Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen use efficiency in Israel

Israel: Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen use efficiency was 34.67 % in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
34.67 %
Change on year
down 6.5%
World rank
137th
of 186 countries
All-time high
61.71 %
in 1974
All-time low
22.19 %
in 2018
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen use efficiency in Israel, 1961–2023

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Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2023, nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency in Israel stood at 34.67 %.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.5% on the previous year and up 8.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency in Israel peaked at 61.71 % in 1974 and was at its lowest, 22.19 %, in 2018.

Israel ranks 137th 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 Israel, year by year

Annual values for Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen use efficiency in Israel, 1961 to 2023.
Year % Change
1961 38.52 % —
1962 41.26 % +7.1%
1963 37.79 % -8.4%
1964 52.31 % +38.4%
1965 52.77 % +0.9%
1966 43.9 % -16.8%
1967 53.28 % +21.4%
1968 52.44 % -1.6%
1969 49.94 % -4.8%
1970 45.24 % -9.4%
1971 50.67 % +12.0%
1972 58.62 % +15.7%
1973 58.47 % -0.3%
1974 61.71 % +5.5%
1975 51.43 % -16.7%
1976 51.23 % -0.4%
1977 53.03 % +3.5%
1978 54.88 % +3.5%
1979 53.39 % -2.7%
1980 55.08 % +3.2%
1981 56.63 % +2.8%
1982 50.37 % -11.1%
1983 56.35 % +11.9%
1984 40.26 % -28.6%
1985 46.8 % +16.2%
1986 41.84 % -10.6%
1987 43.16 % +3.2%
1988 43.05 % -0.2%
1989 39.06 % -9.3%
1990 45.92 % +17.6%
1991 35.06 % -23.6%
1992 39.18 % +11.7%
1993 36.23 % -7.5%
1994 29.08 % -19.7%
1995 37.49 % +28.9%
1996 32.24 % -14.0%
1997 30.27 % -6.1%
1998 31.82 % +5.1%
1999 27.99 % -12.0%
2000 28.03 % +0.2%
2001 30.9 % +10.2%
2002 31.68 % +2.5%
2003 30.12 % -4.9%
2004 30.54 % +1.4%
2005 33.21 % +8.7%
2006 31.66 % -4.7%
2007 30.08 % -5.0%
2008 26.47 % -12.0%
2009 30.3 % +14.5%
2010 31.42 % +3.7%
2011 30.99 % -1.4%
2012 33.92 % +9.4%
2013 31.87 % -6.0%
2014 32.31 % +1.4%
2015 31.99 % -1.0%
2016 29.32 % -8.4%
2017 24.6 % -16.1%
2018 22.19 % -9.8%
2019 26.12 % +17.7%
2020 30.22 % +15.7%
2021 29.85 % -1.2%
2022 37.1 % +24.3%
2023 34.67 % -6.5%

Israel compared with similar countries

  • Israel's 34.67 % is below the median for high income countries, which is 40.97 %, 85% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
  • Israel's 34.67 % is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 35.33 %, 98% of the median. (20 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 46.91 % 37.79 % 53.28 % 9
1970s 53.87 % 45.24 % 61.71 % 10
1980s 47.26 % 39.06 % 56.63 % 10
1990s 34.53 % 27.99 % 45.92 % 10
2000s 30.3 % 26.47 % 33.21 % 10
2010s 29.47 % 22.19 % 33.92 % 10
2020s 32.96 % 29.85 % 37.1 % 4

Countries ranked near Israel

  1. 134 Iraq 35.99 % compare
  2. 135 Uzbekistan 35.31 % compare
  3. 136 Saint Lucia 35.31 % compare
  4. 138 Greece 34.63 % compare
  5. 139 Tuvalu 34.18 % compare
  6. 140 Ireland 34.06 % compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency in Israel?
Nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency in Israel was 34.67 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency recorded in Israel?
The highest recorded value was 61.71 % in 1974.
What is the lowest nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency recorded in Israel?
The lowest recorded value was 22.19 % in 2018.
How does Israel rank for nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency?
Israel ranks 137th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
Is nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency rising or falling in Israel?
Over the last ten years it is up 8.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Israel 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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Indicator
Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen use efficiency
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
233 places, 13,500 data points, 1961–2023
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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 (%).