Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Tunisia
Tunisia: Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen per unit area was 13.98 kg/ha in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Tunisia, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
Tunisia recorded 13.98 kg/ha for nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen per unit area in 2023.
That represents a change of down 5.3% on the previous year and up 20.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Tunisia peaked at 20.28 kg/ha in 2016 and was at its lowest, -1.74 kg/ha, in 1963.
Tunisia ranks 133rd of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Tunisia, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.5306 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | -0.1872 kg/ha | -135.3% |
| 1963 | -1.74 kg/ha | +829.6% |
| 1964 | -0.2029 kg/ha | -88.3% |
| 1965 | -1.1 kg/ha | +443.5% |
| 1966 | 0.9918 kg/ha | -189.9% |
| 1967 | 1.12 kg/ha | +13.1% |
| 1968 | 1.36 kg/ha | +20.8% |
| 1969 | 3.66 kg/ha | +170.3% |
| 1970 | 3.16 kg/ha | -13.6% |
| 1971 | 2.99 kg/ha | -5.6% |
| 1972 | 1.68 kg/ha | -43.9% |
| 1973 | 2.79 kg/ha | +66.4% |
| 1974 | 3.6 kg/ha | +29.0% |
| 1975 | 3.17 kg/ha | -12.1% |
| 1976 | 4.45 kg/ha | +40.5% |
| 1977 | 4.12 kg/ha | -7.3% |
| 1978 | 5.15 kg/ha | +24.9% |
| 1979 | 5.46 kg/ha | +6.1% |
| 1980 | 4.15 kg/ha | -24.0% |
| 1981 | 5.39 kg/ha | +30.1% |
| 1982 | 7.33 kg/ha | +35.9% |
| 1983 | 6.79 kg/ha | -7.4% |
| 1984 | 8.61 kg/ha | +26.8% |
| 1985 | 5.3 kg/ha | -38.5% |
| 1986 | 11.68 kg/ha | +120.4% |
| 1987 | 6.83 kg/ha | -41.5% |
| 1988 | 12.32 kg/ha | +80.4% |
| 1989 | 11.77 kg/ha | -4.5% |
| 1990 | 4.64 kg/ha | -60.5% |
| 1991 | 4.17 kg/ha | -10.1% |
| 1992 | 7.01 kg/ha | +67.9% |
| 1993 | 6.77 kg/ha | -3.3% |
| 1994 | 11.67 kg/ha | +72.3% |
| 1995 | 10.68 kg/ha | -8.5% |
| 1996 | 2.42 kg/ha | -77.3% |
| 1997 | 11.51 kg/ha | +375.5% |
| 1998 | 11.1 kg/ha | -3.6% |
| 1999 | 10.73 kg/ha | -3.3% |
| 2000 | 12.96 kg/ha | +20.7% |
| 2001 | 11.91 kg/ha | -8.1% |
| 2002 | 15.47 kg/ha | +29.9% |
| 2003 | 7.49 kg/ha | -51.6% |
| 2004 | 10.84 kg/ha | +44.7% |
| 2005 | 12.16 kg/ha | +12.2% |
| 2006 | 13.23 kg/ha | +8.8% |
| 2007 | 12.86 kg/ha | -2.8% |
| 2008 | 14.88 kg/ha | +15.7% |
| 2009 | 11.28 kg/ha | -24.2% |
| 2010 | 16.21 kg/ha | +43.7% |
| 2011 | 12.69 kg/ha | -21.7% |
| 2012 | 12.83 kg/ha | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 11.63 kg/ha | -9.3% |
| 2014 | 9.93 kg/ha | -14.6% |
| 2015 | 13.62 kg/ha | +37.2% |
| 2016 | 20.28 kg/ha | +48.8% |
| 2017 | 15.69 kg/ha | -22.6% |
| 2018 | 16.14 kg/ha | +2.9% |
| 2019 | 12.32 kg/ha | -23.7% |
| 2020 | 9.27 kg/ha | -24.8% |
| 2021 | 16.74 kg/ha | +80.7% |
| 2022 | 14.77 kg/ha | -11.8% |
| 2023 | 13.98 kg/ha | -5.3% |
Tunisia compared with similar countries
- Tunisia's 13.98 kg/ha is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 18.65 kg/ha, 75% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Tunisia's 13.98 kg/ha is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 63.13 kg/ha, 22% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Tunisia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | -829.6% | -0.1872 kg/ha | -1.74 kg/ha |
| 1965 | -443.5% | -0.2029 kg/ha | -1.1 kg/ha |
| 1997 | +375.5% | 2.42 kg/ha | 11.51 kg/ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.4922 kg/ha | -1.74 kg/ha | 3.66 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 3.66 kg/ha | 1.68 kg/ha | 5.46 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 8.02 kg/ha | 4.15 kg/ha | 12.32 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 8.07 kg/ha | 2.42 kg/ha | 11.67 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 12.31 kg/ha | 7.49 kg/ha | 15.47 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.13 kg/ha | 9.93 kg/ha | 20.28 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.69 kg/ha | 9.27 kg/ha | 16.74 kg/ha | 4 |
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- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.421 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.02 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.34 % 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 -0.2204 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Tunisia?
- Nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Tunisia was 13.98 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 Tunisia?
- The highest recorded value was 20.28 kg/ha in 2016.
- What is the lowest nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen per unit area recorded in Tunisia?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.74 kg/ha in 1963.
- How does Tunisia rank for nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen per unit area?
- Tunisia ranks 133rd out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen per unit area rising or falling in Tunisia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Tunisia 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 (%).