Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen in Mali
Mali: Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen was -13,493 t in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen in Mali, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
In 2023, nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen in Mali stood at -13,493 t.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 11.5% on the previous year and down 182.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen in Mali peaked at 54,240 t in 2017 and was at its lowest, -15,299 t, in 1991.
That places Mali 182nd out of 186 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen in Mali, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 5,348 t | — |
| 1962 | 5,774 t | +8.0% |
| 1963 | 6,660 t | +15.4% |
| 1964 | 7,658 t | +15.0% |
| 1965 | 8,759 t | +14.4% |
| 1966 | 6,242 t | -28.7% |
| 1967 | 5,185 t | -16.9% |
| 1968 | 9,807 t | +89.1% |
| 1969 | 7,372 t | -24.8% |
| 1970 | 18,491 t | +150.8% |
| 1971 | 15,441 t | -16.5% |
| 1972 | 16,363 t | +6.0% |
| 1973 | 14,964 t | -8.6% |
| 1974 | 9,923 t | -33.7% |
| 1975 | 3,842 t | -61.3% |
| 1976 | 7,929 t | +106.4% |
| 1977 | 13,180 t | +66.2% |
| 1978 | 3,100 t | -76.5% |
| 1979 | 10,241 t | +230.3% |
| 1980 | 13,282 t | +29.7% |
| 1981 | 7,595 t | -42.8% |
| 1982 | 6,497 t | -14.5% |
| 1983 | -1,511 t | -123.3% |
| 1984 | 16,395 t | -1185.1% |
| 1985 | -5,483 t | -133.4% |
| 1986 | -8,977 t | +63.7% |
| 1987 | -3,208 t | -64.3% |
| 1988 | -13,417 t | +318.3% |
| 1989 | -9,710 t | -27.6% |
| 1990 | -176.11 t | -98.2% |
| 1991 | -15,299 t | +8587.3% |
| 1992 | -8,200 t | -46.4% |
| 1993 | -1,003 t | -87.8% |
| 1994 | -4,921 t | +390.5% |
| 1995 | -9,390 t | +90.8% |
| 1996 | -7,368 t | -21.5% |
| 1997 | 3,379 t | -145.9% |
| 1998 | -10,827 t | -420.4% |
| 1999 | -6,377 t | -41.1% |
| 2000 | 9,507 t | -249.1% |
| 2001 | -9,714 t | -202.2% |
| 2002 | 38,558 t | -496.9% |
| 2003 | 14,152 t | -63.3% |
| 2004 | 20,444 t | +44.5% |
| 2005 | 29,663 t | +45.1% |
| 2006 | 48,628 t | +63.9% |
| 2007 | 28,375 t | -41.6% |
| 2008 | 52,962 t | +86.7% |
| 2009 | 33,959 t | -35.9% |
| 2010 | 38,956 t | +14.7% |
| 2011 | -1,233 t | -103.2% |
| 2012 | 8,430 t | -783.5% |
| 2013 | 16,307 t | +93.4% |
| 2014 | 18,837 t | +15.5% |
| 2015 | 19,898 t | +5.6% |
| 2016 | 31,572 t | +58.7% |
| 2017 | 54,240 t | +71.8% |
| 2018 | 27,420 t | -49.4% |
| 2019 | 52,998 t | +93.3% |
| 2020 | 36,891 t | -30.4% |
| 2021 | -10,191 t | -127.6% |
| 2022 | -12,105 t | +18.8% |
| 2023 | -13,493 t | +11.5% |
Mali compared with similar countries
- Mali's -13,493 t is below the median for low income countries, which is 32,113 t. (21 countries reporting)
- Mali's -13,493 t is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 26,536 t. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen in Mali 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | -8587.3% | -176.11 t | -15,299 t |
| 1984 | +1185.1% | -1,511 t | 16,395 t |
| 2012 | +783.5% | -1,233 t | 8,430 t |
| 2002 | +496.9% | -9,714 t | 38,558 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6,978 t | 5,185 t | 9,807 t | 9 |
| 1970s | 11,347 t | 3,100 t | 18,491 t | 10 |
| 1980s | 146.41 t | -13,417 t | 16,395 t | 10 |
| 1990s | -6,018 t | -15,299 t | 3,379 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 26,653 t | -9,714 t | 52,962 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 26,742 t | -1,233 t | 54,240 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 275.6 t | -13,493 t | 36,891 t | 4 |
Countries ranked near Mali
- 179 Niger -9,402 t compare
- 180 Eswatini -10,034 t compare
- 181 Papua New Guinea -10,304 t compare
- 183 Dominican Republic -28,675 t compare
- 184 Kazakhstan -45,636 t compare
- 185 Ukraine -48,596 t compare
More environment data for Mali
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -6.69 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -6.27 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.401 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.44 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 3 % 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 3.04 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen in Mali?
- Nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen in Mali was -13,493 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen recorded in Mali?
- The highest recorded value was 54,240 t in 2017.
- What is the lowest nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen recorded in Mali?
- The lowest recorded value was -15,299 t in 1991.
- How does Mali rank for nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen?
- Mali ranks 182nd out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen rising or falling in Mali?
- Over the last ten years it is down 182.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Mali 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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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 (%).