Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen use efficiency in Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau: Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen use efficiency was 48.28 % in 2023. ▲ Rising
Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen use efficiency in Guinea-Bissau, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency in Guinea-Bissau stood at 48.28 %.
The figure is down 1.0% on the previous year and up 5.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency in Guinea-Bissau peaked at 62.94 % in 2006 and was at its lowest, 27.9 %, in 1973.
Guinea-Bissau ranks 95th of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen use efficiency in Guinea-Bissau, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 35.63 % | — |
| 1962 | 35.66 % | +0.1% |
| 1963 | 33.69 % | -5.5% |
| 1964 | 31.96 % | -5.1% |
| 1965 | 29.98 % | -6.2% |
| 1966 | 31.62 % | +5.5% |
| 1967 | 31.47 % | -0.5% |
| 1968 | 31.14 % | -1.1% |
| 1969 | 30.74 % | -1.3% |
| 1970 | 30.25 % | -1.6% |
| 1971 | 28.43 % | -6.0% |
| 1972 | 30.29 % | +6.5% |
| 1973 | 27.9 % | -7.9% |
| 1974 | 28.28 % | +1.4% |
| 1975 | 29.16 % | +3.1% |
| 1976 | 31.34 % | +7.5% |
| 1977 | 29.28 % | -6.6% |
| 1978 | 28.31 % | -3.3% |
| 1979 | 29.72 % | +5.0% |
| 1980 | 30.57 % | +2.9% |
| 1981 | 29.83 % | -2.4% |
| 1982 | 32.75 % | +9.8% |
| 1983 | 29.44 % | -10.1% |
| 1984 | 34.31 % | +16.6% |
| 1985 | 41.93 % | +22.2% |
| 1986 | 45.14 % | +7.7% |
| 1987 | 48.42 % | +7.3% |
| 1988 | 52.17 % | +7.7% |
| 1989 | 49.16 % | -5.8% |
| 1990 | 50.71 % | +3.1% |
| 1991 | 49.63 % | -2.1% |
| 1992 | 49.06 % | -1.2% |
| 1993 | 49.56 % | +1.0% |
| 1994 | 49.94 % | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 52.09 % | +4.3% |
| 1996 | 49.81 % | -4.4% |
| 1997 | 47.93 % | -3.8% |
| 1998 | 49.22 % | +2.7% |
| 1999 | 50.27 % | +2.1% |
| 2000 | 49.45 % | -1.6% |
| 2001 | 50.7 % | +2.5% |
| 2002 | 47.98 % | -5.4% |
| 2003 | 46.82 % | -2.4% |
| 2004 | 50.94 % | +8.8% |
| 2005 | 62.33 % | +22.3% |
| 2006 | 62.94 % | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 58.74 % | -6.7% |
| 2008 | 58.96 % | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 54.12 % | -8.2% |
| 2010 | 49.47 % | -8.6% |
| 2011 | 48.07 % | -2.8% |
| 2012 | 47.3 % | -1.6% |
| 2013 | 45.59 % | -3.6% |
| 2014 | 43.53 % | -4.5% |
| 2015 | 45.56 % | +4.7% |
| 2016 | 43.45 % | -4.6% |
| 2017 | 42.51 % | -2.2% |
| 2018 | 43 % | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 43.25 % | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 43.78 % | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 46.61 % | +6.5% |
| 2022 | 48.77 % | +4.6% |
| 2023 | 48.28 % | -1.0% |
Guinea-Bissau compared with similar countries
- Guinea-Bissau's 48.28 % is below the median for low income countries, which is 60.42 %, 80% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Guinea-Bissau's 48.28 % is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 62.99 %, 77% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 32.43 % | 29.98 % | 35.66 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 29.3 % | 27.9 % | 31.34 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 39.37 % | 29.44 % | 52.17 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 49.82 % | 47.93 % | 52.09 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 54.3 % | 46.82 % | 62.94 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 45.17 % | 42.51 % | 49.47 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 46.86 % | 43.78 % | 48.77 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near Guinea-Bissau
- 92 Liberia 49.01 % compare
- 93 Finland 48.94 % compare
- 94 Mauritania 48.78 % compare
- 96 Denmark 48.15 % compare
- 97 Saint Kitts and Nevis 47.69 % compare
- 98 China, mainland 47.32 % compare
More environment data for Guinea-Bissau
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -2.65 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -2.47 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.303 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.27 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 1.26 % 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 0.4449 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency in Guinea-Bissau?
- Nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency in Guinea-Bissau was 48.28 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The highest recorded value was 62.94 % in 2006.
- What is the lowest nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.9 % in 1973.
- How does Guinea-Bissau rank for nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 95th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency rising or falling in Guinea-Bissau?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guinea-Bissau 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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 63 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO).
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 (%).