Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen use efficiency in Northern Africa
Northern Africa: Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen use efficiency was 48.72 % in 2023. ▼ Falling
Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen use efficiency in Northern Africa, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency in Northern Africa stood at 48.72 %.
That represents a change of down 1.8% on the previous year and down 13.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency in Northern Africa peaked at 91.77 % in 1962 and was at its lowest, 39.09 %, in 2000.
That places Northern Africa 23rd out of 29 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen use efficiency in Northern Africa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 70.75 % | — |
| 1962 | 91.77 % | +29.7% |
| 1963 | 86.28 % | -6.0% |
| 1964 | 75.1 % | -13.0% |
| 1965 | 73.8 % | -1.7% |
| 1966 | 66.54 % | -9.8% |
| 1967 | 75.03 % | +12.8% |
| 1968 | 78.36 % | +4.4% |
| 1969 | 70.09 % | -10.6% |
| 1970 | 67.92 % | -3.1% |
| 1971 | 67 % | -1.4% |
| 1972 | 62.39 % | -6.9% |
| 1973 | 57.42 % | -8.0% |
| 1974 | 59.48 % | +3.6% |
| 1975 | 55.34 % | -7.0% |
| 1976 | 56.05 % | +1.3% |
| 1977 | 48.24 % | -13.9% |
| 1978 | 54.42 % | +12.8% |
| 1979 | 49.12 % | -9.7% |
| 1980 | 47.37 % | -3.6% |
| 1981 | 44.29 % | -6.5% |
| 1982 | 45.13 % | +1.9% |
| 1983 | 44.22 % | -2.0% |
| 1984 | 41.89 % | -5.3% |
| 1985 | 48.34 % | +15.4% |
| 1986 | 43.89 % | -9.2% |
| 1987 | 41.25 % | -6.0% |
| 1988 | 44.22 % | +7.2% |
| 1989 | 46.1 % | +4.2% |
| 1990 | 47.22 % | +2.4% |
| 1991 | 58.04 % | +22.9% |
| 1992 | 51.55 % | -11.2% |
| 1993 | 42.31 % | -17.9% |
| 1994 | 53.96 % | +27.5% |
| 1995 | 40.19 % | -25.5% |
| 1996 | 57.4 % | +42.8% |
| 1997 | 43.86 % | -23.6% |
| 1998 | 48.39 % | +10.3% |
| 1999 | 43.9 % | -9.3% |
| 2000 | 39.09 % | -11.0% |
| 2001 | 42.77 % | +9.4% |
| 2002 | 42 % | -1.8% |
| 2003 | 50.13 % | +19.3% |
| 2004 | 44.33 % | -11.6% |
| 2005 | 43.9 % | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 50.14 % | +14.2% |
| 2007 | 46.38 % | -7.5% |
| 2008 | 46.87 % | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 54.98 % | +17.3% |
| 2010 | 46.18 % | -16.0% |
| 2011 | 51.17 % | +10.8% |
| 2012 | 51.86 % | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 56.37 % | +8.7% |
| 2014 | 54.01 % | -4.2% |
| 2015 | 53.03 % | -1.8% |
| 2016 | 46.14 % | -13.0% |
| 2017 | 49.09 % | +6.4% |
| 2018 | 52.24 % | +6.4% |
| 2019 | 50.73 % | -2.9% |
| 2020 | 46.45 % | -8.4% |
| 2021 | 51.01 % | +9.8% |
| 2022 | 49.6 % | -2.8% |
| 2023 | 48.72 % | -1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 76.41 % | 66.54 % | 91.77 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 57.74 % | 48.24 % | 67.92 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 44.67 % | 41.25 % | 48.34 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 48.68 % | 40.19 % | 58.04 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 46.06 % | 39.09 % | 54.98 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 51.08 % | 46.14 % | 56.37 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 48.95 % | 46.45 % | 51.01 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near Northern Africa
More environment data for Northern Africa
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -20 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -13.93 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.281 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.61 °C (2025)
- Recovered paper — Production 701,000 t (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Production 1.10 million t (2024)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 864,000 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Production 888,500 t (2024)
- Agricultural land — Share in Land area 27.72 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency in Northern Africa?
- Nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency in Northern Africa was 48.72 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency recorded in Northern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 91.77 % in 1962.
- What is the lowest nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency recorded in Northern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 39.09 % in 2000.
- How does Northern Africa rank for nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency?
- Northern Africa ranks 23rd out of 29 groups with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency rising or falling in Northern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Northern 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 (%).