Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen in Madagascar
Madagascar: Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen was 37,164 t in 2023. ▲ Rising
Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen in Madagascar, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
In 2023, nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen in Madagascar stood at 37,164 t.
That represents a change of up 39.2% on the previous year and up 165.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen in Madagascar peaked at 41,303 t in 2019 and was at its lowest, 3,270 t, in 2010.
That places Madagascar 97th out of 186 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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 Madagascar, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 16,330 t | — |
| 1962 | 18,003 t | +10.2% |
| 1963 | 18,461 t | +2.5% |
| 1964 | 17,016 t | -7.8% |
| 1965 | 17,554 t | +3.2% |
| 1966 | 22,625 t | +28.9% |
| 1967 | 22,131 t | -2.2% |
| 1968 | 22,144 t | +0.1% |
| 1969 | 22,474 t | +1.5% |
| 1970 | 21,996 t | -2.1% |
| 1971 | 21,840 t | -0.7% |
| 1972 | 24,655 t | +12.9% |
| 1973 | 21,617 t | -12.3% |
| 1974 | 18,126 t | -16.1% |
| 1975 | 19,705 t | +8.7% |
| 1976 | 17,880 t | -9.3% |
| 1977 | 21,580 t | +20.7% |
| 1978 | 25,323 t | +17.3% |
| 1979 | 26,948 t | +6.4% |
| 1980 | 31,106 t | +15.4% |
| 1981 | 35,038 t | +12.6% |
| 1982 | 35,560 t | +1.5% |
| 1983 | 31,818 t | -10.5% |
| 1984 | 27,970 t | -12.1% |
| 1985 | 30,186 t | +7.9% |
| 1986 | 29,528 t | -2.2% |
| 1987 | 28,345 t | -4.0% |
| 1988 | 27,252 t | -3.9% |
| 1989 | 22,699 t | -16.7% |
| 1990 | 24,968 t | +10.0% |
| 1991 | 28,805 t | +15.4% |
| 1992 | 29,327 t | +1.8% |
| 1993 | 32,292 t | +10.1% |
| 1994 | 32,016 t | -0.9% |
| 1995 | 35,085 t | +9.6% |
| 1996 | 35,908 t | +2.3% |
| 1997 | 34,973 t | -2.6% |
| 1998 | 31,961 t | -8.6% |
| 1999 | 25,563 t | -20.0% |
| 2000 | 19,176 t | -25.0% |
| 2001 | 17,045 t | -11.1% |
| 2002 | 16,196 t | -5.0% |
| 2003 | 16,196 t | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 12,372 t | -23.6% |
| 2005 | 19,835 t | +60.3% |
| 2006 | 13,832 t | -30.3% |
| 2007 | 14,262 t | +3.1% |
| 2008 | 14,342 t | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 4,838 t | -66.3% |
| 2010 | 3,270 t | -32.4% |
| 2011 | 8,872 t | +171.4% |
| 2012 | 14,629 t | +64.9% |
| 2013 | 13,978 t | -4.4% |
| 2014 | 22,149 t | +58.5% |
| 2015 | 23,377 t | +5.5% |
| 2016 | 24,707 t | +5.7% |
| 2017 | 40,016 t | +62.0% |
| 2018 | 37,781 t | -5.6% |
| 2019 | 41,303 t | +9.3% |
| 2020 | 37,862 t | -8.3% |
| 2021 | 26,811 t | -29.2% |
| 2022 | 26,707 t | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 37,164 t | +39.2% |
Madagascar compared with similar countries
- Madagascar's 37,164 t is above the median for low income countries, which is 32,113 t, 1.2× the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Madagascar's 37,164 t is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 26,536 t, 1.4× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen in Madagascar 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | +171.4% | 3,270 t | 8,872 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 19,638 t | 16,330 t | 22,625 t | 9 |
| 1970s | 21,967 t | 17,880 t | 26,948 t | 10 |
| 1980s | 29,950 t | 22,699 t | 35,560 t | 10 |
| 1990s | 31,090 t | 24,968 t | 35,908 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 14,809 t | 4,838 t | 19,835 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 23,008 t | 3,270 t | 41,303 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 32,136 t | 26,707 t | 37,862 t | 4 |
Countries ranked near Madagascar
More environment data for Madagascar
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.297 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.17 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.2369 % 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 -1.01 % 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 Madagascar?
- Nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen in Madagascar was 37,164 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen recorded in Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 41,303 t in 2019.
- What is the lowest nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,270 t in 2010.
- How does Madagascar rank for nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen?
- Madagascar ranks 97th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 165.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Madagascar 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 (%).