Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen use efficiency in Jordan
Jordan: Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen use efficiency was 28.53 % in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen use efficiency in Jordan, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency in Jordan is 28.53 %, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 11.1% on the previous year and down 10.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency in Jordan peaked at 199.63 % in 1961 and was at its lowest, 19.06 %, in 1979.
Jordan ranks 153rd of 186 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen use efficiency in Jordan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 199.63 % | — |
| 1962 | 130.76 % | -34.5% |
| 1963 | 125.33 % | -4.2% |
| 1964 | 185.35 % | +47.9% |
| 1965 | 150.74 % | -18.7% |
| 1966 | 125.37 % | -16.8% |
| 1967 | 125.67 % | +0.2% |
| 1968 | 79.45 % | -36.8% |
| 1969 | 99.05 % | +24.7% |
| 1970 | 47.68 % | -51.9% |
| 1971 | 93.55 % | +96.2% |
| 1972 | 106.95 % | +14.3% |
| 1973 | 36.43 % | -65.9% |
| 1974 | 102.61 % | +181.7% |
| 1975 | 41.99 % | -59.1% |
| 1976 | 36.48 % | -13.1% |
| 1977 | 57.4 % | +57.4% |
| 1978 | 49.84 % | -13.2% |
| 1979 | 19.06 % | -61.7% |
| 1980 | 61.71 % | +223.7% |
| 1981 | 50.59 % | -18.0% |
| 1982 | 32.19 % | -36.4% |
| 1983 | 38.09 % | +18.3% |
| 1984 | 31.92 % | -16.2% |
| 1985 | 29.62 % | -7.2% |
| 1986 | 30.06 % | +1.5% |
| 1987 | 42.11 % | +40.1% |
| 1988 | 30.02 % | -28.7% |
| 1989 | 25.24 % | -15.9% |
| 1990 | 51.57 % | +104.3% |
| 1991 | 25.23 % | -51.1% |
| 1992 | 44.22 % | +75.3% |
| 1993 | 40.18 % | -9.1% |
| 1994 | 56.62 % | +40.9% |
| 1995 | 50.2 % | -11.3% |
| 1996 | 48.82 % | -2.7% |
| 1997 | 29.41 % | -39.8% |
| 1998 | 26.94 % | -8.4% |
| 1999 | 19.77 % | -26.6% |
| 2000 | 35 % | +77.0% |
| 2001 | 28.85 % | -17.6% |
| 2002 | 48.02 % | +66.4% |
| 2003 | 36.69 % | -23.6% |
| 2004 | 60.77 % | +65.7% |
| 2005 | 41.18 % | -32.2% |
| 2006 | 66.01 % | +60.3% |
| 2007 | 48.81 % | -26.1% |
| 2008 | 41.53 % | -14.9% |
| 2009 | 44.84 % | +8.0% |
| 2010 | 45.35 % | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 47.17 % | +4.0% |
| 2012 | 42.84 % | -9.2% |
| 2013 | 31.75 % | -25.9% |
| 2014 | 36.73 % | +15.7% |
| 2015 | 30.2 % | -17.8% |
| 2016 | 42.46 % | +40.6% |
| 2017 | 34.92 % | -17.8% |
| 2018 | 35.53 % | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 37.72 % | +6.2% |
| 2020 | 43.88 % | +16.3% |
| 2021 | 48.11 % | +9.6% |
| 2022 | 25.68 % | -46.6% |
| 2023 | 28.53 % | +11.1% |
Jordan compared with similar countries
- Jordan's 28.53 % is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 56.91 %, 50% of the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Jordan's 28.53 % is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 35.33 %, 81% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen use efficiency in Jordan 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | +223.7% | 19.06 % | 61.71 % |
| 1974 | +181.7% | 36.43 % | 102.61 % |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 135.71 % | 79.45 % | 199.63 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 59.2 % | 19.06 % | 106.95 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 37.15 % | 25.24 % | 61.71 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 39.3 % | 19.77 % | 56.62 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 45.17 % | 28.85 % | 66.01 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 38.47 % | 30.2 % | 47.17 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 36.55 % | 25.68 % | 48.11 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near Jordan
- 150 Costa Rica 29.82 % compare
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- 154 China, Taiwan Province of 27.91 % compare
- 155 Switzerland 27.84 % compare
- 156 Bahrain 27.77 % compare
More environment data for Jordan
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -40.96 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -27.19 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.533 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.64 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 1.32 % 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 -0.0264 % 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 Jordan?
- Nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency in Jordan was 28.53 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency recorded in Jordan?
- The highest recorded value was 199.63 % in 1961.
- What is the lowest nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency recorded in Jordan?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.06 % in 1979.
- How does Jordan rank for nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency?
- Jordan ranks 153rd out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency rising or falling in Jordan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Jordan 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 (%).