Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen use efficiency in Burundi
Burundi: Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen use efficiency was 70.19 % in 2023. ▼ Falling
Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen use efficiency in Burundi, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency in Burundi stood at 70.19 %.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 10.1% on the previous year and down 20.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency in Burundi peaked at 112.16 % in 2004 and was at its lowest, 66.16 %, in 2018.
Burundi ranks 48th of 186 countries on this measure, 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 Burundi, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 100.51 % | — |
| 1962 | 97.92 % | -2.6% |
| 1963 | 95.55 % | -2.4% |
| 1964 | 97.94 % | +2.5% |
| 1965 | 95.77 % | -2.2% |
| 1966 | 94.96 % | -0.8% |
| 1967 | 94.36 % | -0.6% |
| 1968 | 93.39 % | -1.0% |
| 1969 | 91.68 % | -1.8% |
| 1970 | 91.17 % | -0.6% |
| 1971 | 91.12 % | -0.0% |
| 1972 | 86.12 % | -5.5% |
| 1973 | 89.07 % | +3.4% |
| 1974 | 84.76 % | -4.8% |
| 1975 | 87.56 % | +3.3% |
| 1976 | 86.77 % | -0.9% |
| 1977 | 87.88 % | +1.3% |
| 1978 | 92.33 % | +5.1% |
| 1979 | 90.26 % | -2.2% |
| 1980 | 87.01 % | -3.6% |
| 1981 | 92.81 % | +6.7% |
| 1982 | 88.52 % | -4.6% |
| 1983 | 86.27 % | -2.5% |
| 1984 | 91.86 % | +6.5% |
| 1985 | 90.53 % | -1.4% |
| 1986 | 91.69 % | +1.3% |
| 1987 | 92.64 % | +1.0% |
| 1988 | 92.44 % | -0.2% |
| 1989 | 90.33 % | -2.3% |
| 1990 | 95.18 % | +5.4% |
| 1991 | 97.03 % | +1.9% |
| 1992 | 93.68 % | -3.5% |
| 1993 | 93.04 % | -0.7% |
| 1994 | 92.41 % | -0.7% |
| 1995 | 92.45 % | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 92.37 % | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 91.84 % | -0.6% |
| 1998 | 86.97 % | -5.3% |
| 1999 | 86.93 % | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 91.45 % | +5.2% |
| 2001 | 95.85 % | +4.8% |
| 2002 | 109.91 % | +14.7% |
| 2003 | 100.59 % | -8.5% |
| 2004 | 112.16 % | +11.5% |
| 2005 | 92.42 % | -17.6% |
| 2006 | 102.22 % | +10.6% |
| 2007 | 96.24 % | -5.9% |
| 2008 | 100.95 % | +4.9% |
| 2009 | 94.22 % | -6.7% |
| 2010 | 96.19 % | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 87.48 % | -9.1% |
| 2012 | 75.28 % | -13.9% |
| 2013 | 88.64 % | +17.8% |
| 2014 | 73.77 % | -16.8% |
| 2015 | 80.42 % | +9.0% |
| 2016 | 74.63 % | -7.2% |
| 2017 | 66.88 % | -10.4% |
| 2018 | 66.16 % | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 72.34 % | +9.3% |
| 2020 | 75.87 % | +4.9% |
| 2021 | 73.24 % | -3.5% |
| 2022 | 78.09 % | +6.6% |
| 2023 | 70.19 % | -10.1% |
Burundi compared with similar countries
- Burundi's 70.19 % is above the median for low income countries, which is 60.42 %, 1.2× the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Burundi's 70.19 % is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 62.99 %, 1.1× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 95.79 % | 91.68 % | 100.51 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 88.7 % | 84.76 % | 92.33 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 90.41 % | 86.27 % | 92.81 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 92.19 % | 86.93 % | 97.03 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 99.6 % | 91.45 % | 112.16 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 78.18 % | 66.16 % | 96.19 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 74.35 % | 70.19 % | 78.09 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near Burundi
More environment data for Burundi
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -3.89 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -3.95 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate -27.74 % change on previous year (2013)
- Standard Deviation 0.284 °C (2013)
- Temperature change 1.27 °C (2013)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.86 % 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 4.57 % 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 use efficiency in Burundi?
- Nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency in Burundi was 70.19 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency recorded in Burundi?
- The highest recorded value was 112.16 % in 2004.
- What is the lowest nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was 66.16 % in 2018.
- How does Burundi rank for nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency?
- Burundi ranks 48th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency rising or falling in Burundi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Burundi 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 (%).