Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen use efficiency in Cyprus
Cyprus: Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen use efficiency was 14.73 % in 2023. ▼ Falling
Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen use efficiency in Cyprus, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency in Cyprus stood at 14.73 %.
The figure is down 22.9% on the previous year and down 11.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency in Cyprus peaked at 59.15 % in 1967 and was at its lowest, 9.45 %, in 2016.
That places Cyprus 171st out of 186 countries 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 Cyprus, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 35.67 % | — |
| 1962 | 44.29 % | +24.2% |
| 1963 | 36.94 % | -16.6% |
| 1964 | 49.09 % | +32.9% |
| 1965 | 54.58 % | +11.2% |
| 1966 | 39.25 % | -28.1% |
| 1967 | 59.15 % | +50.7% |
| 1968 | 30.24 % | -48.9% |
| 1969 | 43.19 % | +42.9% |
| 1970 | 25.2 % | -41.7% |
| 1971 | 38.41 % | +52.4% |
| 1972 | 29.35 % | -23.6% |
| 1973 | 10.65 % | -63.7% |
| 1974 | 52.56 % | +393.7% |
| 1975 | 22.68 % | -56.9% |
| 1976 | 26.06 % | +14.9% |
| 1977 | 35.37 % | +35.7% |
| 1978 | 32.73 % | -7.4% |
| 1979 | 28.6 % | -12.6% |
| 1980 | 34.09 % | +19.2% |
| 1981 | 30.6 % | -10.2% |
| 1982 | 24.72 % | -19.2% |
| 1983 | 24.06 % | -2.7% |
| 1984 | 27.01 % | +12.3% |
| 1985 | 28.25 % | +4.6% |
| 1986 | 21.89 % | -22.5% |
| 1987 | 26.43 % | +20.7% |
| 1988 | 29.29 % | +10.8% |
| 1989 | 27.39 % | -6.5% |
| 1990 | 23.41 % | -14.5% |
| 1991 | 16.78 % | -28.3% |
| 1992 | 24.17 % | +44.0% |
| 1993 | 27.95 % | +15.6% |
| 1994 | 21.98 % | -21.4% |
| 1995 | 25.09 % | +14.1% |
| 1996 | 22.43 % | -10.6% |
| 1997 | 13.85 % | -38.3% |
| 1998 | 16.8 % | +21.3% |
| 1999 | 23.58 % | +40.4% |
| 2000 | 18.1 % | -23.3% |
| 2001 | 25.6 % | +41.5% |
| 2002 | 26.63 % | +4.0% |
| 2003 | 26.35 % | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 23.01 % | -12.7% |
| 2005 | 19.24 % | -16.4% |
| 2006 | 17.46 % | -9.3% |
| 2007 | 17.62 % | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 10.09 % | -42.7% |
| 2009 | 15.97 % | +58.2% |
| 2010 | 17.49 % | +9.5% |
| 2011 | 20.65 % | +18.0% |
| 2012 | 21.56 % | +4.4% |
| 2013 | 16.62 % | -22.9% |
| 2014 | 11.13 % | -33.0% |
| 2015 | 21 % | +88.6% |
| 2016 | 9.45 % | -55.0% |
| 2017 | 13.11 % | +38.8% |
| 2018 | 10.59 % | -19.3% |
| 2019 | 15.43 % | +45.7% |
| 2020 | 14.76 % | -4.3% |
| 2021 | 15.73 % | +6.6% |
| 2022 | 19.11 % | +21.4% |
| 2023 | 14.73 % | -22.9% |
Cyprus compared with similar countries
- Cyprus's 14.73 % is below the median for high income countries, which is 40.97 %, 36% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Cyprus's 14.73 % is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 45.98 %, 32% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen use efficiency in Cyprus changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | +393.7% | 10.65 % | 52.56 % |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 43.6 % | 30.24 % | 59.15 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 30.16 % | 10.65 % | 52.56 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 27.37 % | 21.89 % | 34.09 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 21.61 % | 13.85 % | 27.95 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 20.01 % | 10.09 % | 26.63 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.7 % | 9.45 % | 21.56 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.08 % | 14.73 % | 19.11 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near Cyprus
- 168 Namibia 15.9 % compare
- 169 Kuwait 15.53 % compare
- 170 Antigua and Barbuda 15.53 % compare
- 172 United Arab Emirates 14.68 % compare
- 173 Turkmenistan 12.65 % compare
- 174 Norway 11.94 % compare
More environment data for Cyprus
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -5.28 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -5.49 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.462 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.8 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 25 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.58 % 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 1.91 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency in Cyprus?
- Nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency in Cyprus was 14.73 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency recorded in Cyprus?
- The highest recorded value was 59.15 % in 1967.
- What is the lowest nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency recorded in Cyprus?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.45 % in 2016.
- How does Cyprus rank for nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency?
- Cyprus ranks 171st out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency rising or falling in Cyprus?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cyprus 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 (%).