Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen use efficiency in Gabon
Gabon: Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen use efficiency was 62.99 % in 2023. ▼ Falling
Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen use efficiency in Gabon, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Gabon recorded 62.99 % for nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency in 2023.
The figure is up 5.9% on the previous year and down 11.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency in Gabon peaked at 79.01 % in 1961 and was at its lowest, 44.3 %, in 2017.
Gabon ranks 61st of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen use efficiency in Gabon, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 79.01 % | — |
| 1962 | 77.68 % | -1.7% |
| 1963 | 73.51 % | -5.4% |
| 1964 | 71.27 % | -3.1% |
| 1965 | 69.26 % | -2.8% |
| 1966 | 67.73 % | -2.2% |
| 1967 | 67.01 % | -1.1% |
| 1968 | 68.13 % | +1.7% |
| 1969 | 65.24 % | -4.2% |
| 1970 | 65.34 % | +0.1% |
| 1971 | 64.56 % | -1.2% |
| 1972 | 64.04 % | -0.8% |
| 1973 | 64.43 % | +0.6% |
| 1974 | 61.33 % | -4.8% |
| 1975 | 54.19 % | -11.7% |
| 1976 | 50.74 % | -6.4% |
| 1977 | 60.14 % | +18.5% |
| 1978 | 63.37 % | +5.4% |
| 1979 | 68.74 % | +8.5% |
| 1980 | 77.68 % | +13.0% |
| 1981 | 64.6 % | -16.8% |
| 1982 | 77.17 % | +19.5% |
| 1983 | 74.6 % | -3.3% |
| 1984 | 72.64 % | -2.6% |
| 1985 | 69.71 % | -4.0% |
| 1986 | 63.9 % | -8.3% |
| 1987 | 67.93 % | +6.3% |
| 1988 | 73.48 % | +8.2% |
| 1989 | 69.32 % | -5.7% |
| 1990 | 70.25 % | +1.3% |
| 1991 | 73.54 % | +4.7% |
| 1992 | 69.04 % | -6.1% |
| 1993 | 66.49 % | -3.7% |
| 1994 | 68.89 % | +3.6% |
| 1995 | 76.81 % | +11.5% |
| 1996 | 72.9 % | -5.1% |
| 1997 | 65.33 % | -10.4% |
| 1998 | 63.75 % | -2.4% |
| 1999 | 61.52 % | -3.5% |
| 2000 | 65.85 % | +7.0% |
| 2001 | 66.12 % | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 61.85 % | -6.5% |
| 2003 | 64.94 % | +5.0% |
| 2004 | 61.86 % | -4.7% |
| 2005 | 64.11 % | +3.6% |
| 2006 | 63.85 % | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 64.96 % | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 67.26 % | +3.5% |
| 2009 | 68.52 % | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 72.92 % | +6.4% |
| 2011 | 77.46 % | +6.2% |
| 2012 | 71.14 % | -8.2% |
| 2013 | 71.41 % | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 68.4 % | -4.2% |
| 2015 | 54.71 % | -20.0% |
| 2016 | 58.65 % | +7.2% |
| 2017 | 44.3 % | -24.5% |
| 2018 | 49.36 % | +11.4% |
| 2019 | 51.92 % | +5.2% |
| 2020 | 67.02 % | +29.1% |
| 2021 | 66.79 % | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 59.47 % | -11.0% |
| 2023 | 62.99 % | +5.9% |
Gabon compared with similar countries
- Gabon's 62.99 % is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 56.91 %, 1.1× the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Gabon's 62.99 % is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 62.99 %, 1.0× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 70.98 % | 65.24 % | 79.01 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 61.69 % | 50.74 % | 68.74 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 71.1 % | 63.9 % | 77.68 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 68.85 % | 61.52 % | 76.81 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 64.93 % | 61.85 % | 68.52 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 62.03 % | 44.3 % | 77.46 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 64.07 % | 59.47 % | 67.02 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near Gabon
More environment data for Gabon
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -4.44 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -3.43 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.219 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.09 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate -26.67 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 1.06 % 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 0.6222 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency in Gabon?
- Nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency in Gabon was 62.99 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency recorded in Gabon?
- The highest recorded value was 79.01 % in 1961.
- What is the lowest nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency recorded in Gabon?
- The lowest recorded value was 44.3 % in 2017.
- How does Gabon rank for nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency?
- Gabon ranks 61st out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency rising or falling in Gabon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Gabon 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 (%).