Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen use efficiency in Western Africa
Western Africa: Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen use efficiency was 90.32 % in 2023. ▲ Rising
Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen use efficiency in Western Africa, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency in Western Africa stood at 90.32 %.
The figure is down 2.5% on the previous year and up 4.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency in Western Africa peaked at 101.4 % in 2006 and was at its lowest, 66.56 %, in 1983.
That places Western Africa 2nd out of 29 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen use efficiency in Western Africa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 78.07 % | — |
| 1962 | 79.27 % | +1.5% |
| 1963 | 77.68 % | -2.0% |
| 1964 | 78.45 % | +1.0% |
| 1965 | 76.31 % | -2.7% |
| 1966 | 71.57 % | -6.2% |
| 1967 | 74.96 % | +4.7% |
| 1968 | 73.58 % | -1.8% |
| 1969 | 82.14 % | +11.6% |
| 1970 | 81.71 % | -0.5% |
| 1971 | 77.32 % | -5.4% |
| 1972 | 67.01 % | -13.3% |
| 1973 | 72.59 % | +8.3% |
| 1974 | 81.29 % | +12.0% |
| 1975 | 76.53 % | -5.9% |
| 1976 | 73.96 % | -3.4% |
| 1977 | 69.85 % | -5.6% |
| 1978 | 69.73 % | -0.2% |
| 1979 | 69.53 % | -0.3% |
| 1980 | 68.25 % | -1.8% |
| 1981 | 68.45 % | +0.3% |
| 1982 | 68.8 % | +0.5% |
| 1983 | 66.56 % | -3.3% |
| 1984 | 70.3 % | +5.6% |
| 1985 | 79.99 % | +13.8% |
| 1986 | 81.9 % | +2.4% |
| 1987 | 82.31 % | +0.5% |
| 1988 | 84.68 % | +2.9% |
| 1989 | 83.71 % | -1.2% |
| 1990 | 79.27 % | -5.3% |
| 1991 | 85.98 % | +8.5% |
| 1992 | 85.43 % | -0.6% |
| 1993 | 86.75 % | +1.5% |
| 1994 | 85.88 % | -1.0% |
| 1995 | 92.61 % | +7.8% |
| 1996 | 90.97 % | -1.8% |
| 1997 | 90.96 % | -0.0% |
| 1998 | 95.49 % | +5.0% |
| 1999 | 96.55 % | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 94.25 % | -2.4% |
| 2001 | 94.96 % | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 94.19 % | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 97.35 % | +3.3% |
| 2004 | 98.03 % | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 98.05 % | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 101.4 % | +3.4% |
| 2007 | 100.72 % | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 100.75 % | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 86.39 % | -14.2% |
| 2010 | 86.86 % | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 88.9 % | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 93.67 % | +5.4% |
| 2013 | 86.49 % | -7.7% |
| 2014 | 91.97 % | +6.3% |
| 2015 | 93.52 % | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 90.42 % | -3.3% |
| 2017 | 84.16 % | -6.9% |
| 2018 | 86.7 % | +3.0% |
| 2019 | 86.62 % | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 84.68 % | -2.2% |
| 2021 | 85.45 % | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 92.61 % | +8.4% |
| 2023 | 90.32 % | -2.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 76.89 % | 71.57 % | 82.14 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 73.95 % | 67.01 % | 81.71 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 75.49 % | 66.56 % | 84.68 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 88.99 % | 79.27 % | 96.55 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 96.61 % | 86.39 % | 101.4 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 88.93 % | 84.16 % | 93.67 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 88.26 % | 84.68 % | 92.61 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near Western Africa
- 1 Côte d'Ivoire 111.27 % compare
- 1 Kiribati 732.48 % compare
- 1 Micronesia (Federated States of) 368.17 % compare
- 2 Vanuatu 469.99 % compare
- 2 Polynesia 154.74 % compare
- 3 Solomon Islands 352.57 % compare
- 3 Caribbean 89.06 % compare
- 3 Melanesia 128.75 % compare
- 4 French Polynesia 207.95 % compare
- 4 Syrian Arab Republic 113.58 % compare
- 5 Democratic Republic of the Congo 97.44 % compare
- 5 Eswatini 178.85 % compare
More environment data for Western Africa
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -6.59 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -6.69 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.311 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.37 °C (2025)
- Industrial roundwood — Import quantity 79,324 m3 (2024)
- Industrial roundwood — Export value 113,229 1000 USD (2024)
- Industrial roundwood — Export quantity 355,916 m3 (2024)
- Industrial roundwood — Import value 18,051 1000 USD (2024)
- Wood fuel, coniferous — Production 0 m3 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency in Western Africa?
- Nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency in Western Africa was 90.32 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency recorded in Western Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 101.4 % in 2006.
- What is the lowest nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency recorded in Western Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 66.56 % in 1983.
- How does Western Africa rank for nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency?
- Western Africa ranks 2nd out of 29 groups with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency rising or falling in Western Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Western 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 (%).