Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen per unit area was 18.46 kg/ha in 2023. ▼ Falling
Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Zimbabwe, 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 Zimbabwe is 18.46 kg/ha, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 14.3% on the previous year and up 101.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Zimbabwe peaked at 38.56 kg/ha in 1973 and was at its lowest, -2.71 kg/ha, in 2004.
That places Zimbabwe 123rd out of 186 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 13.26 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 11.12 kg/ha | -16.2% |
| 1963 | 19.93 kg/ha | +79.2% |
| 1964 | 27.16 kg/ha | +36.3% |
| 1965 | 26.86 kg/ha | -1.1% |
| 1966 | 23.58 kg/ha | -12.2% |
| 1967 | 21.3 kg/ha | -9.7% |
| 1968 | 26.82 kg/ha | +25.9% |
| 1969 | 15.96 kg/ha | -40.5% |
| 1970 | 28.48 kg/ha | +78.4% |
| 1971 | 33.62 kg/ha | +18.0% |
| 1972 | 26.47 kg/ha | -21.3% |
| 1973 | 38.56 kg/ha | +45.6% |
| 1974 | 29.11 kg/ha | -24.5% |
| 1975 | 29.36 kg/ha | +0.9% |
| 1976 | 20.79 kg/ha | -29.2% |
| 1977 | 12.6 kg/ha | -39.4% |
| 1978 | 15.41 kg/ha | +22.4% |
| 1979 | 21.44 kg/ha | +39.1% |
| 1980 | 31.73 kg/ha | +48.0% |
| 1981 | 28.18 kg/ha | -11.2% |
| 1982 | 29.41 kg/ha | +4.3% |
| 1983 | 27.54 kg/ha | -6.3% |
| 1984 | 18.49 kg/ha | -32.9% |
| 1985 | 15.66 kg/ha | -15.3% |
| 1986 | 13.62 kg/ha | -13.0% |
| 1987 | 20.19 kg/ha | +48.3% |
| 1988 | 14.89 kg/ha | -26.2% |
| 1989 | 16.53 kg/ha | +11.0% |
| 1990 | 21.13 kg/ha | +27.8% |
| 1991 | 20.35 kg/ha | -3.7% |
| 1992 | 22.95 kg/ha | +12.8% |
| 1993 | 19.84 kg/ha | -13.6% |
| 1994 | 17.41 kg/ha | -12.2% |
| 1995 | 21.52 kg/ha | +23.6% |
| 1996 | 16.96 kg/ha | -21.2% |
| 1997 | 20.05 kg/ha | +18.2% |
| 1998 | 22.87 kg/ha | +14.1% |
| 1999 | 20.21 kg/ha | -11.6% |
| 2000 | 16 kg/ha | -20.8% |
| 2001 | 16.7 kg/ha | +4.4% |
| 2002 | 16.31 kg/ha | -2.4% |
| 2003 | 7.98 kg/ha | -51.1% |
| 2004 | -2.71 kg/ha | -134.0% |
| 2005 | 5.17 kg/ha | -290.4% |
| 2006 | 3.44 kg/ha | -33.5% |
| 2007 | 7.79 kg/ha | +126.6% |
| 2008 | 6.87 kg/ha | -11.8% |
| 2009 | 11.03 kg/ha | +60.6% |
| 2010 | 14.17 kg/ha | +28.4% |
| 2011 | 13.08 kg/ha | -7.7% |
| 2012 | 7.54 kg/ha | -42.4% |
| 2013 | 9.16 kg/ha | +21.4% |
| 2014 | 8.65 kg/ha | -5.5% |
| 2015 | 10.92 kg/ha | +26.2% |
| 2016 | 14.7 kg/ha | +34.6% |
| 2017 | 15.37 kg/ha | +4.6% |
| 2018 | 14.57 kg/ha | -5.2% |
| 2019 | 20.11 kg/ha | +38.0% |
| 2020 | 11.57 kg/ha | -42.5% |
| 2021 | 26.36 kg/ha | +127.8% |
| 2022 | 16.15 kg/ha | -38.7% |
| 2023 | 18.46 kg/ha | +14.3% |
Zimbabwe compared with similar countries
- Zimbabwe's 18.46 kg/ha is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 18.65 kg/ha, 99% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Zimbabwe's 18.46 kg/ha is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 12.16 kg/ha, 1.5× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Zimbabwe 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | +290.4% | -2.71 kg/ha | 5.17 kg/ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 20.67 kg/ha | 11.12 kg/ha | 27.16 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 25.58 kg/ha | 12.6 kg/ha | 38.56 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 21.63 kg/ha | 13.62 kg/ha | 31.73 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 20.33 kg/ha | 16.96 kg/ha | 22.95 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.86 kg/ha | -2.71 kg/ha | 16.7 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.83 kg/ha | 7.54 kg/ha | 20.11 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.13 kg/ha | 11.57 kg/ha | 26.36 kg/ha | 4 |
Countries ranked near Zimbabwe
More environment data for Zimbabwe
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 2.93 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 3.29 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.311 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.06 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.19 % 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 1.53 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Zimbabwe?
- Nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Zimbabwe was 18.46 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 Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 38.56 kg/ha in 1973.
- What is the lowest nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen per unit area recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was -2.71 kg/ha in 2004.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen per unit area?
- Zimbabwe ranks 123rd out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen per unit area rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 101.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Zimbabwe 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 (%).