Outputs — Cropland nitrogen in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
Least Developed Countries (LDCs): Outputs — Cropland nitrogen was 6.60 million t in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Outputs — Cropland nitrogen in Least Developed Countries (LDCs), 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
Least Developed Countries (LDCs) recorded 6.60 million t for outputs — cropland nitrogen in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 20.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, outputs — cropland nitrogen in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) peaked at 6.60 million t in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1.33 million t, in 1961.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Outputs — Cropland nitrogen in Least Developed Countries (LDCs), year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.33 million t | — |
| 1962 | 1.37 million t | +3.1% |
| 1963 | 1.44 million t | +5.0% |
| 1964 | 1.46 million t | +1.2% |
| 1965 | 1.46 million t | +0.3% |
| 1966 | 1.45 million t | -1.2% |
| 1967 | 1.58 million t | +9.1% |
| 1968 | 1.57 million t | -0.4% |
| 1969 | 1.66 million t | +5.7% |
| 1970 | 1.67 million t | +0.5% |
| 1971 | 1.67 million t | +0.2% |
| 1972 | 1.64 million t | -2.2% |
| 1973 | 1.67 million t | +1.9% |
| 1974 | 1.73 million t | +3.6% |
| 1975 | 1.81 million t | +4.9% |
| 1976 | 1.80 million t | -0.5% |
| 1977 | 1.81 million t | +0.3% |
| 1978 | 1.86 million t | +3.2% |
| 1979 | 1.80 million t | -3.3% |
| 1980 | 1.90 million t | +5.2% |
| 1981 | 1.98 million t | +4.2% |
| 1982 | 1.98 million t | +0.3% |
| 1983 | 2.04 million t | +3.1% |
| 1984 | 1.99 million t | -2.7% |
| 1985 | 2.13 million t | +6.9% |
| 1986 | 2.15 million t | +1.3% |
| 1987 | 2.13 million t | -1.0% |
| 1988 | 2.26 million t | +5.8% |
| 1989 | 2.25 million t | -0.1% |
| 1990 | 2.24 million t | -0.5% |
| 1991 | 2.37 million t | +5.5% |
| 1992 | 2.39 million t | +0.8% |
| 1993 | 2.41 million t | +1.1% |
| 1994 | 2.46 million t | +2.0% |
| 1995 | 2.57 million t | +4.5% |
| 1996 | 2.74 million t | +6.8% |
| 1997 | 2.72 million t | -0.9% |
| 1998 | 2.85 million t | +5.0% |
| 1999 | 3.01 million t | +5.4% |
| 2000 | 2.99 million t | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 3.24 million t | +8.3% |
| 2002 | 3.29 million t | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 3.50 million t | +6.2% |
| 2004 | 3.47 million t | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 3.87 million t | +11.3% |
| 2006 | 3.98 million t | +3.0% |
| 2007 | 4.17 million t | +4.6% |
| 2008 | 4.40 million t | +5.6% |
| 2009 | 4.60 million t | +4.5% |
| 2010 | 4.97 million t | +8.1% |
| 2011 | 4.99 million t | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 5.22 million t | +4.6% |
| 2013 | 5.48 million t | +4.9% |
| 2014 | 5.65 million t | +3.2% |
| 2015 | 5.58 million t | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 5.74 million t | +2.9% |
| 2017 | 5.88 million t | +2.4% |
| 2018 | 6.13 million t | +4.3% |
| 2019 | 6.14 million t | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 6.36 million t | +3.5% |
| 2021 | 6.35 million t | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 6.58 million t | +3.7% |
| 2023 | 6.60 million t | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.48 million t | 1.33 million t | 1.66 million t | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.75 million t | 1.64 million t | 1.86 million t | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.08 million t | 1.90 million t | 2.26 million t | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.58 million t | 2.24 million t | 3.01 million t | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.75 million t | 2.99 million t | 4.60 million t | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.58 million t | 4.97 million t | 6.14 million t | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.47 million t | 6.35 million t | 6.60 million t | 4 |
Countries ranked near Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
More environment data for Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.229 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.29 °C (2025)
- Agriculture — Area 836,181 1000 ha (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per capita 0.82 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 3.21 g/Int$ (2024)
- Country area — Area 2.08 million 1000 ha (2024)
- Land area — Area 2.04 million 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Land area 11 % (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Agricultural land 26.79 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is outputs — cropland nitrogen in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- Outputs — cropland nitrogen in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) was 6.60 million t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest outputs — cropland nitrogen recorded in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- The highest recorded value was 6.60 million t in 2023.
- What is the lowest outputs — cropland nitrogen recorded in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.33 million t in 1961.
- How does Least Developed Countries (LDCs) rank for outputs — cropland nitrogen?
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) ranks 2nd out of 18 groups with data for 2023.
- Is outputs — cropland nitrogen rising or falling in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Least Developed Countries (LDCs) data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Outputs — 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 (%).