Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen use efficiency in Uganda
Uganda: Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen use efficiency was 72.09 % in 2023. ▼ Falling
Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen use efficiency in Uganda, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Uganda recorded 72.09 % for nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency in 2023.
The figure is down 9.8% on the previous year and up 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency in Uganda peaked at 138.69 % in 1970 and was at its lowest, 64.41 %, in 2016.
Uganda ranks 47th 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 Uganda, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 117.08 % | — |
| 1962 | 108.12 % | -7.7% |
| 1963 | 118.53 % | +9.6% |
| 1964 | 112.03 % | -5.5% |
| 1965 | 109.97 % | -1.8% |
| 1966 | 111.11 % | +1.0% |
| 1967 | 114.37 % | +2.9% |
| 1968 | 115.41 % | +0.9% |
| 1969 | 126.11 % | +9.3% |
| 1970 | 138.69 % | +10.0% |
| 1971 | 122.72 % | -11.5% |
| 1972 | 122.31 % | -0.3% |
| 1973 | 132.88 % | +8.6% |
| 1974 | 123.11 % | -7.3% |
| 1975 | 133.82 % | +8.7% |
| 1976 | 118.57 % | -11.4% |
| 1977 | 112.9 % | -4.8% |
| 1978 | 108.4 % | -4.0% |
| 1979 | 94.99 % | -12.4% |
| 1980 | 94.94 % | -0.0% |
| 1981 | 96.95 % | +2.1% |
| 1982 | 97.09 % | +0.1% |
| 1983 | 100.57 % | +3.6% |
| 1984 | 85.53 % | -15.0% |
| 1985 | 89.88 % | +5.1% |
| 1986 | 83.32 % | -7.3% |
| 1987 | 88.6 % | +6.3% |
| 1988 | 88.08 % | -0.6% |
| 1989 | 87.22 % | -1.0% |
| 1990 | 85.12 % | -2.4% |
| 1991 | 79.42 % | -6.7% |
| 1992 | 78.59 % | -1.0% |
| 1993 | 80.67 % | +2.6% |
| 1994 | 80.36 % | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 81.17 % | +1.0% |
| 1996 | 75.12 % | -7.5% |
| 1997 | 70.18 % | -6.6% |
| 1998 | 78.4 % | +11.7% |
| 1999 | 88.08 % | +12.3% |
| 2000 | 84.98 % | -3.5% |
| 2001 | 90.53 % | +6.5% |
| 2002 | 86.8 % | -4.1% |
| 2003 | 85.96 % | -1.0% |
| 2004 | 82.78 % | -3.7% |
| 2005 | 78.95 % | -4.6% |
| 2006 | 83.49 % | +5.8% |
| 2007 | 79.77 % | -4.5% |
| 2008 | 71.1 % | -10.9% |
| 2009 | 73.17 % | +2.9% |
| 2010 | 71.71 % | -2.0% |
| 2011 | 72.37 % | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 69.28 % | -4.3% |
| 2013 | 70.93 % | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 75.69 % | +6.7% |
| 2015 | 71.79 % | -5.1% |
| 2016 | 64.41 % | -10.3% |
| 2017 | 69.08 % | +7.3% |
| 2018 | 73.86 % | +6.9% |
| 2019 | 66.18 % | -10.4% |
| 2020 | 76.8 % | +16.0% |
| 2021 | 76.61 % | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 79.95 % | +4.4% |
| 2023 | 72.09 % | -9.8% |
Uganda compared with similar countries
- Uganda's 72.09 % is above the median for low income countries, which is 60.42 %, 1.2× the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Uganda's 72.09 % is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 62.99 %, 1.1× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 114.75 % | 108.12 % | 126.11 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 120.84 % | 94.99 % | 138.69 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 91.22 % | 83.32 % | 100.57 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 79.71 % | 70.18 % | 88.08 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 81.75 % | 71.1 % | 90.53 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 70.53 % | 64.41 % | 75.69 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 76.36 % | 72.09 % | 79.95 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
More environment data for Uganda
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -11.7 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -12.54 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.255 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.23 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 1.23 % 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 1.38 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency in Uganda?
- Nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency in Uganda was 72.09 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 138.69 % in 1970.
- What is the lowest nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 64.41 % in 2016.
- How does Uganda rank for nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency?
- Uganda ranks 47th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Uganda 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 (%).