Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Uganda
Uganda: Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen per unit area was 9.28 kg/ha in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Uganda, 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 Uganda is 9.28 kg/ha, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 35.2% on the previous year and up 15.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Uganda peaked at 10.38 kg/ha in 2016 and was at its lowest, -6.83 kg/ha, in 1970.
That places Uganda 150th out of 186 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Uganda, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | -2.48 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | -1.17 kg/ha | -52.8% |
| 1963 | -2.73 kg/ha | +133.6% |
| 1964 | -1.7 kg/ha | -37.9% |
| 1965 | -1.41 kg/ha | -16.8% |
| 1966 | -1.59 kg/ha | +12.5% |
| 1967 | -2.22 kg/ha | +39.8% |
| 1968 | -2.46 kg/ha | +10.6% |
| 1969 | -4.34 kg/ha | +76.6% |
| 1970 | -6.83 kg/ha | +57.5% |
| 1971 | -4.29 kg/ha | -37.2% |
| 1972 | -4.23 kg/ha | -1.5% |
| 1973 | -5.44 kg/ha | +28.7% |
| 1974 | -4 kg/ha | -26.5% |
| 1975 | -5.66 kg/ha | +41.6% |
| 1976 | -3.19 kg/ha | -43.7% |
| 1977 | -2.2 kg/ha | -31.0% |
| 1978 | -1.48 kg/ha | -32.8% |
| 1979 | 0.6952 kg/ha | -147.0% |
| 1980 | 0.6539 kg/ha | -5.9% |
| 1981 | 0.434 kg/ha | -33.6% |
| 1982 | 0.4293 kg/ha | -1.1% |
| 1983 | -0.0855 kg/ha | -119.9% |
| 1984 | 2.2 kg/ha | -2670.8% |
| 1985 | 1.51 kg/ha | -31.3% |
| 1986 | 2.63 kg/ha | +74.1% |
| 1987 | 1.8 kg/ha | -31.4% |
| 1988 | 2.04 kg/ha | +13.4% |
| 1989 | 2.38 kg/ha | +16.6% |
| 1990 | 2.89 kg/ha | +21.3% |
| 1991 | 4.35 kg/ha | +50.5% |
| 1992 | 4.63 kg/ha | +6.5% |
| 1993 | 4.33 kg/ha | -6.5% |
| 1994 | 4.39 kg/ha | +1.2% |
| 1995 | 4.33 kg/ha | -1.2% |
| 1996 | 5.59 kg/ha | +29.1% |
| 1997 | 7.27 kg/ha | +30.0% |
| 1998 | 5.42 kg/ha | -25.4% |
| 1999 | 2.83 kg/ha | -47.9% |
| 2000 | 3.63 kg/ha | +28.3% |
| 2001 | 2.28 kg/ha | -37.0% |
| 2002 | 3.4 kg/ha | +48.8% |
| 2003 | 3.66 kg/ha | +7.6% |
| 2004 | 4.43 kg/ha | +21.3% |
| 2005 | 5.76 kg/ha | +29.9% |
| 2006 | 4.16 kg/ha | -27.8% |
| 2007 | 5.33 kg/ha | +28.2% |
| 2008 | 7.47 kg/ha | +40.1% |
| 2009 | 6.93 kg/ha | -7.3% |
| 2010 | 7.63 kg/ha | +10.1% |
| 2011 | 7.6 kg/ha | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 8.39 kg/ha | +10.4% |
| 2013 | 8.07 kg/ha | -3.8% |
| 2014 | 6.64 kg/ha | -17.7% |
| 2015 | 8.38 kg/ha | +26.1% |
| 2016 | 10.38 kg/ha | +23.9% |
| 2017 | 9.38 kg/ha | -9.6% |
| 2018 | 8.12 kg/ha | -13.4% |
| 2019 | 10.06 kg/ha | +23.9% |
| 2020 | 7.3 kg/ha | -27.4% |
| 2021 | 7.5 kg/ha | +2.8% |
| 2022 | 6.87 kg/ha | -8.5% |
| 2023 | 9.28 kg/ha | +35.2% |
Uganda compared with similar countries
- Uganda's 9.28 kg/ha is below the median for low income countries, which is 12.67 kg/ha, 73% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Uganda's 9.28 kg/ha is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 12.16 kg/ha, 76% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Uganda 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | +2670.8% | -0.0855 kg/ha | 2.2 kg/ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | -2.23 kg/ha | -4.34 kg/ha | -1.17 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | -3.66 kg/ha | -6.83 kg/ha | 0.6952 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.4 kg/ha | -0.0855 kg/ha | 2.63 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.6 kg/ha | 2.83 kg/ha | 7.27 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.7 kg/ha | 2.28 kg/ha | 7.47 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.46 kg/ha | 6.64 kg/ha | 10.38 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.74 kg/ha | 6.87 kg/ha | 9.28 kg/ha | 4 |
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- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -12.54 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.255 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.23 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 1.23 % 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 1.38 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Uganda?
- Nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Uganda was 9.28 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 Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 10.38 kg/ha in 2016.
- What is the lowest nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen per unit area recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was -6.83 kg/ha in 1970.
- How does Uganda rank for nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen per unit area?
- Uganda ranks 150th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen per unit area rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Uganda 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 (%).