Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen use efficiency in Southern Africa
Southern Africa: Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen use efficiency was 63.32 % in 2023. ▼ Falling
Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen use efficiency in Southern Africa, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Southern Africa recorded 63.32 % for nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency in 2023.
The figure is up 7.9% on the previous year and up 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency in Southern Africa peaked at 101.24 % in 1967 and was at its lowest, 37.45 %, in 1992.
That places Southern Africa 12th 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 | 80.12 % | 67.06 % | 101.24 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 67.49 % | 56.14 % | 81.65 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 59.3 % | 42.42 % | 73.36 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 58.19 % | 37.45 % | 68.94 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 60.61 % | 49.43 % | 72.01 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 59.38 % | 52.26 % | 63.07 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 59.16 % | 53.66 % | 63.32 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near Southern Africa
More environment data for Southern Africa
- Temperature change 0.892 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.282 °C (2025)
- Industrial roundwood — Export quantity 427,327 m3 (2024)
- Wood fuel, coniferous — Production 770,000 m3 (2024)
- Wood fuel, non-coniferous — Production 17.80 million m3 (2024)
- Industrial roundwood — Production 17.26 million m3 (2024)
- Industrial roundwood — Import quantity 161,260 m3 (2024)
- Industrial roundwood — Export value 86,901 1000 USD (2024)
- Sawlogs and veneer logs — Production 5.58 million m3 (2024)
- Industrial roundwood, non-coniferous — Production 9.63 million m3 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency in Southern Africa?
- Nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency in Southern Africa was 63.32 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency recorded in Southern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 101.24 % in 1967.
- What is the lowest nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency recorded in Southern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 37.45 % in 1992.
- How does Southern Africa rank for nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency?
- Southern Africa ranks 12th out of 32 groups with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency rising or falling in Southern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Southern 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 (%).