 18 China, Taiwan Province of 176.96 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
- 23 China 158.62 kg/ha compare
More environment data for Southern Africa
- Temperature change 0.892 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.282 °C (2025)
- Industrial roundwood — Export quantity 427,327 m3 (2024)
- Wood fuel, coniferous — Production 770,000 m3 (2024)
- Wood fuel, non-coniferous — Production 17.80 million m3 (2024)
- Industrial roundwood — Production 17.26 million m3 (2024)
- Industrial roundwood — Import quantity 161,260 m3 (2024)
- Industrial roundwood — Export value 86,901 1000 USD (2024)
- Sawlogs and veneer logs — Production 5.58 million m3 (2024)
- Industrial roundwood, non-coniferous — Production 9.63 million m3 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Southern Africa?
- Nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Southern Africa was 23.98 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 Southern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 33.07 kg/ha in 2021.
- What is the lowest nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen per unit area recorded in Southern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.2427 kg/ha in 1967.
- How does Southern Africa rank for nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen per unit area?
- Southern Africa ranks 20th out of 32 groups with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen per unit area rising or falling in Southern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 35.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Southern 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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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 (%).