Outputs — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in South Africa
South Africa: Outputs — Cropland nitrogen per unit area was 44.2 kg/ha in 2023. ▲ Rising
Outputs — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in South Africa, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for outputs — cropland nitrogen per unit area in South Africa is 44.2 kg/ha, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of up 7.6% on the previous year and up 47.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, outputs — cropland nitrogen per unit area in South Africa peaked at 44.2 kg/ha in 2023 and was at its lowest, 11.43 kg/ha, in 1965.
That places South Africa 17th out of 32 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 14.19 kg/ha | 11.43 kg/ha | 21.11 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 20.65 kg/ha | 15.15 kg/ha | 23.98 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 22.76 kg/ha | 14.79 kg/ha | 29.86 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 20.7 kg/ha | 12.26 kg/ha | 24.29 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 23.89 kg/ha | 20.55 kg/ha | 27.43 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 30.39 kg/ha | 24.88 kg/ha | 37.54 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 40.76 kg/ha | 37.44 kg/ha | 44.2 kg/ha | 4 |
Countries ranked near South Africa
- 14 Bangladesh 113.31 kg/ha compare
- 15 Kuwait 107.3 kg/ha compare
- 16 Uzbekistan 97.14 kg/ha compare
- 17 Ireland 96.78 kg/ha compare
- 18 Nauru 96.41 kg/ha compare
- 19 Belgium 95.07 kg/ha compare
- 20 Belgium-Luxembourg 94.33 kg/ha compare
More environment data for South Africa
- Standard Deviation 0.275 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.05 °C (2025)
- Recovered paper — Production 1.18 million t (2024)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 2.03 million t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value 30,837 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import quantity 7,586 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Export value 272,220 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Export quantity 385,631 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Import value 516,696 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Import quantity 472,308 t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is outputs — cropland nitrogen per unit area in South Africa?
- Outputs — cropland nitrogen per unit area in South Africa was 44.2 kg/ha in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest outputs — cropland nitrogen per unit area recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 44.2 kg/ha in 2023.
- What is the lowest outputs — cropland nitrogen per unit area recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.43 kg/ha in 1965.
- How does South Africa rank for outputs — cropland nitrogen per unit area?
- South Africa ranks 17th out of 32 groups with data for 2023.
- Is outputs — cropland nitrogen per unit area rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 47.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this South Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Outputs — Cropland nitrogen per unit area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 63 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO).
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 (%).