Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen in Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau: Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen was 15,606 t in 2023. ▲ Rising
Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen in Guinea-Bissau, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
The most recent figure for nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen in Guinea-Bissau is 15,606 t, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 5.4% on the previous year and up 28.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen in Guinea-Bissau peaked at 16,857 t in 2020 and was at its lowest, 4,543 t, in 1988.
Guinea-Bissau ranks 118th of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen in Guinea-Bissau, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 8,519 t | — |
| 1962 | 8,592 t | +0.9% |
| 1963 | 8,800 t | +2.4% |
| 1964 | 9,240 t | +5.0% |
| 1965 | 8,791 t | -4.9% |
| 1966 | 7,893 t | -10.2% |
| 1967 | 7,760 t | -1.7% |
| 1968 | 7,729 t | -0.4% |
| 1969 | 7,836 t | +1.4% |
| 1970 | 7,883 t | +0.6% |
| 1971 | 7,689 t | -2.5% |
| 1972 | 7,611 t | -1.0% |
| 1973 | 8,091 t | +6.3% |
| 1974 | 8,551 t | +5.7% |
| 1975 | 9,281 t | +8.5% |
| 1976 | 9,511 t | +2.5% |
| 1977 | 9,305 t | -2.2% |
| 1978 | 9,631 t | +3.5% |
| 1979 | 9,288 t | -3.6% |
| 1980 | 9,325 t | +0.4% |
| 1981 | 10,917 t | +17.1% |
| 1982 | 10,764 t | -1.4% |
| 1983 | 10,609 t | -1.4% |
| 1984 | 10,030 t | -5.5% |
| 1985 | 7,070 t | -29.5% |
| 1986 | 6,677 t | -5.5% |
| 1987 | 5,480 t | -17.9% |
| 1988 | 4,543 t | -17.1% |
| 1989 | 5,280 t | +16.2% |
| 1990 | 5,217 t | -1.2% |
| 1991 | 5,320 t | +2.0% |
| 1992 | 5,422 t | +1.9% |
| 1993 | 5,613 t | +3.5% |
| 1994 | 5,654 t | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 5,505 t | -2.6% |
| 1996 | 5,797 t | +5.3% |
| 1997 | 6,266 t | +8.1% |
| 1998 | 6,219 t | -0.8% |
| 1999 | 6,319 t | +1.6% |
| 2000 | 7,047 t | +11.5% |
| 2001 | 6,895 t | -2.2% |
| 2002 | 7,567 t | +9.7% |
| 2003 | 7,741 t | +2.3% |
| 2004 | 7,079 t | -8.6% |
| 2005 | 4,992 t | -29.5% |
| 2006 | 5,006 t | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 5,600 t | +11.9% |
| 2008 | 6,622 t | +18.2% |
| 2009 | 7,445 t | +12.4% |
| 2010 | 9,688 t | +30.1% |
| 2011 | 9,715 t | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 10,896 t | +12.2% |
| 2013 | 12,177 t | +11.8% |
| 2014 | 12,314 t | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 12,510 t | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 14,193 t | +13.5% |
| 2017 | 15,087 t | +6.3% |
| 2018 | 15,595 t | +3.4% |
| 2019 | 16,466 t | +5.6% |
| 2020 | 16,857 t | +2.4% |
| 2021 | 15,780 t | -6.4% |
| 2022 | 14,812 t | -6.1% |
| 2023 | 15,606 t | +5.4% |
Guinea-Bissau compared with similar countries
- Guinea-Bissau's 15,606 t is below the median for low income countries, which is 32,113 t, 49% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Guinea-Bissau's 15,606 t is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 26,536 t, 59% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 8,351 t | 7,729 t | 9,240 t | 9 |
| 1970s | 8,684 t | 7,611 t | 9,631 t | 10 |
| 1980s | 8,070 t | 4,543 t | 10,917 t | 10 |
| 1990s | 5,733 t | 5,217 t | 6,319 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 6,599 t | 4,992 t | 7,741 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 12,864 t | 9,688 t | 16,466 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 15,764 t | 14,812 t | 16,857 t | 4 |
Countries ranked near Guinea-Bissau
- 115 Botswana 18,595 t compare
- 116 Lebanon 16,170 t compare
- 117 Cuba 15,931 t compare
- 119 Trinidad and Tobago 12,963 t compare
- 120 North Macedonia 12,906 t compare
- 121 United Arab Emirates 12,877 t compare
More environment data for Guinea-Bissau
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -2.65 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -2.47 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.303 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.27 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 1.26 % 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 0.4449 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen in Guinea-Bissau?
- Nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen in Guinea-Bissau was 15,606 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The highest recorded value was 16,857 t in 2020.
- What is the lowest nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The lowest recorded value was 4,543 t in 1988.
- How does Guinea-Bissau rank for nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 118th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen rising or falling in Guinea-Bissau?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guinea-Bissau 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 (%).