Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen use efficiency in Pakistan
Pakistan: Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen use efficiency was 29.14 % in 2023. ▼ Falling
Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen use efficiency in Pakistan, 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 Pakistan is 29.14 %, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 12.1% on the previous year and down 4.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency in Pakistan peaked at 60.51 % in 1970 and was at its lowest, 26 %, in 2022.
That places Pakistan 152nd out of 186 countries 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 Pakistan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 53.98 % | — |
| 1962 | 58.91 % | +9.1% |
| 1963 | 59.9 % | +1.7% |
| 1964 | 55.78 % | -6.9% |
| 1965 | 60.04 % | +7.6% |
| 1966 | 56.46 % | -6.0% |
| 1967 | 53.72 % | -4.9% |
| 1968 | 58.02 % | +8.0% |
| 1969 | 56.25 % | -3.1% |
| 1970 | 60.51 % | +7.6% |
| 1971 | 55.14 % | -8.9% |
| 1972 | 51.98 % | -5.7% |
| 1973 | 54.67 % | +5.2% |
| 1974 | 53.32 % | -2.5% |
| 1975 | 46.02 % | -13.7% |
| 1976 | 44.5 % | -3.3% |
| 1977 | 46.47 % | +4.4% |
| 1978 | 38.93 % | -16.2% |
| 1979 | 40.23 % | +3.3% |
| 1980 | 39.91 % | -0.8% |
| 1981 | 42.8 % | +7.3% |
| 1982 | 40.29 % | -5.9% |
| 1983 | 38.36 % | -4.8% |
| 1984 | 41.37 % | +7.8% |
| 1985 | 38.81 % | -6.2% |
| 1986 | 37.23 % | -4.1% |
| 1987 | 39.58 % | +6.3% |
| 1988 | 37.31 % | -5.7% |
| 1989 | 37.04 % | -0.7% |
| 1990 | 38.57 % | +4.1% |
| 1991 | 41.88 % | +8.6% |
| 1992 | 35.55 % | -15.1% |
| 1993 | 34.51 % | -2.9% |
| 1994 | 33.75 % | -2.2% |
| 1995 | 34.31 % | +1.6% |
| 1996 | 32.87 % | -4.2% |
| 1997 | 30.16 % | -8.2% |
| 1998 | 33.06 % | +9.6% |
| 1999 | 34.38 % | +4.0% |
| 2000 | 34.44 % | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 31.91 % | -7.3% |
| 2002 | 30.75 % | -3.6% |
| 2003 | 30.49 % | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 33.24 % | +9.0% |
| 2005 | 30.9 % | -7.0% |
| 2006 | 30.5 % | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 31.54 % | +3.4% |
| 2008 | 30.62 % | -2.9% |
| 2009 | 28.17 % | -8.0% |
| 2010 | 27.45 % | -2.6% |
| 2011 | 30.54 % | +11.3% |
| 2012 | 31.47 % | +3.0% |
| 2013 | 30.45 % | -3.2% |
| 2014 | 31.32 % | +2.9% |
| 2015 | 30.7 % | -2.0% |
| 2016 | 28.38 % | -7.5% |
| 2017 | 30.21 % | +6.5% |
| 2018 | 27.4 % | -9.3% |
| 2019 | 26.8 % | -2.2% |
| 2020 | 26.61 % | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 28.29 % | +6.3% |
| 2022 | 26 % | -8.1% |
| 2023 | 29.14 % | +12.1% |
Pakistan compared with similar countries
- Pakistan's 29.14 % is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 52.75 %, 55% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Pakistan's 29.14 % is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 35.33 %, 82% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 57.01 % | 53.72 % | 60.04 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 49.18 % | 38.93 % | 60.51 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 39.27 % | 37.04 % | 42.8 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 34.91 % | 30.16 % | 41.88 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 31.25 % | 28.17 % | 34.44 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 29.47 % | 26.8 % | 31.47 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 27.51 % | 26 % | 29.14 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near Pakistan
- 149 Republic of Korea 30.47 % compare
- 150 Costa Rica 29.82 % compare
- 151 Belgium 29.73 % compare
- 153 Jordan 28.53 % compare
- 154 China, Taiwan Province of 27.91 % compare
- 155 Switzerland 27.84 % compare
More environment data for Pakistan
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -10.53 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -7.64 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.373 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.58 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.7034 % 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 3.1 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency in Pakistan?
- Nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency in Pakistan was 29.14 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency recorded in Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 60.51 % in 1970.
- What is the lowest nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency recorded in Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 26 % in 2022.
- How does Pakistan rank for nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency?
- Pakistan ranks 152nd out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency rising or falling in Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Pakistan 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 (%).