Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen use efficiency in Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs)

Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs): Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen use efficiency was 58.77 % in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
58.77 %
Change on year
down 5.8%
Rank
15th
of 29 groups
All-time high
70.09 %
in 2011
All-time low
39.07 %
in 1987
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen use efficiency in Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs), 1961–2023

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

Analysis

Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) recorded 58.77 % for nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency in 2023.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.8% on the previous year and down 10.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency in Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) peaked at 70.09 % in 2011 and was at its lowest, 39.07 %, in 1987.

That places Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) 15th out of 29 groups with data for 2023, putting it 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 Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs), year by year

Annual values for Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen use efficiency in Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs), 1961 to 2023.
Year % Change
1961 70.09 % —
1962 68.21 % -2.7%
1963 61.41 % -10.0%
1964 67.84 % +10.5%
1965 59.02 % -13.0%
1966 65.63 % +11.2%
1967 59.58 % -9.2%
1968 59.61 % +0.0%
1969 57.54 % -3.5%
1970 58.38 % +1.5%
1971 54.4 % -6.8%
1972 51.67 % -5.0%
1973 54.89 % +6.2%
1974 51.45 % -6.3%
1975 44.33 % -13.8%
1976 52.27 % +17.9%
1977 49.81 % -4.7%
1978 52.52 % +5.4%
1979 48.29 % -8.0%
1980 46.14 % -4.5%
1981 45.11 % -2.2%
1982 44.25 % -1.9%
1983 42.12 % -4.8%
1984 39.28 % -6.7%
1985 40.97 % +4.3%
1986 40.89 % -0.2%
1987 39.07 % -4.5%
1988 41.68 % +6.7%
1989 45.27 % +8.6%
1990 53.34 % +17.8%
1991 50.83 % -4.7%
1992 55.73 % +9.7%
1993 57.45 % +3.1%
1994 57.22 % -0.4%
1995 55.1 % -3.7%
1996 55.77 % +1.2%
1997 56.53 % +1.4%
1998 57.13 % +1.0%
1999 64.49 % +12.9%
2000 60.66 % -5.9%
2001 69.17 % +14.0%
2002 67.08 % -3.0%
2003 69.55 % +3.7%
2004 67.89 % -2.4%
2005 69.59 % +2.5%
2006 67.39 % -3.2%
2007 67.75 % +0.5%
2008 65.86 % -2.8%
2009 66.86 % +1.5%
2010 65.66 % -1.8%
2011 70.09 % +6.7%
2012 63.13 % -9.9%
2013 65.88 % +4.4%
2014 64.04 % -2.8%
2015 62.23 % -2.8%
2016 62.97 % +1.2%
2017 61.75 % -1.9%
2018 62.26 % +0.8%
2019 60.91 % -2.2%
2020 61.59 % +1.1%
2021 60.55 % -1.7%
2022 62.4 % +3.1%
2023 58.77 % -5.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 63.21 % 57.54 % 70.09 % 9
1970s 51.8 % 44.33 % 58.38 % 10
1980s 42.48 % 39.07 % 46.14 % 10
1990s 56.36 % 50.83 % 64.49 % 10
2000s 67.18 % 60.66 % 69.59 % 10
2010s 63.89 % 60.91 % 70.09 % 10
2020s 60.83 % 58.77 % 62.4 % 4

Countries ranked near Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs)

  1. 12 Lao People's Democratic Republic 66.07 % compare
  2. 12 Papua New Guinea 123.83 % compare
  3. 13 Dominican Republic 117.33 % compare
  4. 14 Kazakhstan 110.79 % compare
  5. 14 Türkiye 54.77 % compare
  6. 15 Mali 105.6 % compare
  7. 16 Comoros 105.57 % compare
  8. 16 Viet Nam 39 % compare
  9. 17 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 37.72 % compare
  10. 17 Niger 104.36 % compare
  11. 18 Ukraine 102.75 % compare
  12. 18 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 23.62 % compare

See the full ranking of 233 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency in Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs)?
Nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency in Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) was 58.77 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency recorded in Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs)?
The highest recorded value was 70.09 % in 2011.
What is the lowest nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency recorded in Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs)?
The lowest recorded value was 39.07 % in 1987.
How does Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) rank for nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency?
Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) ranks 15th out of 29 groups with data for 2023.
Is nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency rising or falling in Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs)?
Over the last ten years it is down 10.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) 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 (%).