Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen was 75,091 t in 2023. ▲ Rising
Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen in Zimbabwe, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
Zimbabwe recorded 75,091 t for nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen in 2023.
The figure is up 14.3% on the previous year and up 100.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen in Zimbabwe peaked at 107,378 t in 2021 and was at its lowest, -10,469 t, in 2004.
Zimbabwe ranks 80th of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen in Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 13,203 t | — |
| 1962 | 11,493 t | -13.0% |
| 1963 | 21,901 t | +90.6% |
| 1964 | 30,766 t | +40.5% |
| 1965 | 31,611 t | +2.7% |
| 1966 | 27,276 t | -13.7% |
| 1967 | 26,085 t | -4.4% |
| 1968 | 33,369 t | +27.9% |
| 1969 | 21,296 t | -36.2% |
| 1970 | 39,825 t | +87.0% |
| 1971 | 49,832 t | +25.1% |
| 1972 | 41,991 t | -15.7% |
| 1973 | 63,392 t | +51.0% |
| 1974 | 50,542 t | -20.3% |
| 1975 | 52,654 t | +4.2% |
| 1976 | 38,228 t | -27.4% |
| 1977 | 24,288 t | -36.5% |
| 1978 | 30,066 t | +23.8% |
| 1979 | 42,752 t | +42.2% |
| 1980 | 65,713 t | +53.7% |
| 1981 | 61,897 t | -5.8% |
| 1982 | 67,072 t | +8.4% |
| 1983 | 67,785 t | +1.1% |
| 1984 | 46,612 t | -31.2% |
| 1985 | 40,347 t | -13.4% |
| 1986 | 36,686 t | -9.1% |
| 1987 | 52,396 t | +42.8% |
| 1988 | 40,040 t | -23.6% |
| 1989 | 48,392 t | +20.9% |
| 1990 | 64,327 t | +32.9% |
| 1991 | 63,122 t | -1.9% |
| 1992 | 65,253 t | +3.4% |
| 1993 | 58,405 t | -10.5% |
| 1994 | 56,006 t | -4.1% |
| 1995 | 68,693 t | +22.7% |
| 1996 | 57,293 t | -16.6% |
| 1997 | 66,340 t | +15.8% |
| 1998 | 75,196 t | +13.3% |
| 1999 | 70,942 t | -5.7% |
| 2000 | 60,130 t | -15.2% |
| 2001 | 61,070 t | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 60,447 t | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 29,603 t | -51.0% |
| 2004 | -10,469 t | -135.4% |
| 2005 | 20,443 t | -295.3% |
| 2006 | 14,263 t | -30.2% |
| 2007 | 31,519 t | +121.0% |
| 2008 | 29,465 t | -6.5% |
| 2009 | 45,662 t | +55.0% |
| 2010 | 57,184 t | +25.2% |
| 2011 | 55,431 t | -3.1% |
| 2012 | 30,846 t | -44.4% |
| 2013 | 37,435 t | +21.4% |
| 2014 | 35,341 t | -5.6% |
| 2015 | 44,585 t | +26.2% |
| 2016 | 59,970 t | +34.5% |
| 2017 | 62,706 t | +4.6% |
| 2018 | 59,410 t | -5.3% |
| 2019 | 81,993 t | +38.0% |
| 2020 | 47,174 t | -42.5% |
| 2021 | 107,378 t | +127.6% |
| 2022 | 65,710 t | -38.8% |
| 2023 | 75,091 t | +14.3% |
Zimbabwe compared with similar countries
- Zimbabwe's 75,091 t is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 50,419 t, 1.5× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Zimbabwe's 75,091 t is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 26,536 t, 2.8× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen in Zimbabwe 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | +295.3% | -10,469 t | 20,443 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 24,111 t | 11,493 t | 33,369 t | 9 |
| 1970s | 43,357 t | 24,288 t | 63,392 t | 10 |
| 1980s | 52,694 t | 36,686 t | 67,785 t | 10 |
| 1990s | 64,558 t | 56,006 t | 75,196 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 34,213 t | -10,469 t | 61,070 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 52,490 t | 30,846 t | 81,993 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 73,838 t | 47,174 t | 107,378 t | 4 |
Countries ranked near Zimbabwe
More environment data for Zimbabwe
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 2.93 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 3.29 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.311 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.06 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.19 % 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 1.53 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen in Zimbabwe?
- Nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen in Zimbabwe was 75,091 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 107,378 t in 2021.
- What is the lowest nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was -10,469 t in 2004.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen?
- Zimbabwe ranks 80th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 100.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Zimbabwe 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 (%).