Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen use efficiency in Cambodia
Cambodia: Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen use efficiency was 65.16 % in 2023. ▲ Rising
Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen use efficiency in Cambodia, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Cambodia recorded 65.16 % for nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency in 2023.
The figure is down 8.1% on the previous year and down 8.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency in Cambodia peaked at 77.82 % in 2016 and was at its lowest, 23.32 %, in 1974.
Cambodia ranks 55th of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen use efficiency in Cambodia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 38.64 % | — |
| 1962 | 33.05 % | -14.5% |
| 1963 | 40.84 % | +23.6% |
| 1964 | 42.14 % | +3.2% |
| 1965 | 38.16 % | -9.4% |
| 1966 | 37.07 % | -2.9% |
| 1967 | 36.91 % | -0.4% |
| 1968 | 41.89 % | +13.5% |
| 1969 | 35.72 % | -14.7% |
| 1970 | 46.02 % | +28.8% |
| 1971 | 39.66 % | -13.8% |
| 1972 | 34.46 % | -13.1% |
| 1973 | 27.37 % | -20.6% |
| 1974 | 23.32 % | -14.8% |
| 1975 | 30.82 % | +32.2% |
| 1976 | 34.55 % | +12.1% |
| 1977 | 33.26 % | -3.7% |
| 1978 | 31.81 % | -4.4% |
| 1979 | 23.45 % | -26.3% |
| 1980 | 36.37 % | +55.1% |
| 1981 | 31.99 % | -12.1% |
| 1982 | 34.66 % | +8.4% |
| 1983 | 37.73 % | +8.9% |
| 1984 | 30.63 % | -18.8% |
| 1985 | 33.41 % | +9.1% |
| 1986 | 35.4 % | +6.0% |
| 1987 | 31.65 % | -10.6% |
| 1988 | 34.95 % | +10.4% |
| 1989 | 35.06 % | +0.3% |
| 1990 | 33.37 % | -4.8% |
| 1991 | 32.78 % | -1.8% |
| 1992 | 29.05 % | -11.4% |
| 1993 | 28.62 % | -1.5% |
| 1994 | 29.58 % | +3.3% |
| 1995 | 36.88 % | +24.7% |
| 1996 | 37.34 % | +1.2% |
| 1997 | 32.87 % | -12.0% |
| 1998 | 35.01 % | +6.5% |
| 1999 | 40.23 % | +14.9% |
| 2000 | 40.98 % | +1.9% |
| 2001 | 41.22 % | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 38.25 % | -7.2% |
| 2003 | 45.51 % | +19.0% |
| 2004 | 40.41 % | -11.2% |
| 2005 | 51.45 % | +27.3% |
| 2006 | 55.25 % | +7.4% |
| 2007 | 56.71 % | +2.6% |
| 2008 | 62.74 % | +10.6% |
| 2009 | 64.59 % | +2.9% |
| 2010 | 65.67 % | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 66.68 % | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 67.11 % | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 71.06 % | +5.9% |
| 2014 | 65.07 % | -8.4% |
| 2015 | 64.2 % | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 77.82 % | +21.2% |
| 2017 | 67.53 % | -13.2% |
| 2018 | 67.88 % | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 65.7 % | -3.2% |
| 2020 | 61.7 % | -6.1% |
| 2021 | 63.8 % | +3.4% |
| 2022 | 70.94 % | +11.2% |
| 2023 | 65.16 % | -8.1% |
Cambodia compared with similar countries
- Cambodia's 65.16 % is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 52.75 %, 1.2× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Cambodia's 65.16 % is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 74.85 %, 87% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 38.27 % | 33.05 % | 42.14 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 32.47 % | 23.32 % | 46.02 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 34.18 % | 30.63 % | 37.73 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 33.57 % | 28.62 % | 40.23 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 49.71 % | 38.25 % | 64.59 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 67.87 % | 64.2 % | 77.82 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 65.4 % | 61.7 % | 70.94 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near Cambodia
More environment data for Cambodia
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 0.5487 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 1.06 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.288 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.929 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 1.74 % 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 0.8631 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency in Cambodia?
- Nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency in Cambodia was 65.16 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency recorded in Cambodia?
- The highest recorded value was 77.82 % in 2016.
- What is the lowest nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency recorded in Cambodia?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.32 % in 1974.
- How does Cambodia rank for nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency?
- Cambodia ranks 55th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency rising or falling in Cambodia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cambodia 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 (%).