Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen use efficiency in Congo
Congo: Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen use efficiency was 83.1 % in 2023. ▲ Rising
Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen use efficiency in Congo, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency in Congo is 83.1 %, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 9.5% on the previous year and up 2.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency in Congo peaked at 112.36 % in 1967 and was at its lowest, 47.14 %, in 1972.
Congo ranks 27th of 186 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen use efficiency in Congo, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 68.45 % | — |
| 1962 | 67.87 % | -0.8% |
| 1963 | 79.03 % | +16.4% |
| 1964 | 82.31 % | +4.1% |
| 1965 | 83.41 % | +1.3% |
| 1966 | 93.86 % | +12.5% |
| 1967 | 112.36 % | +19.7% |
| 1968 | 100.64 % | -10.4% |
| 1969 | 75.04 % | -25.4% |
| 1970 | 66.35 % | -11.6% |
| 1971 | 51.99 % | -21.6% |
| 1972 | 47.14 % | -9.3% |
| 1973 | 66.18 % | +40.4% |
| 1974 | 76.6 % | +15.7% |
| 1975 | 78.64 % | +2.7% |
| 1976 | 76.18 % | -3.1% |
| 1977 | 74.61 % | -2.1% |
| 1978 | 70.72 % | -5.2% |
| 1979 | 80.41 % | +13.7% |
| 1980 | 85.31 % | +6.1% |
| 1981 | 84.29 % | -1.2% |
| 1982 | 78.83 % | -6.5% |
| 1983 | 73.14 % | -7.2% |
| 1984 | 76.58 % | +4.7% |
| 1985 | 76.17 % | -0.5% |
| 1986 | 77.91 % | +2.3% |
| 1987 | 82.9 % | +6.4% |
| 1988 | 80.98 % | -2.3% |
| 1989 | 86.55 % | +6.9% |
| 1990 | 77.59 % | -10.3% |
| 1991 | 70.21 % | -9.5% |
| 1992 | 73.71 % | +5.0% |
| 1993 | 71.75 % | -2.7% |
| 1994 | 77.47 % | +8.0% |
| 1995 | 82.64 % | +6.7% |
| 1996 | 77.9 % | -5.7% |
| 1997 | 68.49 % | -12.1% |
| 1998 | 64.86 % | -5.3% |
| 1999 | 59.71 % | -7.9% |
| 2000 | 63.18 % | +5.8% |
| 2001 | 61.87 % | -2.1% |
| 2002 | 63.51 % | +2.6% |
| 2003 | 73.01 % | +15.0% |
| 2004 | 78.58 % | +7.6% |
| 2005 | 84.39 % | +7.4% |
| 2006 | 84.67 % | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 88.25 % | +4.2% |
| 2008 | 88.06 % | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 80.05 % | -9.1% |
| 2010 | 82.88 % | +3.5% |
| 2011 | 79.59 % | -4.0% |
| 2012 | 85.45 % | +7.4% |
| 2013 | 80.97 % | -5.2% |
| 2014 | 90.42 % | +11.7% |
| 2015 | 88.81 % | -1.8% |
| 2016 | 90.34 % | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 89.93 % | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 89 % | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 88.3 % | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 74.59 % | -15.5% |
| 2021 | 80.39 % | +7.8% |
| 2022 | 75.91 % | -5.6% |
| 2023 | 83.1 % | +9.5% |
Congo compared with similar countries
- Congo's 83.1 % is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 52.75 %, 1.6× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Congo's 83.1 % is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 62.99 %, 1.3× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 84.78 % | 67.87 % | 112.36 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 68.88 % | 47.14 % | 80.41 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 80.26 % | 73.14 % | 86.55 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 72.43 % | 59.71 % | 82.64 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 76.56 % | 61.87 % | 88.25 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 86.57 % | 79.59 % | 90.42 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 78.5 % | 74.59 % | 83.1 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near Congo
- 24 Azerbaijan 88.5 % compare
- 25 Guyana 84.73 % compare
- 26 Fiji 84.08 % compare
- 28 Burkina Faso 81.73 % compare
- 29 Cabo Verde 17.68 % compare
- 29 Paraguay 81.48 % compare
- 30 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 81.4 % compare
More environment data for Congo
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -9.96 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -6.68 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.202 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.13 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.8453 % 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 -0.4756 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency in Congo?
- Nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency in Congo was 83.1 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency recorded in Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 112.36 % in 1967.
- What is the lowest nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 47.14 % in 1972.
- How does Congo rank for nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency?
- Congo ranks 27th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Congo 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 (%).