Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen use efficiency in Western Asia
Western Asia: Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen use efficiency was 51.93 % in 2023. ▼ Falling
Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen use efficiency in Western Asia, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency in Western Asia stood at 51.93 %.
That represents a change of down 8.3% on the previous year and down 8.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency in Western Asia peaked at 129.61 % in 1962 and was at its lowest, 42.34 %, in 1989.
Western Asia ranks 22nd of 32 groups on this measure, 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 | 112.03 % | 88.93 % | 129.61 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 72.06 % | 60.01 % | 86.57 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 51.38 % | 42.34 % | 59.12 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 50.83 % | 43.99 % | 53.79 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 53.38 % | 49.68 % | 57.71 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 54.46 % | 45.89 % | 61.74 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 52.18 % | 49.87 % | 56.64 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near Western Asia
More environment data for Western Asia
- Standard Deviation 0.404 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.7 °C (2025)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 5.65 million t (2024)
- Recovered paper — Production 5.50 million t (2024)
- Cropland — Area 45,596 1000 ha (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per capita 1.25 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 2.95 g/Int$ (2024)
- Country area — Area 484,480 1000 ha (2024)
- Land area — Area 479,195 1000 ha (2024)
- Agriculture — Area 274,698 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency in Western Asia?
- Nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency in Western Asia was 51.93 % 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 Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 129.61 % in 1962.
- What is the lowest nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency recorded in Western Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 42.34 % in 1989.
- How does Western Asia rank for nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency?
- Western Asia ranks 22nd out of 32 groups with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency rising or falling in Western Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Western Asia 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 (%).