Seed — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Congo
Congo: Seed — Cropland nitrogen per unit area was 0.323 kg/ha in 2023. ▲ Rising
Seed — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Congo, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
Congo recorded 0.323 kg/ha for seed — cropland nitrogen per unit area in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, seed — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Congo peaked at 0.3495 kg/ha in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.2432 kg/ha, in 1985.
That places Congo 151st out of 186 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Seed — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Congo, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.3129 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 0.2501 kg/ha | -20.1% |
| 1963 | 0.2541 kg/ha | +1.6% |
| 1964 | 0.2564 kg/ha | +0.9% |
| 1965 | 0.2574 kg/ha | +0.4% |
| 1966 | 0.2525 kg/ha | -1.9% |
| 1967 | 0.2525 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.2524 kg/ha | -0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.2512 kg/ha | -0.5% |
| 1970 | 0.2505 kg/ha | -0.3% |
| 1971 | 0.2493 kg/ha | -0.5% |
| 1972 | 0.2489 kg/ha | -0.2% |
| 1973 | 0.2472 kg/ha | -0.7% |
| 1974 | 0.2466 kg/ha | -0.2% |
| 1975 | 0.2457 kg/ha | -0.4% |
| 1976 | 0.2436 kg/ha | -0.9% |
| 1977 | 0.244 kg/ha | +0.2% |
| 1978 | 0.2647 kg/ha | +8.5% |
| 1979 | 0.2645 kg/ha | -0.1% |
| 1980 | 0.2627 kg/ha | -0.7% |
| 1981 | 0.2607 kg/ha | -0.8% |
| 1982 | 0.2488 kg/ha | -4.6% |
| 1983 | 0.2469 kg/ha | -0.8% |
| 1984 | 0.2459 kg/ha | -0.4% |
| 1985 | 0.2432 kg/ha | -1.1% |
| 1986 | 0.244 kg/ha | +0.3% |
| 1987 | 0.2559 kg/ha | +4.9% |
| 1988 | 0.2548 kg/ha | -0.4% |
| 1989 | 0.254 kg/ha | -0.3% |
| 1990 | 0.265 kg/ha | +4.3% |
| 1991 | 0.2637 kg/ha | -0.5% |
| 1992 | 0.2639 kg/ha | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 0.2613 kg/ha | -1.0% |
| 1994 | 0.2668 kg/ha | +2.1% |
| 1995 | 0.2649 kg/ha | -0.7% |
| 1996 | 0.2627 kg/ha | -0.8% |
| 1997 | 0.2563 kg/ha | -2.4% |
| 1998 | 0.32 kg/ha | +24.9% |
| 1999 | 0.3153 kg/ha | -1.5% |
| 2000 | 0.3225 kg/ha | +2.3% |
| 2001 | 0.3222 kg/ha | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 0.3175 kg/ha | -1.5% |
| 2003 | 0.3173 kg/ha | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 0.3205 kg/ha | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 0.3191 kg/ha | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 0.3173 kg/ha | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 0.3169 kg/ha | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 0.3166 kg/ha | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 0.3092 kg/ha | -2.3% |
| 2010 | 0.2979 kg/ha | -3.7% |
| 2011 | 0.2873 kg/ha | -3.6% |
| 2012 | 0.3495 kg/ha | +21.6% |
| 2013 | 0.3335 kg/ha | -4.6% |
| 2014 | 0.3332 kg/ha | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 0.3375 kg/ha | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 0.3364 kg/ha | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 0.3358 kg/ha | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 0.3375 kg/ha | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 0.324 kg/ha | -4.0% |
| 2020 | 0.3316 kg/ha | +2.3% |
| 2021 | 0.3169 kg/ha | -4.4% |
| 2022 | 0.323 kg/ha | +1.9% |
| 2023 | 0.323 kg/ha | +0.0% |
Congo compared with similar countries
- Congo's 0.323 kg/ha is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.8208 kg/ha, 39% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Congo's 0.323 kg/ha is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.5329 kg/ha, 61% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2599 kg/ha | 0.2501 kg/ha | 0.3129 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.2505 kg/ha | 0.2436 kg/ha | 0.2647 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2517 kg/ha | 0.2432 kg/ha | 0.2627 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.274 kg/ha | 0.2563 kg/ha | 0.32 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3179 kg/ha | 0.3092 kg/ha | 0.3225 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3273 kg/ha | 0.2873 kg/ha | 0.3495 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3236 kg/ha | 0.3169 kg/ha | 0.3316 kg/ha | 4 |
Countries ranked near Congo
- 148 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0.3378 kg/ha compare
- 149 Ecuador 0.3299 kg/ha compare
- 150 South Africa 0.3283 kg/ha compare
- 152 Solomon Islands 0.298 kg/ha compare
- 153 Seychelles 0.2854 kg/ha compare
- 154 Vanuatu 0.2799 kg/ha compare
More environment data for Congo
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -9.96 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -6.68 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.202 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.13 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.8453 % 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 -0.4756 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is seed — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Congo?
- Seed — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Congo was 0.323 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 Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3495 kg/ha in 2012.
- What is the lowest seed — cropland nitrogen per unit area recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2432 kg/ha in 1985.
- How does Congo rank for seed — cropland nitrogen per unit area?
- Congo ranks 151st out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is seed — cropland nitrogen per unit area rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Congo 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 (%).