Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen use efficiency in South Africa
South Africa: Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen use efficiency was 64.85 % in 2023. ▼ Falling
Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen use efficiency in South Africa, 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 South Africa is 64.85 %, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 9.7% on the previous year and up 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency in South Africa peaked at 105.06 % in 1967 and was at its lowest, 35.08 %, in 1992.
That places South Africa 11th out of 32 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 82.61 % | 68.6 % | 105.06 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 67.74 % | 55.83 % | 82.73 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 58.06 % | 40.76 % | 72.84 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 56.41 % | 35.08 % | 67.07 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 59.88 % | 48.42 % | 71.61 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 59.95 % | 52.76 % | 63.61 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 59.43 % | 53.15 % | 64.85 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near South Africa
More environment data for South Africa
- Standard Deviation 0.275 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.05 °C (2025)
- Recovered paper — Production 1.18 million t (2024)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 2.03 million t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value 30,837 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import quantity 7,586 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Export value 272,220 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Export quantity 385,631 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Import value 516,696 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Import quantity 472,308 t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency in South Africa?
- Nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency in South Africa was 64.85 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 105.06 % in 1967.
- What is the lowest nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 35.08 % in 1992.
- How does South Africa rank for nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency?
- South Africa ranks 11th out of 32 groups with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this South 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 (%).