Seed — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Eastern Africa
Eastern Africa: Seed — Cropland nitrogen per unit area was 0.8102 kg/ha in 2023. ▲ Rising
Seed — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Eastern Africa, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for seed — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Eastern Africa is 0.8102 kg/ha, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and up 10.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, seed — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Eastern Africa peaked at 0.8102 kg/ha in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.6113 kg/ha, in 1986.
That places Eastern Africa 23rd out of 29 groups 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 Eastern Africa, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.7221 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 0.7183 kg/ha | -0.5% |
| 1963 | 0.7023 kg/ha | -2.2% |
| 1964 | 0.7027 kg/ha | +0.1% |
| 1965 | 0.7081 kg/ha | +0.8% |
| 1966 | 0.713 kg/ha | +0.7% |
| 1967 | 0.7165 kg/ha | +0.5% |
| 1968 | 0.7188 kg/ha | +0.3% |
| 1969 | 0.7097 kg/ha | -1.3% |
| 1970 | 0.7186 kg/ha | +1.3% |
| 1971 | 0.7054 kg/ha | -1.8% |
| 1972 | 0.681 kg/ha | -3.5% |
| 1973 | 0.6782 kg/ha | -0.4% |
| 1974 | 0.6488 kg/ha | -4.3% |
| 1975 | 0.6515 kg/ha | +0.4% |
| 1976 | 0.6395 kg/ha | -1.8% |
| 1977 | 0.6594 kg/ha | +3.1% |
| 1978 | 0.6138 kg/ha | -6.9% |
| 1979 | 0.6215 kg/ha | +1.3% |
| 1980 | 0.6186 kg/ha | -0.5% |
| 1981 | 0.6217 kg/ha | +0.5% |
| 1982 | 0.6255 kg/ha | +0.6% |
| 1983 | 0.6115 kg/ha | -2.2% |
| 1984 | 0.6213 kg/ha | +1.6% |
| 1985 | 0.613 kg/ha | -1.3% |
| 1986 | 0.6113 kg/ha | -0.3% |
| 1987 | 0.6259 kg/ha | +2.4% |
| 1988 | 0.6267 kg/ha | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 0.612 kg/ha | -2.3% |
| 1990 | 0.6322 kg/ha | +3.3% |
| 1991 | 0.6189 kg/ha | -2.1% |
| 1992 | 0.6131 kg/ha | -0.9% |
| 1993 | 0.6263 kg/ha | +2.2% |
| 1994 | 0.6404 kg/ha | +2.3% |
| 1995 | 0.6544 kg/ha | +2.2% |
| 1996 | 0.6569 kg/ha | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 0.648 kg/ha | -1.4% |
| 1998 | 0.6634 kg/ha | +2.4% |
| 1999 | 0.6594 kg/ha | -0.6% |
| 2000 | 0.6859 kg/ha | +4.0% |
| 2001 | 0.6795 kg/ha | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 0.7273 kg/ha | +7.0% |
| 2003 | 0.7148 kg/ha | -1.7% |
| 2004 | 0.7221 kg/ha | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 0.6678 kg/ha | -7.5% |
| 2006 | 0.685 kg/ha | +2.6% |
| 2007 | 0.6756 kg/ha | -1.4% |
| 2008 | 0.6838 kg/ha | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 0.6917 kg/ha | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 0.6632 kg/ha | -4.1% |
| 2011 | 0.668 kg/ha | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 0.7323 kg/ha | +9.6% |
| 2013 | 0.7314 kg/ha | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 0.7253 kg/ha | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 0.7144 kg/ha | -1.5% |
| 2016 | 0.6471 kg/ha | -9.4% |
| 2017 | 0.6539 kg/ha | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 0.6541 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.7036 kg/ha | +7.6% |
| 2020 | 0.7503 kg/ha | +6.6% |
| 2021 | 0.7939 kg/ha | +5.8% |
| 2022 | 0.8045 kg/ha | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 0.8102 kg/ha | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.7124 kg/ha | 0.7023 kg/ha | 0.7221 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.6618 kg/ha | 0.6138 kg/ha | 0.7186 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.6188 kg/ha | 0.6113 kg/ha | 0.6267 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.6413 kg/ha | 0.6131 kg/ha | 0.6634 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6933 kg/ha | 0.6678 kg/ha | 0.7273 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6893 kg/ha | 0.6471 kg/ha | 0.7323 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7897 kg/ha | 0.7503 kg/ha | 0.8102 kg/ha | 4 |
Countries ranked near Eastern Africa
More environment data for Eastern Africa
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -7.18 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -5.98 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.229 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.28 °C (2025)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Value US$, 2015 107,047 million USD (2024)
- Industrial roundwood — Export value 97,059 1000 USD (2024)
- Industrial roundwood, coniferous — Production 4.52 million m3 (2024)
- Wood charcoal — Production 17.47 million t (2024)
- Other industrial roundwood, non-coniferous (production) — Production 11.13 million m3 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is seed — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Eastern Africa?
- Seed — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Eastern Africa was 0.8102 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 Eastern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8102 kg/ha in 2023.
- What is the lowest seed — cropland nitrogen per unit area recorded in Eastern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6113 kg/ha in 1986.
- How does Eastern Africa rank for seed — cropland nitrogen per unit area?
- Eastern Africa ranks 23rd out of 29 groups with data for 2023.
- Is seed — cropland nitrogen per unit area rising or falling in Eastern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Eastern 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 (%).