Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Western Asia
Western Asia: Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen per unit area was 36.27 kg/ha in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Western Asia, 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 Western Asia is 36.27 kg/ha, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 29.1% on the previous year and up 31.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Western Asia peaked at 39.59 kg/ha in 2020 and was at its lowest, -3.27 kg/ha, in 1962.
Western Asia ranks 15th of 32 groups 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | -1.32 kg/ha | -3.27 kg/ha | 1.99 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 7.88 kg/ha | 2.8 kg/ha | 13.91 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 23.19 kg/ha | 14.99 kg/ha | 31.65 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 27.67 kg/ha | 23.86 kg/ha | 35.3 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 27.99 kg/ha | 25.18 kg/ha | 30.96 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 29.4 kg/ha | 22.54 kg/ha | 39.36 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 34.46 kg/ha | 28.1 kg/ha | 39.59 kg/ha | 4 |
Countries ranked near Western Asia
- 12 Barbados 201.71 kg/ha compare
- 13 Suriname 191.97 kg/ha compare
- 14 Ireland 187.39 kg/ha compare
- 15 Republic of Korea 186.66 kg/ha compare
- 16 Egypt 185.69 kg/ha compare
- 17 Uzbekistan 178 kg/ha compare
- 18 China, Taiwan Province of 176.96 kg/ha compare
More environment data for Western Asia
- Standard Deviation 0.404 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.7 °C (2025)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 5.65 million t (2024)
- Recovered paper — Production 5.50 million t (2024)
- Cropland — Area 45,596 1000 ha (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per capita 1.25 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 2.95 g/Int$ (2024)
- Country area — Area 484,480 1000 ha (2024)
- Land area — Area 479,195 1000 ha (2024)
- Agriculture — Area 274,698 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Western Asia?
- Nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Western Asia was 36.27 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 Western Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 39.59 kg/ha in 2020.
- What is the lowest nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen per unit area recorded in Western Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was -3.27 kg/ha in 1962.
- How does Western Asia rank for nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen per unit area?
- Western Asia ranks 15th out of 32 groups with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen per unit area rising or falling in Western Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Western Asia 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 (%).