Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen use efficiency in Mozambique
Mozambique: Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen use efficiency was 58.11 % in 2023. ▼ Falling
Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen use efficiency in Mozambique, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Mozambique recorded 58.11 % for nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency in 2023.
That represents a change of down 18.6% on the previous year and down 5.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency in Mozambique peaked at 118.73 % in 1961 and was at its lowest, 48.84 %, in 1992.
Mozambique ranks 73rd of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen use efficiency in Mozambique, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 118.73 % | — |
| 1962 | 118.03 % | -0.6% |
| 1963 | 108.03 % | -8.5% |
| 1964 | 93.4 % | -13.5% |
| 1965 | 86.69 % | -7.2% |
| 1966 | 94.28 % | +8.7% |
| 1967 | 103.81 % | +10.1% |
| 1968 | 106.35 % | +2.4% |
| 1969 | 108.62 % | +2.1% |
| 1970 | 110.72 % | +1.9% |
| 1971 | 105.08 % | -5.1% |
| 1972 | 107.89 % | +2.7% |
| 1973 | 106.24 % | -1.5% |
| 1974 | 113.35 % | +6.7% |
| 1975 | 102.65 % | -9.4% |
| 1976 | 94.91 % | -7.5% |
| 1977 | 84.24 % | -11.2% |
| 1978 | 77.49 % | -8.0% |
| 1979 | 79.97 % | +3.2% |
| 1980 | 73.07 % | -8.6% |
| 1981 | 67.46 % | -7.7% |
| 1982 | 63.22 % | -6.3% |
| 1983 | 67.43 % | +6.7% |
| 1984 | 67.63 % | +0.3% |
| 1985 | 65.83 % | -2.7% |
| 1986 | 66.87 % | +1.6% |
| 1987 | 61.56 % | -7.9% |
| 1988 | 61 % | -0.9% |
| 1989 | 61.46 % | +0.7% |
| 1990 | 64.04 % | +4.2% |
| 1991 | 57.99 % | -9.4% |
| 1992 | 48.84 % | -15.8% |
| 1993 | 62.13 % | +27.2% |
| 1994 | 54.47 % | -12.3% |
| 1995 | 59.76 % | +9.7% |
| 1996 | 63.36 % | +6.0% |
| 1997 | 67.79 % | +7.0% |
| 1998 | 69.65 % | +2.7% |
| 1999 | 75.52 % | +8.4% |
| 2000 | 58.41 % | -22.7% |
| 2001 | 65.46 % | +12.1% |
| 2002 | 56.54 % | -13.6% |
| 2003 | 77.75 % | +37.5% |
| 2004 | 77.36 % | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 65.64 % | -15.2% |
| 2006 | 70.92 % | +8.1% |
| 2007 | 67.05 % | -5.5% |
| 2008 | 52.64 % | -21.5% |
| 2009 | 76.71 % | +45.7% |
| 2010 | 63.88 % | -16.7% |
| 2011 | 76.9 % | +20.4% |
| 2012 | 74.27 % | -3.4% |
| 2013 | 61.73 % | -16.9% |
| 2014 | 57.25 % | -7.3% |
| 2015 | 63.8 % | +11.4% |
| 2016 | 58.09 % | -8.9% |
| 2017 | 62.3 % | +7.2% |
| 2018 | 65.35 % | +4.9% |
| 2019 | 58.5 % | -10.5% |
| 2020 | 58.53 % | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 58.72 % | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 71.42 % | +21.6% |
| 2023 | 58.11 % | -18.6% |
Mozambique compared with similar countries
- Mozambique's 58.11 % is below the median for low income countries, which is 60.42 %, 96% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Mozambique's 58.11 % is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 62.99 %, 92% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 104.22 % | 86.69 % | 118.73 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 98.26 % | 77.49 % | 113.35 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 65.55 % | 61 % | 73.07 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 62.35 % | 48.84 % | 75.52 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 66.85 % | 52.64 % | 77.75 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 64.21 % | 57.25 % | 76.9 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 61.69 % | 58.11 % | 71.42 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near Mozambique
More environment data for Mozambique
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -3.62 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -2.58 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.256 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.23 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -2.02 % 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 0.2476 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency in Mozambique?
- Nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency in Mozambique was 58.11 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency recorded in Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 118.73 % in 1961.
- What is the lowest nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 48.84 % in 1992.
- How does Mozambique rank for nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency?
- Mozambique ranks 73rd out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mozambique 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 (%).