Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in World
World: Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen per unit area was 54.3 kg/ha in 2023. ▲ Rising
Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in World, 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 World is 54.3 kg/ha, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 2.6% on the previous year and down 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen per unit area in World peaked at 56.18 kg/ha in 2012 and was at its lowest, 15.81 kg/ha, in 1961.
That places World 10th 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 | 19.87 kg/ha | 15.81 kg/ha | 24.75 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 33.67 kg/ha | 26.69 kg/ha | 42.44 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 48.2 kg/ha | 43.23 kg/ha | 54.53 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 49.19 kg/ha | 46.1 kg/ha | 51.38 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 51.92 kg/ha | 48.82 kg/ha | 54.45 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 54.21 kg/ha | 52.21 kg/ha | 56.18 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 54.13 kg/ha | 52.91 kg/ha | 55.69 kg/ha | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen per unit area in World?
- Nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen per unit area in World was 54.3 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 World?
- The highest recorded value was 56.18 kg/ha in 2012.
- What is the lowest nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen per unit area recorded in World?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.81 kg/ha in 1961.
- How does World rank for nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen per unit area?
- World ranks 10th out of 32 groups with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen per unit area rising or falling in World?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this World 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 (%).