Seed — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Africa
Africa: Seed — Cropland nitrogen per unit area was 0.9193 kg/ha in 2023. ▼ Falling
Seed — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Africa, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
In 2023, seed — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Africa stood at 0.9193 kg/ha.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.0% on the previous year and up 7.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, seed — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Africa peaked at 0.9996 kg/ha in 1968 and was at its lowest, 0.8194 kg/ha, in 2016.
Africa ranks 21st of 29 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Seed — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Africa, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.9675 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 0.9936 kg/ha | +2.7% |
| 1963 | 0.9809 kg/ha | -1.3% |
| 1964 | 0.9848 kg/ha | +0.4% |
| 1965 | 0.9794 kg/ha | -0.5% |
| 1966 | 0.9922 kg/ha | +1.3% |
| 1967 | 0.9926 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.9996 kg/ha | +0.7% |
| 1969 | 0.9967 kg/ha | -0.3% |
| 1970 | 0.9995 kg/ha | +0.3% |
| 1971 | 0.9854 kg/ha | -1.4% |
| 1972 | 0.9904 kg/ha | +0.5% |
| 1973 | 0.9825 kg/ha | -0.8% |
| 1974 | 0.969 kg/ha | -1.4% |
| 1975 | 0.9749 kg/ha | +0.6% |
| 1976 | 0.962 kg/ha | -1.3% |
| 1977 | 0.9683 kg/ha | +0.7% |
| 1978 | 0.9426 kg/ha | -2.7% |
| 1979 | 0.9381 kg/ha | -0.5% |
| 1980 | 0.935 kg/ha | -0.3% |
| 1981 | 0.9325 kg/ha | -0.3% |
| 1982 | 0.9311 kg/ha | -0.2% |
| 1983 | 0.9185 kg/ha | -1.4% |
| 1984 | 0.9355 kg/ha | +1.9% |
| 1985 | 0.9282 kg/ha | -0.8% |
| 1986 | 0.9251 kg/ha | -0.3% |
| 1987 | 0.9422 kg/ha | +1.8% |
| 1988 | 0.9453 kg/ha | +0.3% |
| 1989 | 0.9434 kg/ha | -0.2% |
| 1990 | 0.9511 kg/ha | +0.8% |
| 1991 | 0.9415 kg/ha | -1.0% |
| 1992 | 0.9183 kg/ha | -2.5% |
| 1993 | 0.9289 kg/ha | +1.2% |
| 1994 | 0.9198 kg/ha | -1.0% |
| 1995 | 0.9356 kg/ha | +1.7% |
| 1996 | 0.9121 kg/ha | -2.5% |
| 1997 | 0.9264 kg/ha | +1.6% |
| 1998 | 0.9073 kg/ha | -2.1% |
| 1999 | 0.8868 kg/ha | -2.3% |
| 2000 | 0.9009 kg/ha | +1.6% |
| 2001 | 0.9105 kg/ha | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 0.933 kg/ha | +2.5% |
| 2003 | 0.9114 kg/ha | -2.3% |
| 2004 | 0.927 kg/ha | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 0.9034 kg/ha | -2.5% |
| 2006 | 0.8882 kg/ha | -1.7% |
| 2007 | 0.8897 kg/ha | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 0.8751 kg/ha | -1.6% |
| 2009 | 0.8778 kg/ha | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 0.875 kg/ha | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 0.8381 kg/ha | -4.2% |
| 2012 | 0.8478 kg/ha | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 0.8568 kg/ha | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 0.8379 kg/ha | -2.2% |
| 2015 | 0.8643 kg/ha | +3.2% |
| 2016 | 0.8194 kg/ha | -5.2% |
| 2017 | 0.8535 kg/ha | +4.2% |
| 2018 | 0.8742 kg/ha | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 0.8677 kg/ha | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 0.8804 kg/ha | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 0.9343 kg/ha | +6.1% |
| 2022 | 0.938 kg/ha | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 0.9193 kg/ha | -2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.9875 kg/ha | 0.9675 kg/ha | 0.9996 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.9713 kg/ha | 0.9381 kg/ha | 0.9995 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.9337 kg/ha | 0.9185 kg/ha | 0.9453 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.9228 kg/ha | 0.8868 kg/ha | 0.9511 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9017 kg/ha | 0.8751 kg/ha | 0.933 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8535 kg/ha | 0.8194 kg/ha | 0.875 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.918 kg/ha | 0.8804 kg/ha | 0.938 kg/ha | 4 |
Countries ranked near Africa
- 18 Poland 2.8 kg/ha compare
- 18 Melanesia 0.1306 kg/ha compare
- 19 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 2.73 kg/ha compare
- 20 Brazil 2.65 kg/ha compare
- 20 Cabo Verde 0.9654 kg/ha compare
- 21 Nepal 2.65 kg/ha compare
- 22 Belarus 2.56 kg/ha compare
- 23 Barbados 2.52 kg/ha compare
- 24 Russian Federation 2.52 kg/ha compare
More environment data for Africa
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -7.12 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -7.93 Percentage change (2025)
- Temperature change 1.32 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.213 °C (2025)
- Other industrial roundwood, non-coniferous (production) — Production 26.92 million m3 (2024)
- Primary wood and paper products (export/import) — Import value 11.21 million 1000 USD (2024)
- Industrial roundwood, non-coniferous — Production 66.41 million m3 (2024)
- Sawlogs and veneer logs — Production 39.12 million m3 (2024)
- Sawlogs and veneer logs, coniferous — Production 9.31 million m3 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is seed — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Africa?
- Seed — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Africa was 0.9193 kg/ha in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest seed — cropland nitrogen per unit area recorded in Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9996 kg/ha in 1968.
- What is the lowest seed — cropland nitrogen per unit area recorded in Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8194 kg/ha in 2016.
- How does Africa rank for seed — cropland nitrogen per unit area?
- Africa ranks 21st out of 29 groups with data for 2023.
- Is seed — cropland nitrogen per unit area rising or falling in Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Seed — Cropland nitrogen per unit area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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 (%).