Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen use efficiency in Middle Africa
Middle Africa: Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen use efficiency was 78.16 % in 2023. ▲ Rising
Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen use efficiency in Middle Africa, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency in Middle Africa stood at 78.16 %.
The figure is up 1.6% on the previous year and up 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency in Middle Africa peaked at 80.2 % in 1963 and was at its lowest, 57.66 %, in 1981.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen use efficiency in Middle Africa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 78.07 % | — |
| 1962 | 78.74 % | +0.9% |
| 1963 | 80.2 % | +1.8% |
| 1964 | 78.34 % | -2.3% |
| 1965 | 73.68 % | -5.9% |
| 1966 | 73.95 % | +0.4% |
| 1967 | 73.04 % | -1.2% |
| 1968 | 73.49 % | +0.6% |
| 1969 | 74.2 % | +1.0% |
| 1970 | 70.74 % | -4.7% |
| 1971 | 67.32 % | -4.8% |
| 1972 | 65.71 % | -2.4% |
| 1973 | 66.84 % | +1.7% |
| 1974 | 69.07 % | +3.3% |
| 1975 | 69.32 % | +0.4% |
| 1976 | 65.95 % | -4.9% |
| 1977 | 60.51 % | -8.3% |
| 1978 | 58.37 % | -3.5% |
| 1979 | 58.86 % | +0.8% |
| 1980 | 58.53 % | -0.6% |
| 1981 | 57.66 % | -1.5% |
| 1982 | 62.09 % | +7.7% |
| 1983 | 61.7 % | -0.6% |
| 1984 | 59.12 % | -4.2% |
| 1985 | 59.48 % | +0.6% |
| 1986 | 62.71 % | +5.4% |
| 1987 | 60.64 % | -3.3% |
| 1988 | 64.03 % | +5.6% |
| 1989 | 62.49 % | -2.4% |
| 1990 | 62.98 % | +0.8% |
| 1991 | 67.11 % | +6.6% |
| 1992 | 67.03 % | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 64.95 % | -3.1% |
| 1994 | 68.94 % | +6.1% |
| 1995 | 66.39 % | -3.7% |
| 1996 | 67.9 % | +2.3% |
| 1997 | 66.73 % | -1.7% |
| 1998 | 67.46 % | +1.1% |
| 1999 | 67.48 % | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 67.75 % | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 68.05 % | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 70.58 % | +3.7% |
| 2003 | 69.94 % | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 67.43 % | -3.6% |
| 2005 | 74.29 % | +10.2% |
| 2006 | 74.05 % | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 74.08 % | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 72.04 % | -2.7% |
| 2009 | 71.41 % | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 79.87 % | +11.9% |
| 2011 | 76.7 % | -4.0% |
| 2012 | 78.52 % | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 77.83 % | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 76.66 % | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 76.21 % | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 79.09 % | +3.8% |
| 2017 | 76.34 % | -3.5% |
| 2018 | 78.56 % | +2.9% |
| 2019 | 79.22 % | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 78.82 % | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 78.79 % | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 76.94 % | -2.4% |
| 2023 | 78.16 % | +1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 75.97 % | 73.04 % | 80.2 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 65.27 % | 58.37 % | 70.74 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 60.84 % | 57.66 % | 64.03 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 66.7 % | 62.98 % | 68.94 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 70.96 % | 67.43 % | 74.29 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 77.9 % | 76.21 % | 79.87 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 78.18 % | 76.94 % | 78.82 % | 4 |
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More environment data for Middle Africa
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -9.38 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -9.88 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.198 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.13 °C (2025)
- Industrial roundwood — Production 16.92 million m3 (2024)
- Industrial roundwood — Export quantity 1.37 million m3 (2024)
- Industrial roundwood — Import value 1,530 1000 USD (2024)
- Industrial roundwood — Import quantity 3,754 m3 (2024)
- Wood fuel — Production 122.87 million m3 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency in Middle Africa?
- Nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency in Middle Africa was 78.16 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency recorded in Middle Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 80.2 % in 1963.
- What is the lowest nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency recorded in Middle Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 57.66 % in 1981.
- How does Middle Africa rank for nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency?
- Middle Africa ranks 7th out of 18 groups with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency rising or falling in Middle Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Middle Africa 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 (%).