Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen was 460,583 t in 2023. ▲ Rising
Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen in Ethiopia, 1993–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
In 2023, nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen in Ethiopia stood at 460,583 t. That is the highest value across all 31 years on record.
The figure is up 22.9% on the previous year and up 159.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen in Ethiopia peaked at 460,583 t in 2023 and was at its lowest, 73,621 t, in 2003.
That places Ethiopia 28th out of 186 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen in Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 108,016 t | — |
| 1994 | 129,786 t | +20.2% |
| 1995 | 122,735 t | -5.4% |
| 1996 | 127,437 t | +3.8% |
| 1997 | 112,230 t | -11.9% |
| 1998 | 158,351 t | +41.1% |
| 1999 | 135,599 t | -14.4% |
| 2000 | 138,578 t | +2.2% |
| 2001 | 131,151 t | -5.4% |
| 2002 | 148,297 t | +13.1% |
| 2003 | 73,621 t | -50.4% |
| 2004 | 157,117 t | +113.4% |
| 2005 | 120,811 t | -23.1% |
| 2006 | 138,926 t | +15.0% |
| 2007 | 164,960 t | +18.7% |
| 2008 | 173,698 t | +5.3% |
| 2009 | 163,542 t | -5.8% |
| 2010 | 169,084 t | +3.4% |
| 2011 | 178,961 t | +5.8% |
| 2012 | 252,192 t | +40.9% |
| 2013 | 177,371 t | -29.7% |
| 2014 | 187,342 t | +5.6% |
| 2015 | 208,214 t | +11.1% |
| 2016 | 248,304 t | +19.3% |
| 2017 | 288,221 t | +16.1% |
| 2018 | 222,194 t | -22.9% |
| 2019 | 258,674 t | +16.4% |
| 2020 | 347,044 t | +34.2% |
| 2021 | 324,008 t | -6.6% |
| 2022 | 374,909 t | +15.7% |
| 2023 | 460,583 t | +22.9% |
Ethiopia compared with similar countries
- Ethiopia's 460,583 t is above the median for low income countries, which is 32,113 t, 14.3× the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Ethiopia's 460,583 t is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 26,536 t, 17.4× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen in Ethiopia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | +113.4% | 73,621 t | 157,117 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 127,736 t | 108,016 t | 158,351 t | 7 |
| 2000s | 141,070 t | 73,621 t | 173,698 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 219,056 t | 169,084 t | 288,221 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 376,636 t | 324,008 t | 460,583 t | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ethiopia
- 25 Australia and New Zealand 492,766 t compare
- 26 Colombia 492,044 t compare
- 27 Australia 480,744 t compare
- 27 Caribbean 35,763 t compare
- 28 Cabo Verde 2,187 t compare
- 29 Côte d'Ivoire -26,768 t compare
- 29 Czechoslovakia 352,955 t
- 30 Malawi 314,983 t compare
- 31 Yugoslav SFR 309,276 t
More environment data for Ethiopia
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.272 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.39 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 77.13 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.26 % 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 2.83 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen in Ethiopia?
- Nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen in Ethiopia was 460,583 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 460,583 t in 2023.
- What is the lowest nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 73,621 t in 2003.
- How does Ethiopia rank for nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen?
- Ethiopia ranks 28th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 159.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ethiopia 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 (%).