Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen use efficiency in Eastern Africa
Eastern Africa: Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen use efficiency was 58.06 % in 2023. ▼ Falling
Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen use efficiency in Eastern Africa, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Eastern Africa recorded 58.06 % for nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is down 9.6% on the previous year and down 13.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency in Eastern Africa peaked at 80 % in 1961 and was at its lowest, 58.06 %, in 2023.
That places Eastern Africa 18th out of 32 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 76.97 % | 74.68 % | 80 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 73.77 % | 71.2 % | 75.88 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 68.41 % | 66.07 % | 69.71 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 65.95 % | 60.71 % | 69.55 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 69.97 % | 66.55 % | 72.46 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 66.37 % | 62.87 % | 68.5 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 61.94 % | 58.06 % | 64.26 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near Eastern Africa
- 15 Papua New Guinea 123.83 % compare
- 16 Dominican Republic 117.33 % compare
- 17 Syrian Arab Republic 113.58 % compare
- 18 Côte d'Ivoire 111.27 % compare
- 19 Kazakhstan 110.79 % compare
- 20 Mali 105.6 % compare
- 21 Comoros 105.57 % compare
More environment data for Eastern Africa
- Temperature change 1.28 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.229 °C (2025)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Share of GDP US$ 21.2 % (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Annual growth US$ 4.47 % (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Annual growth US$ 11.79 % (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Value US$, 2015 107,047 million USD (2024)
- Wood fuel, coniferous — Production 10.99 million m3 (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Value US$ 157,643 million USD (2024)
- Wood fuel — Production 326.16 million m3 (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Share of GDP US$ 17.13 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency in Eastern Africa?
- Nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency in Eastern Africa was 58.06 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency recorded in Eastern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 80 % in 1961.
- What is the lowest nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency recorded in Eastern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 58.06 % in 2023.
- How does Eastern Africa rank for nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency?
- Eastern Africa ranks 18th out of 32 groups with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency rising or falling in Eastern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Eastern Africa 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 (%).