Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen use efficiency in Eswatini
Eswatini: Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen use efficiency was 178.85 % in 2023. ▲ Rising
Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen use efficiency in Eswatini, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency in Eswatini stood at 178.85 %.
The figure is down 1.3% on the previous year and down 14.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency in Eswatini peaked at 291.09 % in 1999 and was at its lowest, 79.89 %, in 1962.
Eswatini ranks 5th of 186 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen use efficiency in Eswatini, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 90.36 % | — |
| 1962 | 79.89 % | -11.6% |
| 1963 | 85.88 % | +7.5% |
| 1964 | 90.36 % | +5.2% |
| 1965 | 88.98 % | -1.5% |
| 1966 | 111.4 % | +25.2% |
| 1967 | 112.79 % | +1.2% |
| 1968 | 104.39 % | -7.5% |
| 1969 | 104.03 % | -0.3% |
| 1970 | 144.62 % | +39.0% |
| 1971 | 129.23 % | -10.6% |
| 1972 | 162.24 % | +25.5% |
| 1973 | 96.84 % | -40.3% |
| 1974 | 113.45 % | +17.1% |
| 1975 | 113.47 % | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 131.49 % | +15.9% |
| 1977 | 123.67 % | -5.9% |
| 1978 | 115.72 % | -6.4% |
| 1979 | 96.11 % | -16.9% |
| 1980 | 110.81 % | +15.3% |
| 1981 | 153.54 % | +38.6% |
| 1982 | 145.51 % | -5.2% |
| 1983 | 107.33 % | -26.2% |
| 1984 | 198.98 % | +85.4% |
| 1985 | 177.66 % | -10.7% |
| 1986 | 180.91 % | +1.8% |
| 1987 | 150.15 % | -17.0% |
| 1988 | 148.14 % | -1.3% |
| 1989 | 147.95 % | -0.1% |
| 1990 | 152.28 % | +2.9% |
| 1991 | 171.24 % | +12.4% |
| 1992 | 145.65 % | -14.9% |
| 1993 | 147.38 % | +1.2% |
| 1994 | 267 % | +81.2% |
| 1995 | 255.33 % | -4.4% |
| 1996 | 280.81 % | +10.0% |
| 1997 | 256.05 % | -8.8% |
| 1998 | 242.21 % | -5.4% |
| 1999 | 291.09 % | +20.2% |
| 2000 | 255.7 % | -12.2% |
| 2001 | 252.01 % | -1.4% |
| 2002 | 171.46 % | -32.0% |
| 2003 | 190 % | +10.8% |
| 2004 | 193.05 % | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 224.19 % | +16.1% |
| 2006 | 191.12 % | -14.7% |
| 2007 | 184.57 % | -3.4% |
| 2008 | 197.11 % | +6.8% |
| 2009 | 197.07 % | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 202.94 % | +3.0% |
| 2011 | 200.44 % | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 198.96 % | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 208.06 % | +4.6% |
| 2014 | 211.72 % | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 220.03 % | +3.9% |
| 2016 | 221.75 % | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 195.94 % | -11.6% |
| 2018 | 188.4 % | -3.9% |
| 2019 | 182.66 % | -3.0% |
| 2020 | 175.25 % | -4.1% |
| 2021 | 159.78 % | -8.8% |
| 2022 | 181.17 % | +13.4% |
| 2023 | 178.85 % | -1.3% |
Eswatini compared with similar countries
- Eswatini's 178.85 % is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 52.75 %, 3.4× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Eswatini's 178.85 % is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 62.99 %, 2.8× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen use efficiency in Eswatini 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | +85.4% | 107.33 % | 198.98 % |
| 1994 | +81.2% | 147.38 % | 267 % |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 96.45 % | 79.89 % | 112.79 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 122.68 % | 96.11 % | 162.24 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 152.1 % | 107.33 % | 198.98 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 220.9 % | 145.65 % | 291.09 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 205.63 % | 171.46 % | 255.7 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 203.09 % | 182.66 % | 221.75 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 173.76 % | 159.78 % | 181.17 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near Eswatini
- 2 Vanuatu 469.99 % compare
- 2 Polynesia 154.74 % compare
- 3 Solomon Islands 352.57 % compare
- 3 Caribbean 89.06 % compare
- 3 Melanesia 128.75 % compare
- 4 French Polynesia 207.95 % compare
- 4 Syrian Arab Republic 113.58 % compare
- 5 Democratic Republic of the Congo 97.44 % compare
- 6 Nauru 178 % compare
- 7 Samoa 164.39 % compare
- 8 Equatorial Guinea 141.58 % compare
- 8 Republic of Moldova 78.16 % compare
More environment data for Eswatini
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.321 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.02 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.2772 % 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 -2.19 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency in Eswatini?
- Nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency in Eswatini was 178.85 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency recorded in Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 291.09 % in 1999.
- What is the lowest nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 79.89 % in 1962.
- How does Eswatini rank for nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency?
- Eswatini ranks 5th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Eswatini 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 (%).