Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen use efficiency in Niger
Niger: Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen use efficiency was 104.36 % in 2023. ▲ Rising
Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen use efficiency in Niger, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Niger recorded 104.36 % for nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency in 2023.
That represents a change of down 8.0% on the previous year and up 5.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency in Niger peaked at 118.38 % in 2008 and was at its lowest, 40.94 %, in 1973.
Niger ranks 17th of 186 countries on this measure, 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 Niger, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 51.84 % | — |
| 1962 | 61.92 % | +19.4% |
| 1963 | 64.08 % | +3.5% |
| 1964 | 65.12 % | +1.6% |
| 1965 | 53.26 % | -18.2% |
| 1966 | 53.81 % | +1.0% |
| 1967 | 59.54 % | +10.7% |
| 1968 | 43.78 % | -26.5% |
| 1969 | 59.33 % | +35.5% |
| 1970 | 50.54 % | -14.8% |
| 1971 | 52.5 % | +3.9% |
| 1972 | 52.12 % | -0.7% |
| 1973 | 40.94 % | -21.4% |
| 1974 | 60.99 % | +49.0% |
| 1975 | 56.07 % | -8.1% |
| 1976 | 74.5 % | +32.9% |
| 1977 | 74.11 % | -0.5% |
| 1978 | 75.89 % | +2.4% |
| 1979 | 84.44 % | +11.3% |
| 1980 | 80.86 % | -4.2% |
| 1981 | 74.13 % | -8.3% |
| 1982 | 74.01 % | -0.2% |
| 1983 | 73.98 % | -0.1% |
| 1984 | 56.51 % | -23.6% |
| 1985 | 84.82 % | +50.1% |
| 1986 | 92.3 % | +8.8% |
| 1987 | 67.47 % | -26.9% |
| 1988 | 117.97 % | +74.8% |
| 1989 | 90.16 % | -23.6% |
| 1990 | 88.3 % | -2.1% |
| 1991 | 85.78 % | -2.9% |
| 1992 | 81.54 % | -5.0% |
| 1993 | 75.03 % | -8.0% |
| 1994 | 67.31 % | -10.3% |
| 1995 | 60.57 % | -10.0% |
| 1996 | 57.67 % | -4.8% |
| 1997 | 53.13 % | -7.9% |
| 1998 | 95.09 % | +79.0% |
| 1999 | 89.04 % | -6.4% |
| 2000 | 59.85 % | -32.8% |
| 2001 | 93.5 % | +56.2% |
| 2002 | 90.4 % | -3.3% |
| 2003 | 87.57 % | -3.1% |
| 2004 | 69.78 % | -20.3% |
| 2005 | 94.79 % | +35.8% |
| 2006 | 105.97 % | +11.8% |
| 2007 | 98.62 % | -6.9% |
| 2008 | 118.38 % | +20.0% |
| 2009 | 79.98 % | -32.4% |
| 2010 | 113.47 % | +41.9% |
| 2011 | 94.91 % | -16.4% |
| 2012 | 101.94 % | +7.4% |
| 2013 | 98.97 % | -2.9% |
| 2014 | 95.8 % | -3.2% |
| 2015 | 107.26 % | +12.0% |
| 2016 | 113.21 % | +5.6% |
| 2017 | 106.48 % | -5.9% |
| 2018 | 110.17 % | +3.5% |
| 2019 | 103.16 % | -6.4% |
| 2020 | 112.93 % | +9.5% |
| 2021 | 76.22 % | -32.5% |
| 2022 | 113.41 % | +48.8% |
| 2023 | 104.36 % | -8.0% |
Niger compared with similar countries
- Niger's 104.36 % is above the median for low income countries, which is 60.42 %, 1.7× the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Niger's 104.36 % is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 62.99 %, 1.7× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen use efficiency in Niger changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | +79.0% | 53.13 % | 95.09 % |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 56.96 % | 43.78 % | 65.12 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 62.21 % | 40.94 % | 84.44 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 81.22 % | 56.51 % | 117.97 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 75.35 % | 53.13 % | 95.09 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 89.89 % | 59.85 % | 118.38 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 104.54 % | 94.91 % | 113.47 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 101.73 % | 76.22 % | 113.41 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near Niger
- 14 Kazakhstan 110.79 % compare
- 14 Türkiye 54.77 % compare
- 15 Mali 105.6 % compare
- 16 Comoros 105.57 % compare
- 16 Viet Nam 39 % compare
- 17 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 37.72 % compare
- 18 Ukraine 102.75 % compare
- 18 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 23.62 % compare
- 19 Dominica 97.13 % compare
- 20 Cameroon 95.39 % compare
More environment data for Niger
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 4.49 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 1.65 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.334 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.05 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.68 % 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 2.69 % 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 Niger?
- Nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency in Niger was 104.36 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency recorded in Niger?
- The highest recorded value was 118.38 % in 2008.
- What is the lowest nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was 40.94 % in 1973.
- How does Niger rank for nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency?
- Niger ranks 17th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency rising or falling in Niger?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Niger 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 (%).