Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen use efficiency in Madagascar
Madagascar: Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen use efficiency was 74.67 % in 2023. ▲ Rising
Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen use efficiency in Madagascar, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency in Madagascar stood at 74.67 %.
That represents a change of down 6.5% on the previous year and down 13.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency in Madagascar peaked at 96.9 % in 2010 and was at its lowest, 58.32 %, in 1982.
Madagascar ranks 44th of 186 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen use efficiency in Madagascar, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 67.9 % | — |
| 1962 | 66.47 % | -2.1% |
| 1963 | 66.76 % | +0.4% |
| 1964 | 69.72 % | +4.4% |
| 1965 | 68.67 % | -1.5% |
| 1966 | 63.24 % | -7.9% |
| 1967 | 64.88 % | +2.6% |
| 1968 | 65.5 % | +0.9% |
| 1969 | 66.35 % | +1.3% |
| 1970 | 67.34 % | +1.5% |
| 1971 | 67.38 % | +0.1% |
| 1972 | 64.75 % | -3.9% |
| 1973 | 67.81 % | +4.7% |
| 1974 | 73.42 % | +8.3% |
| 1975 | 71.36 % | -2.8% |
| 1976 | 74.21 % | +4.0% |
| 1977 | 70.05 % | -5.6% |
| 1978 | 65.43 % | -6.6% |
| 1979 | 65.05 % | -0.6% |
| 1980 | 62.11 % | -4.5% |
| 1981 | 58.75 % | -5.4% |
| 1982 | 58.32 % | -0.7% |
| 1983 | 62.85 % | +7.8% |
| 1984 | 66.27 % | +5.4% |
| 1985 | 65.08 % | -1.8% |
| 1986 | 66.83 % | +2.7% |
| 1987 | 66.79 % | -0.1% |
| 1988 | 67.69 % | +1.4% |
| 1989 | 72.94 % | +7.8% |
| 1990 | 71.01 % | -2.7% |
| 1991 | 67.97 % | -4.3% |
| 1992 | 67.64 % | -0.5% |
| 1993 | 66.63 % | -1.5% |
| 1994 | 65.89 % | -1.1% |
| 1995 | 64.43 % | -2.2% |
| 1996 | 64.34 % | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 65.42 % | +1.7% |
| 1998 | 66.96 % | +2.4% |
| 1999 | 72.36 % | +8.1% |
| 2000 | 77.18 % | +6.7% |
| 2001 | 79.89 % | +3.5% |
| 2002 | 80.1 % | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 81.05 % | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 85.44 % | +5.4% |
| 2005 | 80.64 % | -5.6% |
| 2006 | 86.07 % | +6.7% |
| 2007 | 85.87 % | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 86.35 % | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 95.38 % | +10.5% |
| 2010 | 96.9 % | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 91.76 % | -5.3% |
| 2012 | 87.59 % | -4.5% |
| 2013 | 86.49 % | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 81.06 % | -6.3% |
| 2015 | 79.54 % | -1.9% |
| 2016 | 78.86 % | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 68.98 % | -12.5% |
| 2018 | 71.29 % | +3.3% |
| 2019 | 69.21 % | -2.9% |
| 2020 | 71.79 % | +3.7% |
| 2021 | 79.15 % | +10.2% |
| 2022 | 79.82 % | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 74.67 % | -6.5% |
Madagascar compared with similar countries
- Madagascar's 74.67 % is above the median for low income countries, which is 60.42 %, 1.2× the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Madagascar's 74.67 % is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 62.99 %, 1.2× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 66.61 % | 63.24 % | 69.72 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 68.68 % | 64.75 % | 74.21 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 64.76 % | 58.32 % | 72.94 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 67.26 % | 64.34 % | 72.36 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 83.8 % | 77.18 % | 95.38 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 81.17 % | 68.98 % | 96.9 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 76.35 % | 71.79 % | 79.82 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near Madagascar
More environment data for Madagascar
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.297 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.17 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.2369 % 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 -1.01 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency in Madagascar?
- Nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency in Madagascar was 74.67 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency recorded in Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 96.9 % in 2010.
- What is the lowest nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 58.32 % in 1982.
- How does Madagascar rank for nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency?
- Madagascar ranks 44th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Madagascar 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 (%).