Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen use efficiency in Central Asia
Central Asia: Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen use efficiency was 43.65 % in 2023. ▼ Falling
Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen use efficiency in Central Asia, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Central Asia recorded 43.65 % for nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency in 2023.
That represents a change of down 17.9% on the previous year and down 19.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency in Central Asia peaked at 81.39 % in 1961 and was at its lowest, 31.61 %, in 1987.
That places Central Asia 26th out of 29 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen use efficiency in Central Asia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 81.39 % | — |
| 1962 | 75.32 % | -7.5% |
| 1963 | 62.84 % | -16.6% |
| 1964 | 74.9 % | +19.2% |
| 1965 | 60.26 % | -19.5% |
| 1966 | 72.29 % | +20.0% |
| 1967 | 59.6 % | -17.6% |
| 1968 | 61.67 % | +3.5% |
| 1969 | 55.14 % | -10.6% |
| 1970 | 58.59 % | +6.3% |
| 1971 | 53.25 % | -9.1% |
| 1972 | 48.18 % | -9.5% |
| 1973 | 54.41 % | +12.9% |
| 1974 | 47.87 % | -12.0% |
| 1975 | 37.03 % | -22.6% |
| 1976 | 48.76 % | +31.7% |
| 1977 | 45.54 % | -6.6% |
| 1978 | 49.95 % | +9.7% |
| 1979 | 44.89 % | -10.1% |
| 1980 | 42.55 % | -5.2% |
| 1981 | 39.75 % | -6.6% |
| 1982 | 39.33 % | -1.1% |
| 1983 | 35.56 % | -9.6% |
| 1984 | 32.4 % | -8.9% |
| 1985 | 32.78 % | +1.2% |
| 1986 | 33.17 % | +1.2% |
| 1987 | 31.61 % | -4.7% |
| 1988 | 31.83 % | +0.7% |
| 1989 | 37.41 % | +17.5% |
| 1990 | 51.49 % | +37.6% |
| 1991 | 44.87 % | -12.8% |
| 1992 | 58.39 % | +30.1% |
| 1993 | 55.19 % | -5.5% |
| 1994 | 54.5 % | -1.3% |
| 1995 | 47.2 % | -13.4% |
| 1996 | 45.54 % | -3.5% |
| 1997 | 48.09 % | +5.6% |
| 1998 | 45.63 % | -5.1% |
| 1999 | 63.96 % | +40.2% |
| 2000 | 56.14 % | -12.2% |
| 2001 | 68.17 % | +21.4% |
| 2002 | 68.37 % | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 64.92 % | -5.1% |
| 2004 | 68.73 % | +5.9% |
| 2005 | 66.99 % | -2.5% |
| 2006 | 64.09 % | -4.3% |
| 2007 | 66.27 % | +3.4% |
| 2008 | 57.28 % | -13.6% |
| 2009 | 63.32 % | +10.5% |
| 2010 | 53.71 % | -15.2% |
| 2011 | 70.43 % | +31.1% |
| 2012 | 50.49 % | -28.3% |
| 2013 | 53.93 % | +6.8% |
| 2014 | 49.73 % | -7.8% |
| 2015 | 49.56 % | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 52.78 % | +6.5% |
| 2017 | 52.24 % | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 48.69 % | -6.8% |
| 2019 | 47.89 % | -1.6% |
| 2020 | 49.15 % | +2.6% |
| 2021 | 45.41 % | -7.6% |
| 2022 | 53.16 % | +17.1% |
| 2023 | 43.65 % | -17.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 67.05 % | 55.14 % | 81.39 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 48.85 % | 37.03 % | 58.59 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 35.64 % | 31.61 % | 42.55 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 51.49 % | 44.87 % | 63.96 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 64.43 % | 56.14 % | 68.73 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 52.95 % | 47.89 % | 70.43 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 47.84 % | 43.65 % | 53.16 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near Central Asia
More environment data for Central Asia
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -3.43 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -7.53 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.724 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 3.05 °C (2025)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 89,684 t (2024)
- Recovered paper — Production 60,266 t (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Production 339,499 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Production 338,315 t (2024)
- Agricultural land — Share in Land area 74.52 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency in Central Asia?
- Nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency in Central Asia was 43.65 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency recorded in Central Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 81.39 % in 1961.
- What is the lowest nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency recorded in Central Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.61 % in 1987.
- How does Central Asia rank for nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency?
- Central Asia ranks 26th out of 29 groups with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency rising or falling in Central Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Central Asia 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 (%).