Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen use efficiency in Rwanda
Rwanda: Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen use efficiency was 75.58 % in 2023. ▼ Falling
Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen use efficiency in Rwanda, 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 Rwanda is 75.58 %, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 1.1% on the previous year and down 14.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency in Rwanda peaked at 121.94 % in 1962 and was at its lowest, 65.29 %, in 2015.
Rwanda ranks 40th of 186 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen use efficiency in Rwanda, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 100.27 % | — |
| 1962 | 121.94 % | +21.6% |
| 1963 | 96.63 % | -20.8% |
| 1964 | 97.02 % | +0.4% |
| 1965 | 95.73 % | -1.3% |
| 1966 | 93.59 % | -2.2% |
| 1967 | 97.26 % | +3.9% |
| 1968 | 97.08 % | -0.2% |
| 1969 | 97.15 % | +0.1% |
| 1970 | 101.25 % | +4.2% |
| 1971 | 98.74 % | -2.5% |
| 1972 | 98.05 % | -0.7% |
| 1973 | 99.22 % | +1.2% |
| 1974 | 94.39 % | -4.9% |
| 1975 | 98.65 % | +4.5% |
| 1976 | 100.46 % | +1.8% |
| 1977 | 100.93 % | +0.5% |
| 1978 | 102.59 % | +1.6% |
| 1979 | 105.96 % | +3.3% |
| 1980 | 103.22 % | -2.6% |
| 1981 | 105.4 % | +2.1% |
| 1982 | 108.04 % | +2.5% |
| 1983 | 103.98 % | -3.8% |
| 1984 | 100.19 % | -3.6% |
| 1985 | 106.77 % | +6.6% |
| 1986 | 102.9 % | -3.6% |
| 1987 | 99.17 % | -3.6% |
| 1988 | 100.29 % | +1.1% |
| 1989 | 102.59 % | +2.3% |
| 1990 | 95.2 % | -7.2% |
| 1991 | 111.84 % | +17.5% |
| 1992 | 104.85 % | -6.3% |
| 1993 | 103.95 % | -0.9% |
| 1994 | 80.59 % | -22.5% |
| 1995 | 88.83 % | +10.2% |
| 1996 | 92.47 % | +4.1% |
| 1997 | 92.51 % | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 95.41 % | +3.1% |
| 1999 | 95.89 % | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 102.55 % | +6.9% |
| 2001 | 101.35 % | -1.2% |
| 2002 | 105.89 % | +4.5% |
| 2003 | 96.77 % | -8.6% |
| 2004 | 92.1 % | -4.8% |
| 2005 | 92.79 % | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 89.21 % | -3.9% |
| 2007 | 83.02 % | -6.9% |
| 2008 | 82.17 % | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 91.07 % | +10.8% |
| 2010 | 94.31 % | +3.6% |
| 2011 | 101.11 % | +7.2% |
| 2012 | 93.22 % | -7.8% |
| 2013 | 88.24 % | -5.3% |
| 2014 | 74.38 % | -15.7% |
| 2015 | 65.29 % | -12.2% |
| 2016 | 69.57 % | +6.5% |
| 2017 | 65.93 % | -5.2% |
| 2018 | 74.64 % | +13.2% |
| 2019 | 73.46 % | -1.6% |
| 2020 | 72.14 % | -1.8% |
| 2021 | 69.85 % | -3.2% |
| 2022 | 74.78 % | +7.1% |
| 2023 | 75.58 % | +1.1% |
Rwanda compared with similar countries
- Rwanda's 75.58 % is above the median for low income countries, which is 60.42 %, 1.3× the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Rwanda's 75.58 % is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 62.99 %, 1.2× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 99.63 % | 93.59 % | 121.94 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 100.02 % | 94.39 % | 105.96 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 103.25 % | 99.17 % | 108.04 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 96.15 % | 80.59 % | 111.84 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 93.69 % | 82.17 % | 105.89 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 80.01 % | 65.29 % | 101.11 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 73.09 % | 69.85 % | 75.58 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near Rwanda
- 37 Malaysia 77.13 % compare
- 38 Afghanistan 77.08 % compare
- 39 Russian Federation 75.69 % compare
- 41 Senegal 74.91 % compare
- 42 Philippines 74.85 % compare
- 43 Angola 74.77 % compare
More environment data for Rwanda
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -5.64 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -5.05 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate -31.63 % change on previous year (2013)
- Standard Deviation 0.268 °C (2013)
- Temperature change 1.35 °C (2013)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (1990)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.0359 % 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 -1.42 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency in Rwanda?
- Nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency in Rwanda was 75.58 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency recorded in Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 121.94 % in 1962.
- What is the lowest nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 65.29 % in 2015.
- How does Rwanda rank for nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency?
- Rwanda ranks 40th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Rwanda 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 (%).