Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen use efficiency in Argentina
Argentina: Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen use efficiency was 67.77 % in 2023. ▼ Falling
Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen use efficiency in Argentina, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency in Argentina stood at 67.77 %. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is down 17.1% on the previous year and down 14.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency in Argentina peaked at 158.05 % in 1964 and was at its lowest, 67.77 %, in 2023.
That places Argentina 52nd 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 use efficiency in Argentina, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 130.93 % | — |
| 1962 | 128.51 % | -1.8% |
| 1963 | 148.78 % | +15.8% |
| 1964 | 158.05 % | +6.2% |
| 1965 | 118.17 % | -25.2% |
| 1966 | 123.18 % | +4.2% |
| 1967 | 128.38 % | +4.2% |
| 1968 | 113.23 % | -11.8% |
| 1969 | 121.31 % | +7.1% |
| 1970 | 127.04 % | +4.7% |
| 1971 | 119.67 % | -5.8% |
| 1972 | 111.45 % | -6.9% |
| 1973 | 122.67 % | +10.1% |
| 1974 | 122.72 % | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 123.92 % | +1.0% |
| 1976 | 131.52 % | +6.1% |
| 1977 | 114.72 % | -12.8% |
| 1978 | 128.39 % | +11.9% |
| 1979 | 109.97 % | -14.3% |
| 1980 | 94.81 % | -13.8% |
| 1981 | 114.03 % | +20.3% |
| 1982 | 132.16 % | +15.9% |
| 1983 | 122.54 % | -7.3% |
| 1984 | 114.02 % | -7.0% |
| 1985 | 103.44 % | -9.3% |
| 1986 | 102.29 % | -1.1% |
| 1987 | 92.58 % | -9.5% |
| 1988 | 95.73 % | +3.4% |
| 1989 | 90 % | -6.0% |
| 1990 | 95.4 % | +6.0% |
| 1991 | 102.72 % | +7.7% |
| 1992 | 98.11 % | -4.5% |
| 1993 | 91.09 % | -7.2% |
| 1994 | 82.64 % | -9.3% |
| 1995 | 87.55 % | +5.9% |
| 1996 | 76.23 % | -12.9% |
| 1997 | 84.94 % | +11.4% |
| 1998 | 94.68 % | +11.5% |
| 1999 | 85.82 % | -9.4% |
| 2000 | 86.73 % | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 83.76 % | -3.4% |
| 2002 | 83.45 % | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 79.79 % | -4.4% |
| 2004 | 71.92 % | -9.9% |
| 2005 | 84.17 % | +17.0% |
| 2006 | 76.46 % | -9.2% |
| 2007 | 79.71 % | +4.2% |
| 2008 | 85.72 % | +7.5% |
| 2009 | 68.76 % | -19.8% |
| 2010 | 80.31 % | +16.8% |
| 2011 | 81.25 % | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 77.93 % | -4.1% |
| 2013 | 79.21 % | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 81.2 % | +2.5% |
| 2015 | 90.42 % | +11.4% |
| 2016 | 83.91 % | -7.2% |
| 2017 | 89.78 % | +7.0% |
| 2018 | 77.66 % | -13.5% |
| 2019 | 88.42 % | +13.9% |
| 2020 | 82.49 % | -6.7% |
| 2021 | 79.16 % | -4.0% |
| 2022 | 81.72 % | +3.2% |
| 2023 | 67.77 % | -17.1% |
Argentina compared with similar countries
- Argentina's 67.77 % is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 56.91 %, 1.2× the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Argentina's 67.77 % is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 46.95 %, 1.4× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 130.06 % | 113.23 % | 158.05 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 121.21 % | 109.97 % | 131.52 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 106.16 % | 90 % | 132.16 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 89.92 % | 76.23 % | 102.72 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 80.05 % | 68.76 % | 86.73 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 83.01 % | 77.66 % | 90.42 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 77.79 % | 67.77 % | 82.49 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near Argentina
More environment data for Argentina
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -5.89 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -4.78 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.306 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.03 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -0.8814 % 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 0.8286 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency in Argentina?
- Nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency in Argentina was 67.77 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency recorded in Argentina?
- The highest recorded value was 158.05 % in 1964.
- What is the lowest nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency recorded in Argentina?
- The lowest recorded value was 67.77 % in 2023.
- How does Argentina rank for nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency?
- Argentina ranks 52nd out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency rising or falling in Argentina?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Argentina data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen use efficiency. 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 (%).