Seed — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Seed — Cropland nitrogen per unit area was 0.5127 kg/ha in 2023. ▼ Falling
Seed — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Zimbabwe, 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 Zimbabwe stood at 0.5127 kg/ha.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 8.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, seed — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Zimbabwe peaked at 1.51 kg/ha in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.3516 kg/ha, in 2016.
That places Zimbabwe 127th out of 186 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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 Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.51 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 1.42 kg/ha | -5.9% |
| 1963 | 1.33 kg/ha | -5.9% |
| 1964 | 1.29 kg/ha | -3.0% |
| 1965 | 1.37 kg/ha | +6.0% |
| 1966 | 1.42 kg/ha | +3.6% |
| 1967 | 1.28 kg/ha | -9.5% |
| 1968 | 1.49 kg/ha | +16.0% |
| 1969 | 1.36 kg/ha | -8.7% |
| 1970 | 1.32 kg/ha | -3.1% |
| 1971 | 1.25 kg/ha | -5.0% |
| 1972 | 1.14 kg/ha | -8.7% |
| 1973 | 1.26 kg/ha | +10.7% |
| 1974 | 1.18 kg/ha | -6.6% |
| 1975 | 1.19 kg/ha | +0.3% |
| 1976 | 1.12 kg/ha | -5.6% |
| 1977 | 1.08 kg/ha | -3.9% |
| 1978 | 1.04 kg/ha | -3.1% |
| 1979 | 1.03 kg/ha | -0.9% |
| 1980 | 1.07 kg/ha | +3.6% |
| 1981 | 0.9957 kg/ha | -7.0% |
| 1982 | 0.9378 kg/ha | -5.8% |
| 1983 | 0.8492 kg/ha | -9.4% |
| 1984 | 0.8721 kg/ha | +2.7% |
| 1985 | 0.8426 kg/ha | -3.4% |
| 1986 | 0.8797 kg/ha | +4.4% |
| 1987 | 0.9787 kg/ha | +11.3% |
| 1988 | 0.8961 kg/ha | -8.4% |
| 1989 | 0.8295 kg/ha | -7.4% |
| 1990 | 0.8023 kg/ha | -3.3% |
| 1991 | 0.672 kg/ha | -16.2% |
| 1992 | 0.7907 kg/ha | +17.7% |
| 1993 | 0.8239 kg/ha | +4.2% |
| 1994 | 0.7291 kg/ha | -11.5% |
| 1995 | 0.797 kg/ha | +9.3% |
| 1996 | 0.7759 kg/ha | -2.6% |
| 1997 | 0.7431 kg/ha | -4.2% |
| 1998 | 0.7742 kg/ha | +4.2% |
| 1999 | 0.7483 kg/ha | -3.3% |
| 2000 | 0.6395 kg/ha | -14.5% |
| 2001 | 0.6818 kg/ha | +6.6% |
| 2002 | 0.7018 kg/ha | +2.9% |
| 2003 | 0.6625 kg/ha | -5.6% |
| 2004 | 0.619 kg/ha | -6.6% |
| 2005 | 0.6321 kg/ha | +2.1% |
| 2006 | 0.6302 kg/ha | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 0.6509 kg/ha | +3.3% |
| 2008 | 0.6268 kg/ha | -3.7% |
| 2009 | 0.6489 kg/ha | +3.5% |
| 2010 | 0.5585 kg/ha | -13.9% |
| 2011 | 0.4779 kg/ha | -14.4% |
| 2012 | 0.4876 kg/ha | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 0.4729 kg/ha | -3.0% |
| 2014 | 0.4221 kg/ha | -10.7% |
| 2015 | 0.3744 kg/ha | -11.3% |
| 2016 | 0.3516 kg/ha | -6.1% |
| 2017 | 0.4245 kg/ha | +20.7% |
| 2018 | 0.4718 kg/ha | +11.1% |
| 2019 | 0.3716 kg/ha | -21.2% |
| 2020 | 0.4696 kg/ha | +26.4% |
| 2021 | 0.4772 kg/ha | +1.6% |
| 2022 | 0.5103 kg/ha | +6.9% |
| 2023 | 0.5127 kg/ha | +0.5% |
Zimbabwe compared with similar countries
- Zimbabwe's 0.5127 kg/ha is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.8208 kg/ha, 62% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Zimbabwe's 0.5127 kg/ha is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.5329 kg/ha, 96% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.39 kg/ha | 1.28 kg/ha | 1.51 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.16 kg/ha | 1.03 kg/ha | 1.32 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.9152 kg/ha | 0.8295 kg/ha | 1.07 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.7657 kg/ha | 0.672 kg/ha | 0.8239 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6493 kg/ha | 0.619 kg/ha | 0.7018 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4413 kg/ha | 0.3516 kg/ha | 0.5585 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4924 kg/ha | 0.4696 kg/ha | 0.5127 kg/ha | 4 |
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- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.311 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.06 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.19 % 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 1.53 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is seed — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Zimbabwe?
- Seed — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Zimbabwe was 0.5127 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 Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 1.51 kg/ha in 1961.
- What is the lowest seed — cropland nitrogen per unit area recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3516 kg/ha in 2016.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for seed — cropland nitrogen per unit area?
- Zimbabwe ranks 127th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is seed — cropland nitrogen per unit area rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Zimbabwe 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 (%).