Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen in Eritrea
Eritrea: Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen was 7,052 t in 2023. ▲ Rising
Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen in Eritrea, 1993–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
The most recent figure for nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen in Eritrea is 7,052 t, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 16.7% on the previous year and up 9.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen in Eritrea peaked at 11,532 t in 2000 and was at its lowest, 3,104 t, in 2006.
Eritrea ranks 133rd of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen in Eritrea, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 5,246 t | — |
| 1994 | 3,193 t | -39.1% |
| 1995 | 6,310 t | +97.6% |
| 1996 | 9,523 t | +50.9% |
| 1997 | 11,112 t | +16.7% |
| 1998 | 5,981 t | -46.2% |
| 1999 | 8,320 t | +39.1% |
| 2000 | 11,532 t | +38.6% |
| 2001 | 8,847 t | -23.3% |
| 2002 | 10,550 t | +19.3% |
| 2003 | 7,763 t | -26.4% |
| 2004 | 7,855 t | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 6,040 t | -23.1% |
| 2006 | 3,104 t | -48.6% |
| 2007 | 3,430 t | +10.5% |
| 2008 | 8,963 t | +161.3% |
| 2009 | 7,385 t | -17.6% |
| 2010 | 5,969 t | -19.2% |
| 2011 | 5,988 t | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 6,403 t | +6.9% |
| 2013 | 6,470 t | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 6,678 t | +3.2% |
| 2015 | 6,621 t | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 7,632 t | +15.3% |
| 2017 | 7,458 t | -2.3% |
| 2018 | 10,378 t | +39.2% |
| 2019 | 9,878 t | -4.8% |
| 2020 | 9,241 t | -6.4% |
| 2021 | 7,798 t | -15.6% |
| 2022 | 8,468 t | +8.6% |
| 2023 | 7,052 t | -16.7% |
Eritrea compared with similar countries
- Eritrea's 7,052 t is below the median for low income countries, which is 32,113 t, 22% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Eritrea's 7,052 t is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 26,536 t, 27% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen in Eritrea changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | +161.3% | 3,430 t | 8,963 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7,098 t | 3,193 t | 11,112 t | 7 |
| 2000s | 7,547 t | 3,104 t | 11,532 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 7,348 t | 5,969 t | 10,378 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 8,140 t | 7,052 t | 9,241 t | 4 |
Countries ranked near Eritrea
More environment data for Eritrea
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -12.24 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -10.14 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 57.1 % change on previous year (2023)
- Standard Deviation 0.531 °C (2023)
- Temperature change 0.012 °C (2023)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.6471 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2011)
- 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 0.3665 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2011)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen in Eritrea?
- Nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen in Eritrea was 7,052 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen recorded in Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 11,532 t in 2000.
- What is the lowest nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,104 t in 2006.
- How does Eritrea rank for nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen?
- Eritrea ranks 133rd out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Eritrea 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 (%).