Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen in Nauru
Nauru: Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen was -16.9 t in 2023. ▼ Falling
Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen in Nauru, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
In 2023, nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen in Nauru stood at -16.9 t.
That represents a change of down 1.0% on the previous year and up 20.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen in Nauru peaked at -5.15 t in 1976 and was at its lowest, -21.17 t, in 2013.
Nauru ranks 169th of 186 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen in Nauru, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | -13.29 t | — |
| 1962 | -13.13 t | -1.2% |
| 1963 | -12.97 t | -1.2% |
| 1964 | -12.98 t | +0.1% |
| 1965 | -15.6 t | +20.2% |
| 1966 | -15.44 t | -1.0% |
| 1967 | -15.11 t | -2.1% |
| 1968 | -14.79 t | -2.1% |
| 1969 | -15.47 t | +4.6% |
| 1970 | -15.92 t | +2.9% |
| 1971 | -16.03 t | +0.6% |
| 1972 | -15.4 t | -3.9% |
| 1973 | -15.56 t | +1.0% |
| 1974 | -15.78 t | +1.4% |
| 1975 | -16.18 t | +2.5% |
| 1976 | -5.15 t | -68.2% |
| 1977 | -13.48 t | +161.9% |
| 1978 | -14.54 t | +7.9% |
| 1979 | -15.63 t | +7.4% |
| 1980 | -16.33 t | +4.5% |
| 1981 | -16.85 t | +3.2% |
| 1982 | -16.14 t | -4.2% |
| 1983 | -14 t | -13.3% |
| 1984 | -10.71 t | -23.5% |
| 1985 | -11.41 t | +6.5% |
| 1986 | -10.58 t | -7.3% |
| 1987 | -9.87 t | -6.7% |
| 1988 | -9.38 t | -5.0% |
| 1989 | -9.41 t | +0.4% |
| 1990 | -9.37 t | -0.4% |
| 1991 | -9.6 t | +2.4% |
| 1992 | -9.59 t | -0.0% |
| 1993 | -9.58 t | -0.1% |
| 1994 | -10.18 t | +6.3% |
| 1995 | -10.79 t | +6.0% |
| 1996 | -11.39 t | +5.6% |
| 1997 | -12.05 t | +5.8% |
| 1998 | -12.65 t | +5.0% |
| 1999 | -13.2 t | +4.3% |
| 2000 | -13.92 t | +5.5% |
| 2001 | -14.55 t | +4.5% |
| 2002 | -15.19 t | +4.4% |
| 2003 | -15.67 t | +3.1% |
| 2004 | -16.39 t | +4.6% |
| 2005 | -17.01 t | +3.8% |
| 2006 | -17.54 t | +3.1% |
| 2007 | -17.58 t | +0.3% |
| 2008 | -17.61 t | +0.2% |
| 2009 | -18.17 t | +3.2% |
| 2010 | -18.52 t | +1.9% |
| 2011 | -15.01 t | -19.0% |
| 2012 | -19.63 t | +30.8% |
| 2013 | -21.17 t | +7.8% |
| 2014 | -16.59 t | -21.6% |
| 2015 | -16.62 t | +0.2% |
| 2016 | -16.63 t | +0.1% |
| 2017 | -16.51 t | -0.8% |
| 2018 | -16.88 t | +2.2% |
| 2019 | -16.88 t | +0.0% |
| 2020 | -16.72 t | -1.0% |
| 2021 | -16.75 t | +0.2% |
| 2022 | -16.74 t | -0.1% |
| 2023 | -16.9 t | +1.0% |
Nauru compared with similar countries
- Nauru's -16.9 t is below the median for high income countries, which is 41,839 t. (57 countries reporting)
- Nauru's -16.9 t is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1,537 t. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen in Nauru 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | -161.9% | -5.15 t | -13.48 t |
| 1976 | +68.2% | -16.18 t | -5.15 t |
| 2012 | -30.8% | -15.01 t | -19.63 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | -14.31 t | -15.6 t | -12.97 t | 9 |
| 1970s | -14.37 t | -16.18 t | -5.15 t | 10 |
| 1980s | -12.47 t | -16.85 t | -9.38 t | 10 |
| 1990s | -10.84 t | -13.2 t | -9.37 t | 10 |
| 2000s | -16.36 t | -18.17 t | -13.92 t | 10 |
| 2010s | -17.44 t | -21.17 t | -15.01 t | 10 |
| 2020s | -16.78 t | -16.9 t | -16.72 t | 4 |
Countries ranked near Nauru
- 166 Seychelles 76.11 t compare
- 167 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 65.73 t compare
- 168 Dominica 16.65 t compare
- 170 Comoros -135.15 t compare
- 171 Tonga -341.74 t compare
- 172 Equatorial Guinea -406.53 t compare
More environment data for Nauru
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (1992)
- Standard Deviation 0.589 °C (1992)
- Temperature change -0.737 °C (1993)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0 % 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 % 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)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen in Nauru?
- Nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen in Nauru was -16.9 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen recorded in Nauru?
- The highest recorded value was -5.15 t in 1976.
- What is the lowest nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen recorded in Nauru?
- The lowest recorded value was -21.17 t in 2013.
- How does Nauru rank for nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen?
- Nauru ranks 169th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen rising or falling in Nauru?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Nauru 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 (%).