Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen in Morocco
Morocco: Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen was 127,637 t in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen in Morocco, 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 Morocco is 127,637 t, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 2.4% on the previous year and up 95.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen in Morocco peaked at 236,370 t in 2007 and was at its lowest, -44,268 t, in 1968.
Morocco ranks 60th of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen in Morocco, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 11,575 t | — |
| 1962 | -14,515 t | -225.4% |
| 1963 | -22,007 t | +51.6% |
| 1964 | -17,044 t | -22.6% |
| 1965 | -10,346 t | -39.3% |
| 1966 | 18,341 t | -277.3% |
| 1967 | -2,261 t | -112.3% |
| 1968 | -44,268 t | +1857.5% |
| 1969 | -3,412 t | -92.3% |
| 1970 | 353.87 t | -110.4% |
| 1971 | -19,974 t | -5744.3% |
| 1972 | -4,195 t | -79.0% |
| 1973 | 40,516 t | -1065.9% |
| 1974 | 21,052 t | -48.0% |
| 1975 | 34,607 t | +64.4% |
| 1976 | 14,854 t | -57.1% |
| 1977 | 50,319 t | +238.8% |
| 1978 | 24,902 t | -50.5% |
| 1979 | 47,075 t | +89.0% |
| 1980 | 42,703 t | -9.3% |
| 1981 | 69,897 t | +63.7% |
| 1982 | 17,989 t | -74.3% |
| 1983 | 66,960 t | +272.2% |
| 1984 | 55,862 t | -16.6% |
| 1985 | 57,590 t | +3.1% |
| 1986 | 22,675 t | -60.6% |
| 1987 | 79,637 t | +251.2% |
| 1988 | 37,279 t | -53.2% |
| 1989 | 29,861 t | -19.9% |
| 1990 | 67,723 t | +126.8% |
| 1991 | 2,863 t | -95.8% |
| 1992 | 101,016 t | +3428.7% |
| 1993 | 138,669 t | +37.3% |
| 1994 | -23,097 t | -116.7% |
| 1995 | 139,036 t | -702.0% |
| 1996 | -42,443 t | -130.5% |
| 1997 | 133,715 t | -415.0% |
| 1998 | 78,161 t | -41.5% |
| 1999 | 152,103 t | +94.6% |
| 2000 | 191,555 t | +25.9% |
| 2001 | 135,903 t | -29.1% |
| 2002 | 152,189 t | +12.0% |
| 2003 | 89,856 t | -41.0% |
| 2004 | 90,857 t | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 218,199 t | +140.2% |
| 2006 | 112,566 t | -48.4% |
| 2007 | 236,370 t | +110.0% |
| 2008 | 150,164 t | -36.5% |
| 2009 | 19,128 t | -87.3% |
| 2010 | 81,457 t | +325.8% |
| 2011 | 65,094 t | -20.1% |
| 2012 | 119,654 t | +83.8% |
| 2013 | 65,268 t | -45.5% |
| 2014 | 109,516 t | +67.8% |
| 2015 | 14,024 t | -87.2% |
| 2016 | 98,872 t | +605.0% |
| 2017 | 77,501 t | -21.6% |
| 2018 | 28,914 t | -62.7% |
| 2019 | 92,772 t | +220.9% |
| 2020 | 164,957 t | +77.8% |
| 2021 | -3,185 t | -101.9% |
| 2022 | 130,820 t | -4207.0% |
| 2023 | 127,637 t | -2.4% |
Morocco compared with similar countries
- Morocco's 127,637 t is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 50,419 t, 2.5× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Morocco's 127,637 t is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 22,885 t, 5.6× the median. (20 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen in Morocco 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | -5744.3% | 353.87 t | -19,974 t |
| 2022 | +4207.0% | -3,185 t | 130,820 t |
| 1992 | +3428.7% | 2,863 t | 101,016 t |
| 1968 | -1857.5% | -2,261 t | -44,268 t |
| 1973 | +1065.9% | -4,195 t | 40,516 t |
| 1995 | +702.0% | -23,097 t | 139,036 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | -9,326 t | -44,268 t | 18,341 t | 9 |
| 1970s | 20,951 t | -19,974 t | 50,319 t | 10 |
| 1980s | 48,045 t | 17,989 t | 79,637 t | 10 |
| 1990s | 74,775 t | -42,443 t | 152,103 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 139,679 t | 19,128 t | 236,370 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 75,307 t | 14,024 t | 119,654 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 105,057 t | -3,185 t | 164,957 t | 4 |
Countries ranked near Morocco
More environment data for Morocco
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -19.84 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -12.62 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.521 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.14 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.3488 % 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 -1.54 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen in Morocco?
- Nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen in Morocco was 127,637 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen recorded in Morocco?
- The highest recorded value was 236,370 t in 2007.
- What is the lowest nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen recorded in Morocco?
- The lowest recorded value was -44,268 t in 1968.
- How does Morocco rank for nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen?
- Morocco ranks 60th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen rising or falling in Morocco?
- Over the last ten years it is up 95.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Morocco 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 (%).