Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen use efficiency in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)
Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs): Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen use efficiency was 49.02 % in 2023. ▼ Falling
Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen use efficiency in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs), 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 Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) is 49.02 %, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 1.6% on the previous year and down 4.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) peaked at 65.05 % in 1962 and was at its lowest, 44.09 %, in 1997.
That places Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 21st out of 29 groups with data for 2023, putting it 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 Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 64.72 % | — |
| 1962 | 65.05 % | +0.5% |
| 1963 | 64.21 % | -1.3% |
| 1964 | 62.74 % | -2.3% |
| 1965 | 62.89 % | +0.2% |
| 1966 | 59.42 % | -5.5% |
| 1967 | 60.94 % | +2.6% |
| 1968 | 60.59 % | -0.6% |
| 1969 | 60.09 % | -0.8% |
| 1970 | 62.64 % | +4.2% |
| 1971 | 59.64 % | -4.8% |
| 1972 | 56.73 % | -4.9% |
| 1973 | 57.34 % | +1.1% |
| 1974 | 57.9 % | +1.0% |
| 1975 | 55.55 % | -4.1% |
| 1976 | 54.43 % | -2.0% |
| 1977 | 52.9 % | -2.8% |
| 1978 | 52.34 % | -1.1% |
| 1979 | 51.25 % | -2.1% |
| 1980 | 50.8 % | -0.9% |
| 1981 | 51.23 % | +0.9% |
| 1982 | 51.39 % | +0.3% |
| 1983 | 51.32 % | -0.1% |
| 1984 | 50.16 % | -2.2% |
| 1985 | 50.61 % | +0.9% |
| 1986 | 48.7 % | -3.8% |
| 1987 | 47.59 % | -2.3% |
| 1988 | 48.18 % | +1.2% |
| 1989 | 48.14 % | -0.1% |
| 1990 | 49.34 % | +2.5% |
| 1991 | 51.53 % | +4.4% |
| 1992 | 48.02 % | -6.8% |
| 1993 | 46.74 % | -2.7% |
| 1994 | 48.04 % | +2.8% |
| 1995 | 44.56 % | -7.2% |
| 1996 | 46.98 % | +5.4% |
| 1997 | 44.09 % | -6.1% |
| 1998 | 46.26 % | +4.9% |
| 1999 | 47.34 % | +2.3% |
| 2000 | 46.29 % | -2.2% |
| 2001 | 47.47 % | +2.5% |
| 2002 | 46.92 % | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 49.09 % | +4.6% |
| 2004 | 47.78 % | -2.7% |
| 2005 | 48.27 % | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 49.64 % | +2.8% |
| 2007 | 49.28 % | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 49.45 % | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 49.55 % | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 49.41 % | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 50.34 % | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 51.87 % | +3.0% |
| 2013 | 51.55 % | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 51.01 % | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 50.89 % | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 48.8 % | -4.1% |
| 2017 | 48.56 % | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 49.81 % | +2.6% |
| 2019 | 49.11 % | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 47.88 % | -2.5% |
| 2021 | 49.41 % | +3.2% |
| 2022 | 49.82 % | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 49.02 % | -1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 62.29 % | 59.42 % | 65.05 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 56.07 % | 51.25 % | 62.64 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 49.81 % | 47.59 % | 51.39 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 47.29 % | 44.09 % | 51.53 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 48.37 % | 46.29 % | 49.64 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 50.13 % | 48.56 % | 51.87 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 49.03 % | 47.88 % | 49.82 % | 4 |
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More environment data for Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.221 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.34 °C (2025)
- Cropland — Share in Land area 10.78 % (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Export quantity 4.43 million t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity 5.12 million t (2024)
- Agriculture — Area 1.21 million 1000 ha (2024)
- Agricultural land — Area 1.21 million 1000 ha (2024)
- Agricultural land — Share in Land area 41.05 % (2024)
- Cropland — Area 317,994 1000 ha (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)?
- Nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) was 49.02 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency recorded in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)?
- The highest recorded value was 65.05 % in 1962.
- What is the lowest nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency recorded in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)?
- The lowest recorded value was 44.09 % in 1997.
- How does Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) rank for nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency?
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) ranks 21st out of 29 groups with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency rising or falling in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 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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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 (%).