Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen in Cameroon
Cameroon: Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen was 10,247 t in 2023. ▼ Falling
Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen in Cameroon, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
In 2023, nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen in Cameroon stood at 10,247 t. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 53.0% on the previous year and down 68.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen in Cameroon peaked at 80,964 t in 1987 and was at its lowest, 10,247 t, in 2023.
Cameroon ranks 129th of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 16,746 t | — |
| 1962 | 17,486 t | +4.4% |
| 1963 | 18,438 t | +5.4% |
| 1964 | 18,140 t | -1.6% |
| 1965 | 22,247 t | +22.6% |
| 1966 | 27,258 t | +22.5% |
| 1967 | 30,834 t | +13.1% |
| 1968 | 33,910 t | +10.0% |
| 1969 | 31,517 t | -7.1% |
| 1970 | 38,630 t | +22.6% |
| 1971 | 38,479 t | -0.4% |
| 1972 | 38,602 t | +0.3% |
| 1973 | 42,724 t | +10.7% |
| 1974 | 40,540 t | -5.1% |
| 1975 | 40,458 t | -0.2% |
| 1976 | 46,948 t | +16.0% |
| 1977 | 61,995 t | +32.1% |
| 1978 | 67,962 t | +9.6% |
| 1979 | 63,032 t | -7.3% |
| 1980 | 68,386 t | +8.5% |
| 1981 | 67,638 t | -1.1% |
| 1982 | 60,671 t | -10.3% |
| 1983 | 66,606 t | +9.8% |
| 1984 | 75,764 t | +13.8% |
| 1985 | 78,877 t | +4.1% |
| 1986 | 71,895 t | -8.9% |
| 1987 | 80,964 t | +12.6% |
| 1988 | 74,878 t | -7.5% |
| 1989 | 69,612 t | -7.0% |
| 1990 | 67,562 t | -2.9% |
| 1991 | 58,244 t | -13.8% |
| 1992 | 58,770 t | +0.9% |
| 1993 | 58,259 t | -0.9% |
| 1994 | 60,227 t | +3.4% |
| 1995 | 52,877 t | -12.2% |
| 1996 | 51,304 t | -3.0% |
| 1997 | 54,488 t | +6.2% |
| 1998 | 50,051 t | -8.1% |
| 1999 | 53,212 t | +6.3% |
| 2000 | 50,832 t | -4.5% |
| 2001 | 57,354 t | +12.8% |
| 2002 | 47,958 t | -16.4% |
| 2003 | 51,479 t | +7.3% |
| 2004 | 61,951 t | +20.3% |
| 2005 | 36,410 t | -41.2% |
| 2006 | 33,053 t | -9.2% |
| 2007 | 32,387 t | -2.0% |
| 2008 | 33,642 t | +3.9% |
| 2009 | 33,369 t | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 32,529 t | -2.5% |
| 2011 | 49,720 t | +52.8% |
| 2012 | 22,978 t | -53.8% |
| 2013 | 32,627 t | +42.0% |
| 2014 | 20,567 t | -37.0% |
| 2015 | 21,769 t | +5.8% |
| 2016 | 22,749 t | +4.5% |
| 2017 | 20,345 t | -10.6% |
| 2018 | 16,074 t | -21.0% |
| 2019 | 19,782 t | +23.1% |
| 2020 | 21,208 t | +7.2% |
| 2021 | 22,314 t | +5.2% |
| 2022 | 21,823 t | -2.2% |
| 2023 | 10,247 t | -53.0% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 10,247 t is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 50,419 t, 20% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 10,247 t is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 26,536 t, 39% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 24,064 t | 16,746 t | 33,910 t | 9 |
| 1970s | 47,937 t | 38,479 t | 67,962 t | 10 |
| 1980s | 71,529 t | 60,671 t | 80,964 t | 10 |
| 1990s | 56,499 t | 50,051 t | 67,562 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 43,843 t | 32,387 t | 61,951 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 25,914 t | 16,074 t | 49,720 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 18,898 t | 10,247 t | 22,314 t | 4 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
More environment data for Cameroon
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -8.11 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -7.68 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.211 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.15 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.6539 % 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 0.4385 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen in Cameroon?
- Nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen in Cameroon was 10,247 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 80,964 t in 1987.
- What is the lowest nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 10,247 t in 2023.
- How does Cameroon rank for nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen?
- Cameroon ranks 129th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 68.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen. 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 (%).