Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen use efficiency in Zambia
Zambia: Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen use efficiency was 37.48 % in 2023. ▬ Flat
Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen use efficiency in Zambia, 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 Zambia is 37.48 %, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 2.1% on the previous year and down 6.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency in Zambia peaked at 69.7 % in 2000 and was at its lowest, 22.3 %, in 1992.
Zambia ranks 130th of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen use efficiency in Zambia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 57.74 % | — |
| 1962 | 56.49 % | -2.2% |
| 1963 | 53.68 % | -5.0% |
| 1964 | 57.02 % | +6.2% |
| 1965 | 59.38 % | +4.1% |
| 1966 | 57.63 % | -2.9% |
| 1967 | 55.1 % | -4.4% |
| 1968 | 45.61 % | -17.2% |
| 1969 | 50.49 % | +10.7% |
| 1970 | 34.33 % | -32.0% |
| 1971 | 35.34 % | +2.9% |
| 1972 | 49.31 % | +39.5% |
| 1973 | 40.27 % | -18.3% |
| 1974 | 35.86 % | -10.9% |
| 1975 | 45.54 % | +27.0% |
| 1976 | 42.97 % | -5.7% |
| 1977 | 40.87 % | -4.9% |
| 1978 | 43.61 % | +6.7% |
| 1979 | 32.53 % | -25.4% |
| 1980 | 27.38 % | -15.8% |
| 1981 | 26.07 % | -4.8% |
| 1982 | 23.75 % | -8.9% |
| 1983 | 32.91 % | +38.6% |
| 1984 | 38.63 % | +17.4% |
| 1985 | 33.61 % | -13.0% |
| 1986 | 34.71 % | +3.3% |
| 1987 | 27.62 % | -20.4% |
| 1988 | 45.47 % | +64.6% |
| 1989 | 45.02 % | -1.0% |
| 1990 | 39.51 % | -12.2% |
| 1991 | 39.74 % | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 22.3 % | -43.9% |
| 1993 | 40.48 % | +81.5% |
| 1994 | 40.35 % | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 35.54 % | -11.9% |
| 1996 | 56.11 % | +57.9% |
| 1997 | 43.5 % | -22.5% |
| 1998 | 49.11 % | +12.9% |
| 1999 | 69.63 % | +41.8% |
| 2000 | 69.7 % | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 61.46 % | -11.8% |
| 2002 | 47.47 % | -22.8% |
| 2003 | 58.74 % | +23.8% |
| 2004 | 56.31 % | -4.1% |
| 2005 | 58.88 % | +4.6% |
| 2006 | 60.8 % | +3.3% |
| 2007 | 57.48 % | -5.4% |
| 2008 | 51.27 % | -10.8% |
| 2009 | 59.23 % | +15.5% |
| 2010 | 51.48 % | -13.1% |
| 2011 | 47.26 % | -8.2% |
| 2012 | 53.7 % | +13.6% |
| 2013 | 40.25 % | -25.0% |
| 2014 | 44.1 % | +9.6% |
| 2015 | 38.17 % | -13.4% |
| 2016 | 38.26 % | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 41.37 % | +8.1% |
| 2018 | 40.66 % | -1.7% |
| 2019 | 32.85 % | -19.2% |
| 2020 | 38.23 % | +16.4% |
| 2021 | 39.44 % | +3.2% |
| 2022 | 38.28 % | -2.9% |
| 2023 | 37.48 % | -2.1% |
Zambia compared with similar countries
- Zambia's 37.48 % is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 52.75 %, 71% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Zambia's 37.48 % is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 62.99 %, 59% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 54.79 % | 45.61 % | 59.38 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 40.06 % | 32.53 % | 49.31 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 33.52 % | 23.75 % | 45.47 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 43.63 % | 22.3 % | 69.63 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 58.13 % | 47.47 % | 69.7 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 42.81 % | 32.85 % | 53.7 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 38.36 % | 37.48 % | 39.44 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near Zambia
More environment data for Zambia
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -2.98 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -3.03 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.265 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.11 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.74 % 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 3.49 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency in Zambia?
- Nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency in Zambia was 37.48 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 69.7 % in 2000.
- What is the lowest nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.3 % in 1992.
- How does Zambia rank for nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency?
- Zambia ranks 130th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Zambia 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 (%).