Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in Niger
Niger: Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus per unit area was -1.6 kg/ha in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in Niger, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Niger is -1.6 kg/ha, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 15.9% on the previous year and down 26.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Niger peaked at -0.1661 kg/ha in 1973 and was at its lowest, -1.9 kg/ha, in 2022.
That places Niger 156th out of 186 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in Niger, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | -0.2888 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | -0.376 kg/ha | +30.2% |
| 1963 | -0.4034 kg/ha | +7.3% |
| 1964 | -0.3901 kg/ha | -3.3% |
| 1965 | -0.3136 kg/ha | -19.6% |
| 1966 | -0.3361 kg/ha | +7.2% |
| 1967 | -0.4092 kg/ha | +21.7% |
| 1968 | -0.2333 kg/ha | -43.0% |
| 1969 | -0.3702 kg/ha | +58.7% |
| 1970 | -0.2915 kg/ha | -21.3% |
| 1971 | -0.3384 kg/ha | +16.1% |
| 1972 | -0.3338 kg/ha | -1.4% |
| 1973 | -0.1661 kg/ha | -50.2% |
| 1974 | -0.3584 kg/ha | +115.8% |
| 1975 | -0.2481 kg/ha | -30.8% |
| 1976 | -0.4219 kg/ha | +70.1% |
| 1977 | -0.4387 kg/ha | +4.0% |
| 1978 | -0.4882 kg/ha | +11.3% |
| 1979 | -0.5246 kg/ha | +7.5% |
| 1980 | -0.5294 kg/ha | +0.9% |
| 1981 | -0.4397 kg/ha | -16.9% |
| 1982 | -0.4773 kg/ha | +8.6% |
| 1983 | -0.4918 kg/ha | +3.0% |
| 1984 | -0.2467 kg/ha | -49.8% |
| 1985 | -0.5405 kg/ha | +119.1% |
| 1986 | -0.6462 kg/ha | +19.6% |
| 1987 | -0.4277 kg/ha | -33.8% |
| 1988 | -0.8574 kg/ha | +100.5% |
| 1989 | -0.6013 kg/ha | -29.9% |
| 1990 | -0.5765 kg/ha | -4.1% |
| 1991 | -0.6133 kg/ha | +6.4% |
| 1992 | -0.6306 kg/ha | +2.8% |
| 1993 | -0.5045 kg/ha | -20.0% |
| 1994 | -0.4311 kg/ha | -14.5% |
| 1995 | -0.4371 kg/ha | +1.4% |
| 1996 | -0.4508 kg/ha | +3.1% |
| 1997 | -0.304 kg/ha | -32.6% |
| 1998 | -0.8052 kg/ha | +164.9% |
| 1999 | -0.6893 kg/ha | -14.4% |
| 2000 | -0.4142 kg/ha | -39.9% |
| 2001 | -0.7611 kg/ha | +83.8% |
| 2002 | -0.8677 kg/ha | +14.0% |
| 2003 | -0.8749 kg/ha | +0.8% |
| 2004 | -0.5932 kg/ha | -32.2% |
| 2005 | -0.9097 kg/ha | +53.4% |
| 2006 | -1.04 kg/ha | +13.9% |
| 2007 | -1.01 kg/ha | -2.7% |
| 2008 | -1.58 kg/ha | +56.7% |
| 2009 | -0.9045 kg/ha | -42.7% |
| 2010 | -1.68 kg/ha | +85.2% |
| 2011 | -1.16 kg/ha | -30.5% |
| 2012 | -1.5 kg/ha | +28.5% |
| 2013 | -1.27 kg/ha | -15.2% |
| 2014 | -1.36 kg/ha | +7.0% |
| 2015 | -1.55 kg/ha | +14.3% |
| 2016 | -1.66 kg/ha | +6.7% |
| 2017 | -1.63 kg/ha | -1.5% |
| 2018 | -1.79 kg/ha | +9.8% |
| 2019 | -1.63 kg/ha | -9.0% |
| 2020 | -1.8 kg/ha | +10.3% |
| 2021 | -1.04 kg/ha | -42.1% |
| 2022 | -1.9 kg/ha | +82.8% |
| 2023 | -1.6 kg/ha | -15.9% |
Niger compared with similar countries
- Niger's -1.6 kg/ha is below the median for low income countries, which is -0.4938 kg/ha, 3.2× the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Niger's -1.6 kg/ha is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is -0.3837 kg/ha, 4.2× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | -0.3467 kg/ha | -0.4092 kg/ha | -0.2333 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | -0.361 kg/ha | -0.5246 kg/ha | -0.1661 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | -0.5258 kg/ha | -0.8574 kg/ha | -0.2467 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | -0.5442 kg/ha | -0.8052 kg/ha | -0.304 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | -0.895 kg/ha | -1.58 kg/ha | -0.4142 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | -1.52 kg/ha | -1.79 kg/ha | -1.16 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | -1.59 kg/ha | -1.9 kg/ha | -1.04 kg/ha | 4 |
Countries ranked near Niger
- 153 Burkina Faso -1.46 kg/ha compare
- 154 Dominica -1.48 kg/ha compare
- 155 Mozambique -1.51 kg/ha compare
- 157 Australia and New Zealand -1.7 kg/ha compare
- 158 Australia -1.74 kg/ha compare
- 159 Papua New Guinea -1.77 kg/ha compare
More environment data for Niger
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 4.49 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 1.65 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.334 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.05 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.68 % 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 2.69 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Niger?
- Nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Niger was -1.6 kg/ha in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus per unit area recorded in Niger?
- The highest recorded value was -0.1661 kg/ha in 1973.
- What is the lowest nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus per unit area recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.9 kg/ha in 2022.
- How does Niger rank for nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus per unit area?
- Niger ranks 156th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus per unit area rising or falling in Niger?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Niger data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus per unit area. 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 (%).