Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen use efficiency in Mali
Mali: Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen use efficiency was 105.6 % in 2023. ▲ Rising
Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen use efficiency in Mali, 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 Mali is 105.6 %, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 15.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency in Mali peaked at 126.21 % in 1991 and was at its lowest, 61.35 %, in 1970.
That places Mali 15th out of 186 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen use efficiency in Mali, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 83.41 % | — |
| 1962 | 82.95 % | -0.6% |
| 1963 | 80.62 % | -2.8% |
| 1964 | 77.06 % | -4.4% |
| 1965 | 75.26 % | -2.3% |
| 1966 | 80.95 % | +7.6% |
| 1967 | 84.95 % | +4.9% |
| 1968 | 73.3 % | -13.7% |
| 1969 | 80.8 % | +10.2% |
| 1970 | 61.35 % | -24.1% |
| 1971 | 66.07 % | +7.7% |
| 1972 | 61.79 % | -6.5% |
| 1973 | 64.02 % | +3.6% |
| 1974 | 76.65 % | +19.7% |
| 1975 | 91.12 % | +18.9% |
| 1976 | 83.22 % | -8.7% |
| 1977 | 73.87 % | -11.2% |
| 1978 | 92.58 % | +25.3% |
| 1979 | 78.41 % | -15.3% |
| 1980 | 71.4 % | -8.9% |
| 1981 | 82.76 % | +15.9% |
| 1982 | 85.99 % | +3.9% |
| 1983 | 103.78 % | +20.7% |
| 1984 | 68.71 % | -33.8% |
| 1985 | 112.22 % | +63.3% |
| 1986 | 120.52 % | +7.4% |
| 1987 | 106.93 % | -11.3% |
| 1988 | 125.07 % | +17.0% |
| 1989 | 118.73 % | -5.1% |
| 1990 | 100.29 % | -15.5% |
| 1991 | 126.21 % | +25.8% |
| 1992 | 114.39 % | -9.4% |
| 1993 | 101.54 % | -11.2% |
| 1994 | 106.85 % | +5.2% |
| 1995 | 114 % | +6.7% |
| 1996 | 110.25 % | -3.3% |
| 1997 | 96.1 % | -12.8% |
| 1998 | 113.52 % | +18.1% |
| 1999 | 107.04 % | -5.7% |
| 2000 | 88.38 % | -17.4% |
| 2001 | 111.57 % | +26.2% |
| 2002 | 68.74 % | -38.4% |
| 2003 | 89.14 % | +29.7% |
| 2004 | 83.36 % | -6.5% |
| 2005 | 78.99 % | -5.2% |
| 2006 | 68.65 % | -13.1% |
| 2007 | 78.61 % | +14.5% |
| 2008 | 69.47 % | -11.6% |
| 2009 | 80.2 % | +15.4% |
| 2010 | 77.66 % | -3.2% |
| 2011 | 100.71 % | +29.7% |
| 2012 | 95.38 % | -5.3% |
| 2013 | 91.81 % | -3.7% |
| 2014 | 90.93 % | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 91.11 % | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 87.6 % | -3.9% |
| 2017 | 80.53 % | -8.1% |
| 2018 | 90.08 % | +11.9% |
| 2019 | 82.61 % | -8.3% |
| 2020 | 85.95 % | +4.0% |
| 2021 | 104.59 % | +21.7% |
| 2022 | 105.35 % | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 105.6 % | +0.2% |
Mali compared with similar countries
- Mali's 105.6 % is above the median for low income countries, which is 60.42 %, 1.7× the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Mali's 105.6 % is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 62.99 %, 1.7× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 79.92 % | 73.3 % | 84.95 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 74.91 % | 61.35 % | 92.58 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 99.61 % | 68.71 % | 125.07 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 109.02 % | 96.1 % | 126.21 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 81.71 % | 68.65 % | 111.57 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 88.84 % | 77.66 % | 100.71 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 100.37 % | 85.95 % | 105.6 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near Mali
- 12 Lao People's Democratic Republic 66.07 % compare
- 12 Papua New Guinea 123.83 % compare
- 13 Dominican Republic 117.33 % compare
- 14 Kazakhstan 110.79 % compare
- 14 Türkiye 54.77 % compare
- 16 Comoros 105.57 % compare
- 16 Viet Nam 39 % compare
- 17 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 37.72 % compare
- 17 Niger 104.36 % compare
- 18 Ukraine 102.75 % compare
- 18 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 23.62 % compare
More environment data for Mali
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -6.69 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -6.27 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.401 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.44 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 3 % 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 3.04 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency in Mali?
- Nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency in Mali was 105.6 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency recorded in Mali?
- The highest recorded value was 126.21 % in 1991.
- What is the lowest nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency recorded in Mali?
- The lowest recorded value was 61.35 % in 1970.
- How does Mali rank for nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency?
- Mali ranks 15th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency rising or falling in Mali?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mali 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 (%).