Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates: Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen per unit area was 140.42 kg/ha in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in United Arab Emirates, 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 United Arab Emirates is 140.42 kg/ha, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 39.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen per unit area in United Arab Emirates peaked at 299.64 kg/ha in 2011 and was at its lowest, 17.35 kg/ha, in 1977.
United Arab Emirates ranks 28th of 186 countries on this measure, in the top 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 United Arab Emirates, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 56.6 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 56.44 kg/ha | -0.3% |
| 1963 | 56.26 kg/ha | -0.3% |
| 1964 | 56.1 kg/ha | -0.3% |
| 1965 | 49.97 kg/ha | -10.9% |
| 1966 | 40.83 kg/ha | -18.3% |
| 1967 | 40.89 kg/ha | +0.1% |
| 1968 | 39.36 kg/ha | -3.7% |
| 1969 | 38.13 kg/ha | -3.1% |
| 1970 | 31.15 kg/ha | -18.3% |
| 1971 | 30.33 kg/ha | -2.6% |
| 1972 | 33.26 kg/ha | +9.6% |
| 1973 | 35.18 kg/ha | +5.8% |
| 1974 | 38.64 kg/ha | +9.8% |
| 1975 | 43.92 kg/ha | +13.7% |
| 1976 | 51.08 kg/ha | +16.3% |
| 1977 | 17.35 kg/ha | -66.0% |
| 1978 | 25.02 kg/ha | +44.2% |
| 1979 | 92.77 kg/ha | +270.8% |
| 1980 | 87.17 kg/ha | -6.0% |
| 1981 | 76.53 kg/ha | -12.2% |
| 1982 | 75.06 kg/ha | -1.9% |
| 1983 | 66.9 kg/ha | -10.9% |
| 1984 | 56.43 kg/ha | -15.7% |
| 1985 | 73.35 kg/ha | +30.0% |
| 1986 | 23.36 kg/ha | -68.2% |
| 1987 | 52.49 kg/ha | +124.7% |
| 1988 | 47.45 kg/ha | -9.6% |
| 1989 | 189.85 kg/ha | +300.1% |
| 1990 | 158.3 kg/ha | -16.6% |
| 1991 | 222.98 kg/ha | +40.9% |
| 1992 | 256.08 kg/ha | +14.8% |
| 1993 | 248.87 kg/ha | -2.8% |
| 1994 | 268.08 kg/ha | +7.7% |
| 1995 | 288.64 kg/ha | +7.7% |
| 1996 | 273.26 kg/ha | -5.3% |
| 1997 | 241.41 kg/ha | -11.7% |
| 1998 | 236.21 kg/ha | -2.2% |
| 1999 | 98.83 kg/ha | -58.2% |
| 2000 | 63.96 kg/ha | -35.3% |
| 2001 | 82.53 kg/ha | +29.0% |
| 2002 | 114.64 kg/ha | +38.9% |
| 2003 | 122.86 kg/ha | +7.2% |
| 2004 | 121.17 kg/ha | -1.4% |
| 2005 | 120.58 kg/ha | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 127.01 kg/ha | +5.3% |
| 2007 | 135.59 kg/ha | +6.8% |
| 2008 | 134.74 kg/ha | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 252.19 kg/ha | +87.2% |
| 2010 | 274.62 kg/ha | +8.9% |
| 2011 | 299.64 kg/ha | +9.1% |
| 2012 | 273.95 kg/ha | -8.6% |
| 2013 | 232.74 kg/ha | -15.0% |
| 2014 | 166.1 kg/ha | -28.6% |
| 2015 | 197.66 kg/ha | +19.0% |
| 2016 | 165.34 kg/ha | -16.4% |
| 2017 | 140.73 kg/ha | -14.9% |
| 2018 | 135.03 kg/ha | -4.1% |
| 2019 | 125 kg/ha | -7.4% |
| 2020 | 145.81 kg/ha | +16.6% |
| 2021 | 137.23 kg/ha | -5.9% |
| 2022 | 140.65 kg/ha | +2.5% |
| 2023 | 140.42 kg/ha | -0.2% |
United Arab Emirates compared with similar countries
- United Arab Emirates's 140.42 kg/ha is above the median for high income countries, which is 61.42 kg/ha, 2.3× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- United Arab Emirates's 140.42 kg/ha is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 63.13 kg/ha, 2.2× the median. (20 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in United Arab Emirates 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | +300.1% | 47.45 kg/ha | 189.85 kg/ha |
| 1979 | +270.8% | 25.02 kg/ha | 92.77 kg/ha |
| 1987 | +124.7% | 23.36 kg/ha | 52.49 kg/ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 48.29 kg/ha | 38.13 kg/ha | 56.6 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 39.87 kg/ha | 17.35 kg/ha | 92.77 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 74.86 kg/ha | 23.36 kg/ha | 189.85 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 229.27 kg/ha | 98.83 kg/ha | 288.64 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 127.53 kg/ha | 63.96 kg/ha | 252.19 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 201.08 kg/ha | 125 kg/ha | 299.64 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 141.03 kg/ha | 137.23 kg/ha | 145.81 kg/ha | 4 |
Countries ranked near United Arab Emirates
- 25 Norway 157.13 kg/ha compare
- 26 Switzerland 152.71 kg/ha compare
- 27 China, mainland 152.06 kg/ha compare
- 27 Caribbean 5.26 kg/ha compare
- 29 Côte d'Ivoire -1.87 kg/ha compare
- 29 Pakistan 129.97 kg/ha compare
- 30 Uruguay 111.23 kg/ha compare
- 31 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 109.51 kg/ha compare
More environment data for United Arab Emirates
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -80.98 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -85.4 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.331 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.5 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 3.87 % 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 1.89 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen per unit area in United Arab Emirates?
- Nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen per unit area in United Arab Emirates was 140.42 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 United Arab Emirates?
- The highest recorded value was 299.64 kg/ha in 2011.
- What is the lowest nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen per unit area recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.35 kg/ha in 1977.
- How does United Arab Emirates rank for nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen per unit area?
- United Arab Emirates ranks 28th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen per unit area rising or falling in United Arab Emirates?
- Over the last ten years it is down 39.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this United Arab Emirates 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 (%).