Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen in Northern Africa
Northern Africa: Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen was 1.28 million t in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen in Northern Africa, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
Northern Africa recorded 1.28 million t for nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.9% on the previous year and up 26.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen in Northern Africa peaked at 1.46 million t in 2020 and was at its lowest, 41,252 t, in 1962.
Northern Africa ranks 23rd of 29 groups on this measure, 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 Northern Africa, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 132,652 t | — |
| 1962 | 41,252 t | -68.9% |
| 1963 | 75,209 t | +82.3% |
| 1964 | 145,764 t | +93.8% |
| 1965 | 162,515 t | +11.5% |
| 1966 | 200,006 t | +23.1% |
| 1967 | 148,976 t | -25.5% |
| 1968 | 145,360 t | -2.4% |
| 1969 | 214,871 t | +47.8% |
| 1970 | 245,675 t | +14.3% |
| 1971 | 273,397 t | +11.3% |
| 1972 | 346,355 t | +26.7% |
| 1973 | 384,065 t | +10.9% |
| 1974 | 386,888 t | +0.7% |
| 1975 | 463,209 t | +19.7% |
| 1976 | 465,643 t | +0.5% |
| 1977 | 537,799 t | +15.5% |
| 1978 | 482,044 t | -10.4% |
| 1979 | 571,124 t | +18.5% |
| 1980 | 651,902 t | +14.1% |
| 1981 | 692,375 t | +6.2% |
| 1982 | 708,291 t | +2.3% |
| 1983 | 707,195 t | -0.2% |
| 1984 | 772,507 t | +9.2% |
| 1985 | 735,087 t | -4.8% |
| 1986 | 895,666 t | +21.8% |
| 1987 | 910,065 t | +1.6% |
| 1988 | 886,808 t | -2.6% |
| 1989 | 812,452 t | -8.4% |
| 1990 | 794,349 t | -2.2% |
| 1991 | 633,301 t | -20.3% |
| 1992 | 724,574 t | +14.4% |
| 1993 | 964,581 t | +33.1% |
| 1994 | 697,883 t | -27.6% |
| 1995 | 1.04 million t | +49.4% |
| 1996 | 773,294 t | -25.8% |
| 1997 | 1.04 million t | +35.0% |
| 1998 | 991,386 t | -5.0% |
| 1999 | 1.09 million t | +9.6% |
| 2000 | 1.22 million t | +12.2% |
| 2001 | 1.21 million t | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 1.25 million t | +3.3% |
| 2003 | 1.08 million t | -13.7% |
| 2004 | 1.36 million t | +25.7% |
| 2005 | 1.32 million t | -2.7% |
| 2006 | 1.14 million t | -13.6% |
| 2007 | 1.16 million t | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 1.14 million t | -1.4% |
| 2009 | 1.00 million t | -12.5% |
| 2010 | 1.22 million t | +21.4% |
| 2011 | 1.14 million t | -6.3% |
| 2012 | 1.06 million t | -6.8% |
| 2013 | 1.01 million t | -4.9% |
| 2014 | 1.09 million t | +7.9% |
| 2015 | 1.13 million t | +3.7% |
| 2016 | 1.39 million t | +22.9% |
| 2017 | 1.34 million t | -3.2% |
| 2018 | 1.31 million t | -2.5% |
| 2019 | 1.29 million t | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 1.46 million t | +13.4% |
| 2021 | 1.33 million t | -9.4% |
| 2022 | 1.34 million t | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 1.28 million t | -3.9% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen in Northern Africa 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | +93.8% | 75,209 t | 145,764 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 140,734 t | 41,252 t | 214,871 t | 9 |
| 1970s | 415,620 t | 245,675 t | 571,124 t | 10 |
| 1980s | 777,235 t | 651,902 t | 910,065 t | 10 |
| 1990s | 875,210 t | 633,301 t | 1.09 million t | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.19 million t | 1.00 million t | 1.36 million t | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.20 million t | 1.01 million t | 1.39 million t | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.35 million t | 1.28 million t | 1.46 million t | 4 |
Countries ranked near Northern Africa
More environment data for Northern Africa
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -20 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -13.93 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.281 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.61 °C (2025)
- Recovered paper — Production 701,000 t (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Production 1.10 million t (2024)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 864,000 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Production 888,500 t (2024)
- Agricultural land — Share in Land area 27.72 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen in Northern Africa?
- Nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen in Northern Africa was 1.28 million t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen recorded in Northern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 1.46 million t in 2020.
- What is the lowest nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen recorded in Northern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 41,252 t in 1962.
- How does Northern Africa rank for nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen?
- Northern Africa ranks 23rd out of 29 groups with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen rising or falling in Northern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Northern Africa 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 (%).