Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen in South Africa
South Africa: Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen was 297,434 t in 2023. ▲ Rising
Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen in South Africa, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
South Africa recorded 297,434 t for nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen in 2023.
That represents a change of down 15.7% on the previous year and up 38.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen in South Africa peaked at 441,403 t in 2021 and was at its lowest, -12,662 t, in 1967.
South Africa ranks 29th of 32 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 38,463 t | -12,662 t | 75,413 t | 9 |
| 1970s | 127,231 t | 62,837 t | 217,553 t | 10 |
| 1980s | 212,210 t | 115,721 t | 277,250 t | 10 |
| 1990s | 219,031 t | 158,831 t | 305,719 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 219,002 t | 136,292 t | 283,718 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 254,335 t | 194,736 t | 316,989 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 348,379 t | 297,434 t | 441,403 t | 4 |
Countries ranked near South Africa
- 26 Turkmenistan 516,470 t compare
- 27 Germany 502,889 t compare
- 28 Australia and New Zealand 492,766 t compare
- 29 Colombia 492,044 t compare
- 30 Australia 480,744 t compare
- 31 Ethiopia 460,583 t compare
- 32 Czechoslovakia 352,955 t compare
More environment data for South Africa
- Standard Deviation 0.275 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.05 °C (2025)
- Recovered paper — Production 1.18 million t (2024)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 2.03 million t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value 30,837 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import quantity 7,586 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Export value 272,220 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Export quantity 385,631 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Import value 516,696 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Import quantity 472,308 t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen in South Africa?
- Nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen in South Africa was 297,434 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 441,403 t in 2021.
- What is the lowest nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was -12,662 t in 1967.
- How does South Africa rank for nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen?
- South Africa ranks 29th out of 32 groups with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 38.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this South 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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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 (%).