Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen in Western Asia
Western Asia: Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen was 1.62 million t in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen in Western Asia, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
Western Asia recorded 1.62 million t for nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen in 2023.
The figure is up 29.3% on the previous year and up 32.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen in Western Asia peaked at 1.75 million t in 2016 and was at its lowest, -146,395 t, in 1963.
Western Asia ranks 21st of 32 groups 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | -59,346 t | -146,395 t | 92,930 t | 9 |
| 1970s | 373,961 t | 131,236 t | 661,411 t | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.11 million t | 725,040 t | 1.54 million t | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.34 million t | 1.17 million t | 1.68 million t | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.29 million t | 1.16 million t | 1.45 million t | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.30 million t | 980,375 t | 1.75 million t | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.53 million t | 1.25 million t | 1.75 million t | 4 |
Countries ranked near Western Asia
- 18 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 951,791 t compare
- 19 Uzbekistan 795,285 t compare
- 20 Egypt 753,541 t compare
- 21 Myanmar 674,856 t compare
- 22 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 666,498 t compare
- 23 Italy 596,806 t compare
- 24 Belarus 570,357 t compare
More environment data for Western Asia
- Standard Deviation 0.404 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.7 °C (2025)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 5.65 million t (2024)
- Recovered paper — Production 5.50 million t (2024)
- Cropland — Area 45,596 1000 ha (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per capita 1.25 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 2.95 g/Int$ (2024)
- Country area — Area 484,480 1000 ha (2024)
- Land area — Area 479,195 1000 ha (2024)
- Agriculture — Area 274,698 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen in Western Asia?
- Nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen in Western Asia was 1.62 million t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen recorded in Western Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.75 million t in 2016.
- What is the lowest nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen recorded in Western Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was -146,395 t in 1963.
- How does Western Asia rank for nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen?
- Western Asia ranks 21st out of 32 groups with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen rising or falling in Western Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 32.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Western Asia 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 (%).