Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus use efficiency in Niger
Niger: Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus use efficiency was 360.56 % in 2023. ▲ Rising
Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus use efficiency in Niger, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Niger recorded 360.56 % for nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus use efficiency in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 17.1% on the previous year and down 2.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus use efficiency in Niger peaked at 510.95 % in 2008 and was at its lowest, 178.35 %, in 1973.
That places Niger 5th out of 186 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus use efficiency in Niger, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 275.65 % | — |
| 1962 | 318.5 % | +15.5% |
| 1963 | 330.04 % | +3.6% |
| 1964 | 310.33 % | -6.0% |
| 1965 | 259.72 % | -16.3% |
| 1966 | 262.87 % | +1.2% |
| 1967 | 290.4 % | +10.5% |
| 1968 | 209.66 % | -27.8% |
| 1969 | 272.73 % | +30.1% |
| 1970 | 222.18 % | -18.5% |
| 1971 | 240.15 % | +8.1% |
| 1972 | 239.23 % | -0.4% |
| 1973 | 178.35 % | -25.4% |
| 1974 | 250.93 % | +40.7% |
| 1975 | 194.97 % | -22.3% |
| 1976 | 247.36 % | +26.9% |
| 1977 | 233.81 % | -5.5% |
| 1978 | 249.2 % | +6.6% |
| 1979 | 256.51 % | +2.9% |
| 1980 | 252.5 % | -1.6% |
| 1981 | 200.83 % | -20.5% |
| 1982 | 224.39 % | +11.7% |
| 1983 | 238.58 % | +6.3% |
| 1984 | 178.87 % | -25.0% |
| 1985 | 280.39 % | +56.8% |
| 1986 | 329.56 % | +17.5% |
| 1987 | 237.57 % | -27.9% |
| 1988 | 373.26 % | +57.1% |
| 1989 | 272.27 % | -27.1% |
| 1990 | 285.1 % | +4.7% |
| 1991 | 305.62 % | +7.2% |
| 1992 | 328.14 % | +7.4% |
| 1993 | 279.49 % | -14.8% |
| 1994 | 225.78 % | -19.2% |
| 1995 | 226.12 % | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 234.98 % | +3.9% |
| 1997 | 188.03 % | -20.0% |
| 1998 | 331.74 % | +76.4% |
| 1999 | 307.21 % | -7.4% |
| 2000 | 218.23 % | -29.0% |
| 2001 | 311.42 % | +42.7% |
| 2002 | 316 % | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 335.48 % | +6.2% |
| 2004 | 258.56 % | -22.9% |
| 2005 | 316.63 % | +22.5% |
| 2006 | 334.43 % | +5.6% |
| 2007 | 328.56 % | -1.8% |
| 2008 | 510.95 % | +55.5% |
| 2009 | 303.13 % | -40.7% |
| 2010 | 453.64 % | +49.7% |
| 2011 | 363.04 % | -20.0% |
| 2012 | 472.16 % | +30.1% |
| 2013 | 370.7 % | -21.5% |
| 2014 | 391.05 % | +5.5% |
| 2015 | 451.07 % | +15.3% |
| 2016 | 465.42 % | +3.2% |
| 2017 | 452.26 % | -2.8% |
| 2018 | 449.79 % | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 415.98 % | -7.5% |
| 2020 | 432.55 % | +4.0% |
| 2021 | 304.55 % | -29.6% |
| 2022 | 434.76 % | +42.8% |
| 2023 | 360.56 % | -17.1% |
Niger compared with similar countries
- Niger's 360.56 % is above the median for low income countries, which is 122.66 %, 2.9× the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Niger's 360.56 % is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 108.23 %, 3.3× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 281.1 % | 209.66 % | 330.04 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 231.27 % | 178.35 % | 256.51 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 258.82 % | 178.87 % | 373.26 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 271.22 % | 188.03 % | 331.74 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 323.34 % | 218.23 % | 510.95 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 428.51 % | 363.04 % | 472.16 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 383.11 % | 304.55 % | 434.76 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near Niger
- 2 Côte d'Ivoire 165.31 % compare
- 2 Kiribati 510.18 % compare
- 2 Syrian Arab Republic 227.42 % compare
- 3 Guinea 465.47 % compare
- 4 Micronesia (Federated States of) 167.45 % compare
- 4 Solomon Islands 408.55 % compare
- 5 United Republic of Tanzania 140.83 % compare
- 5 Caribbean 109.85 % compare
- 6 Ghana 330.01 % compare
- 6 Melanesia 128.26 % compare
- 7 Republic of Moldova 122.06 % compare
- 7 Vanuatu 327.96 % compare
- 8 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 111.27 % compare
- 8 Nigeria 294.39 % 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 use efficiency in Niger?
- Nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus use efficiency in Niger was 360.56 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus use efficiency recorded in Niger?
- The highest recorded value was 510.95 % in 2008.
- What is the lowest nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus use efficiency recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was 178.35 % in 1973.
- How does Niger rank for nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus use efficiency?
- Niger ranks 5th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus use efficiency rising or falling in Niger?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 use efficiency. 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 (%).