Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen use efficiency in Mauritius
Mauritius: Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen use efficiency was 128.25 % in 2023. ▼ Falling
Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen use efficiency in Mauritius, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency in Mauritius stood at 128.25 %.
The figure is up 69.5% on the previous year and down 5.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency in Mauritius peaked at 205.76 % in 1976 and was at its lowest, 75.66 %, in 2022.
That places Mauritius 10th out of 186 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen use efficiency in Mauritius, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 154.06 % | — |
| 1962 | 130.32 % | -15.4% |
| 1963 | 161.62 % | +24.0% |
| 1964 | 135.28 % | -16.3% |
| 1965 | 192.28 % | +42.1% |
| 1966 | 161.12 % | -16.2% |
| 1967 | 179.94 % | +11.7% |
| 1968 | 163.62 % | -9.1% |
| 1969 | 184.53 % | +12.8% |
| 1970 | 165.71 % | -10.2% |
| 1971 | 166.33 % | +0.4% |
| 1972 | 142.38 % | -14.4% |
| 1973 | 167.05 % | +17.3% |
| 1974 | 195.16 % | +16.8% |
| 1975 | 127.09 % | -34.9% |
| 1976 | 205.76 % | +61.9% |
| 1977 | 161.75 % | -21.4% |
| 1978 | 176.3 % | +9.0% |
| 1979 | 187.93 % | +6.6% |
| 1980 | 131.69 % | -29.9% |
| 1981 | 160.9 % | +22.2% |
| 1982 | 192.6 % | +19.7% |
| 1983 | 144.72 % | -24.9% |
| 1984 | 138.58 % | -4.2% |
| 1985 | 150.82 % | +8.8% |
| 1986 | 175.83 % | +16.6% |
| 1987 | 148.64 % | -15.5% |
| 1988 | 148.47 % | -0.1% |
| 1989 | 139.25 % | -6.2% |
| 1990 | 145.39 % | +4.4% |
| 1991 | 150.27 % | +3.4% |
| 1992 | 153.94 % | +2.4% |
| 1993 | 159.49 % | +3.6% |
| 1994 | 123.89 % | -22.3% |
| 1995 | 126.71 % | +2.3% |
| 1996 | 122.73 % | -3.1% |
| 1997 | 145.49 % | +18.5% |
| 1998 | 139.98 % | -3.8% |
| 1999 | 89.47 % | -36.1% |
| 2000 | 105.74 % | +18.2% |
| 2001 | 164.43 % | +55.5% |
| 2002 | 131.28 % | -20.2% |
| 2003 | 152.14 % | +15.9% |
| 2004 | 129.87 % | -14.6% |
| 2005 | 123.22 % | -5.1% |
| 2006 | 121.13 % | -1.7% |
| 2007 | 106.77 % | -11.9% |
| 2008 | 121.63 % | +13.9% |
| 2009 | 125.62 % | +3.3% |
| 2010 | 124.95 % | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 109.27 % | -12.5% |
| 2012 | 107.65 % | -1.5% |
| 2013 | 136.21 % | +26.5% |
| 2014 | 108.88 % | -20.1% |
| 2015 | 161.69 % | +48.5% |
| 2016 | 145.75 % | -9.9% |
| 2017 | 83.13 % | -43.0% |
| 2018 | 144.25 % | +73.5% |
| 2019 | 98.16 % | -32.0% |
| 2020 | 119.51 % | +21.8% |
| 2021 | 128.39 % | +7.4% |
| 2022 | 75.66 % | -41.1% |
| 2023 | 128.25 % | +69.5% |
Mauritius compared with similar countries
- Mauritius's 128.25 % is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 56.91 %, 2.3× the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Mauritius's 128.25 % is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 62.99 %, 2.0× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 162.53 % | 130.32 % | 192.28 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 169.55 % | 127.09 % | 205.76 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 153.15 % | 131.69 % | 192.6 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 135.74 % | 89.47 % | 159.49 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 128.18 % | 105.74 % | 164.43 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 121.99 % | 83.13 % | 161.69 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 112.95 % | 75.66 % | 128.39 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near Mauritius
- 7 Samoa 164.39 % compare
- 8 Equatorial Guinea 141.58 % compare
- 8 Republic of Moldova 78.16 % compare
- 9 Tonga 135.24 % compare
- 9 United Republic of Tanzania 72.27 % compare
- 10 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 69.2 % compare
- 11 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 66.86 % compare
- 11 Ghana 124.81 % compare
- 12 Lao People's Democratic Republic 66.07 % compare
- 12 Papua New Guinea 123.83 % compare
- 13 Dominican Republic 117.33 % compare
More environment data for Mauritius
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 9.92 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 9.84 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.295 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.05 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.35 % 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 -1.62 % 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 Mauritius?
- Nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency in Mauritius was 128.25 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency recorded in Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 205.76 % in 1976.
- What is the lowest nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 75.66 % in 2022.
- How does Mauritius rank for nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency?
- Mauritius ranks 10th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency rising or falling in Mauritius?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mauritius 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 (%).