Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen use efficiency in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen use efficiency was 54.48 % in 2023. ▬ Flat
Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen use efficiency in Zimbabwe, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency in Zimbabwe stood at 54.48 %.
That represents a change of down 2.5% on the previous year and down 14.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency in Zimbabwe peaked at 112.51 % in 2004 and was at its lowest, 33.51 %, in 1992.
Zimbabwe ranks 80th of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen use efficiency in Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 67.37 % | — |
| 1962 | 72.95 % | +8.3% |
| 1963 | 56.01 % | -23.2% |
| 1964 | 50.66 % | -9.6% |
| 1965 | 49.93 % | -1.5% |
| 1966 | 56.92 % | +14.0% |
| 1967 | 62.39 % | +9.6% |
| 1968 | 49.87 % | -20.1% |
| 1969 | 70.94 % | +42.3% |
| 1970 | 51.19 % | -27.8% |
| 1971 | 52.8 % | +3.1% |
| 1972 | 60.22 % | +14.1% |
| 1973 | 39.83 % | -33.9% |
| 1974 | 57.14 % | +43.4% |
| 1975 | 54.16 % | -5.2% |
| 1976 | 62.97 % | +16.3% |
| 1977 | 72.12 % | +14.5% |
| 1978 | 68.14 % | -5.5% |
| 1979 | 56.46 % | -17.1% |
| 1980 | 48.82 % | -13.5% |
| 1981 | 56.68 % | +16.1% |
| 1982 | 50.24 % | -11.4% |
| 1983 | 43.27 % | -13.9% |
| 1984 | 57.11 % | +32.0% |
| 1985 | 69.57 % | +21.8% |
| 1986 | 70.45 % | +1.3% |
| 1987 | 55.77 % | -20.8% |
| 1988 | 70.57 % | +26.5% |
| 1989 | 63.96 % | -9.4% |
| 1990 | 55.49 % | -13.3% |
| 1991 | 55.09 % | -0.7% |
| 1992 | 33.51 % | -39.2% |
| 1993 | 54.83 % | +63.7% |
| 1994 | 59.42 % | +8.4% |
| 1995 | 43.66 % | -26.5% |
| 1996 | 58.59 % | +34.2% |
| 1997 | 53.8 % | -8.2% |
| 1998 | 48.48 % | -9.9% |
| 1999 | 52.3 % | +7.9% |
| 2000 | 57.5 % | +9.9% |
| 2001 | 58.17 % | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 47.36 % | -18.6% |
| 2003 | 67.09 % | +41.7% |
| 2004 | 112.51 % | +67.7% |
| 2005 | 75.35 % | -33.0% |
| 2006 | 84.18 % | +11.7% |
| 2007 | 70.77 % | -15.9% |
| 2008 | 67.16 % | -5.1% |
| 2009 | 54.75 % | -18.5% |
| 2010 | 51.85 % | -5.3% |
| 2011 | 51.75 % | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 68.8 % | +33.0% |
| 2013 | 63.81 % | -7.3% |
| 2014 | 63.57 % | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 52.28 % | -17.8% |
| 2016 | 44.08 % | -15.7% |
| 2017 | 53.77 % | +22.0% |
| 2018 | 58.22 % | +8.3% |
| 2019 | 44.12 % | -24.2% |
| 2020 | 64.43 % | +46.1% |
| 2021 | 46.68 % | -27.6% |
| 2022 | 55.87 % | +19.7% |
| 2023 | 54.48 % | -2.5% |
Zimbabwe compared with similar countries
- Zimbabwe's 54.48 % is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 52.75 %, 1.0× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Zimbabwe's 54.48 % is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 62.99 %, 86% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 59.67 % | 49.87 % | 72.95 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 57.5 % | 39.83 % | 72.12 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 58.64 % | 43.27 % | 70.57 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 51.52 % | 33.51 % | 59.42 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 69.48 % | 47.36 % | 112.51 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 55.22 % | 44.08 % | 68.8 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 55.36 % | 46.68 % | 64.43 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near Zimbabwe
More environment data for Zimbabwe
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 2.93 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 3.29 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.311 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.06 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.19 % 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 1.53 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency in Zimbabwe?
- Nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency in Zimbabwe was 54.48 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 112.51 % in 2004.
- What is the lowest nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.51 % in 1992.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency?
- Zimbabwe ranks 80th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Zimbabwe 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 (%).