Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per area of cropland in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)
Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs): Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per area of cropland was 12.73 kg/ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per area of cropland in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs), 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) recorded 12.73 kg/ha for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — use per area of cropland in 2024.
That represents a change of down 5.8% on the previous year and up 22.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — use per area of cropland in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) peaked at 16.33 kg/ha in 1992 and was at its lowest, 1.41 kg/ha, in 1961.
Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) ranks 28th of 30 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per area of cropland in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs), year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.41 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 1.49 kg/ha | +5.7% |
| 1963 | 1.69 kg/ha | +13.4% |
| 1964 | 1.93 kg/ha | +14.2% |
| 1965 | 2.1 kg/ha | +8.8% |
| 1966 | 2.23 kg/ha | +6.2% |
| 1967 | 2.6 kg/ha | +16.6% |
| 1968 | 2.71 kg/ha | +4.2% |
| 1969 | 2.98 kg/ha | +10.0% |
| 1970 | 3.64 kg/ha | +22.1% |
| 1971 | 4.03 kg/ha | +10.7% |
| 1972 | 4.12 kg/ha | +2.2% |
| 1973 | 4.61 kg/ha | +11.9% |
| 1974 | 4.7 kg/ha | +2.0% |
| 1975 | 5.19 kg/ha | +10.4% |
| 1976 | 6.07 kg/ha | +17.0% |
| 1977 | 6.37 kg/ha | +4.9% |
| 1978 | 7.08 kg/ha | +11.1% |
| 1979 | 7.24 kg/ha | +2.3% |
| 1980 | 8.16 kg/ha | +12.7% |
| 1981 | 8.4 kg/ha | +2.9% |
| 1982 | 8.41 kg/ha | +0.1% |
| 1983 | 8.56 kg/ha | +1.8% |
| 1984 | 9.14 kg/ha | +6.8% |
| 1985 | 9.58 kg/ha | +4.8% |
| 1986 | 9.16 kg/ha | -4.4% |
| 1987 | 9.13 kg/ha | -0.3% |
| 1988 | 10 kg/ha | +9.5% |
| 1989 | 9.49 kg/ha | -5.1% |
| 1990 | 10.01 kg/ha | +5.5% |
| 1991 | 9.52 kg/ha | -4.9% |
| 1992 | 16.33 kg/ha | +71.5% |
| 1993 | 15.36 kg/ha | -5.9% |
| 1994 | 11.22 kg/ha | -27.0% |
| 1995 | 10.37 kg/ha | -7.6% |
| 1996 | 11.49 kg/ha | +10.8% |
| 1997 | 10.94 kg/ha | -4.8% |
| 1998 | 10.2 kg/ha | -6.8% |
| 1999 | 10.26 kg/ha | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 9.9 kg/ha | -3.5% |
| 2001 | 9.53 kg/ha | -3.7% |
| 2002 | 9.34 kg/ha | -2.0% |
| 2003 | 8.5 kg/ha | -9.0% |
| 2004 | 8.53 kg/ha | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 8.51 kg/ha | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 9.18 kg/ha | +7.9% |
| 2007 | 8.74 kg/ha | -4.8% |
| 2008 | 9.17 kg/ha | +4.9% |
| 2009 | 9.51 kg/ha | +3.7% |
| 2010 | 9.96 kg/ha | +4.7% |
| 2011 | 9.98 kg/ha | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 9.43 kg/ha | -5.5% |
| 2013 | 9.56 kg/ha | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 10.37 kg/ha | +8.5% |
| 2015 | 9.82 kg/ha | -5.3% |
| 2016 | 11.63 kg/ha | +18.4% |
| 2017 | 12.09 kg/ha | +4.0% |
| 2018 | 11.49 kg/ha | -5.0% |
| 2019 | 12.03 kg/ha | +4.7% |
| 2020 | 13.63 kg/ha | +13.3% |
| 2021 | 12.81 kg/ha | -6.0% |
| 2022 | 11.43 kg/ha | -10.8% |
| 2023 | 13.52 kg/ha | +18.3% |
| 2024 | 12.73 kg/ha | -5.8% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per area of cropland in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | +71.5% | 9.52 kg/ha | 16.33 kg/ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.13 kg/ha | 1.41 kg/ha | 2.98 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 5.31 kg/ha | 3.64 kg/ha | 7.24 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 9 kg/ha | 8.16 kg/ha | 10 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 11.57 kg/ha | 9.52 kg/ha | 16.33 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 9.09 kg/ha | 8.5 kg/ha | 9.9 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.64 kg/ha | 9.43 kg/ha | 12.09 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.82 kg/ha | 11.43 kg/ha | 13.63 kg/ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)
More environment data for Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.238 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.36 °C (2025)
- Cropland — Share in Land area 11.17 % (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use 2.89 million t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Export quantity 316,092 t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity 1.96 million t (2024)
- Agricultural land — Area 863,406 1000 ha (2024)
- Agricultural land — Share in Land area 43 % (2024)
- Cropland — Area 224,322 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — use per area of cropland in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)?
- Nutrient nitrogen n (total) — use per area of cropland in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) was 12.73 kg/ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — use per area of cropland recorded in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)?
- The highest recorded value was 16.33 kg/ha in 1992.
- What is the lowest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — use per area of cropland recorded in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.41 kg/ha in 1961.
- How does Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) rank for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — use per area of cropland?
- Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) ranks 28th out of 30 groups with data for 2024.
- Is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — use per area of cropland rising or falling in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per area of cropland. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The Fertilizers by Nutrient dataset contains information on the totals in nutrients for Production, Trade and Agriculture Use of inorganic (chemical or mineral) fertilizers. The data are provided for the three primary plant nutrients: nitrogen (N), phosphorus (expressed as P2O5) and potassium (expressed as K2O). Both straight and compound fertilizers are included. Methodological details can be found at: https://files-faostat.fao.org/production/RFN/RFN_EN_README.pdf