Volatilisation — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Eritrea
Eritrea: Volatilisation — Cropland nitrogen per unit area was 3.24 kg/ha in 2023. ▼ Falling
Volatilisation — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Eritrea, 1993–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for volatilisation — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Eritrea is 3.24 kg/ha, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 16.0% on the previous year and up 9.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, volatilisation — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Eritrea peaked at 6.46 kg/ha in 1997 and was at its lowest, 2.02 kg/ha, in 2006.
That places Eritrea 167th out of 186 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 31 years of available data.
Volatilisation — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Eritrea, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 2.04 kg/ha | — |
| 1994 | 2.65 kg/ha | +30.2% |
| 1995 | 2.91 kg/ha | +9.5% |
| 1996 | 5.69 kg/ha | +95.7% |
| 1997 | 6.46 kg/ha | +13.6% |
| 1998 | 5.22 kg/ha | -19.1% |
| 1999 | 5.5 kg/ha | +5.3% |
| 2000 | 4.95 kg/ha | -10.1% |
| 2001 | 4.18 kg/ha | -15.4% |
| 2002 | 3.86 kg/ha | -7.7% |
| 2003 | 2.83 kg/ha | -26.9% |
| 2004 | 2.68 kg/ha | -5.3% |
| 2005 | 3.39 kg/ha | +26.8% |
| 2006 | 2.02 kg/ha | -40.5% |
| 2007 | 2.87 kg/ha | +42.4% |
| 2008 | 2.59 kg/ha | -9.8% |
| 2009 | 2.76 kg/ha | +6.6% |
| 2010 | 2.16 kg/ha | -21.8% |
| 2011 | 2.83 kg/ha | +30.9% |
| 2012 | 2.86 kg/ha | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 2.97 kg/ha | +3.5% |
| 2014 | 3.03 kg/ha | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 3.06 kg/ha | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 3.48 kg/ha | +13.5% |
| 2017 | 3.42 kg/ha | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 4.67 kg/ha | +36.6% |
| 2019 | 4.46 kg/ha | -4.7% |
| 2020 | 4.19 kg/ha | -5.9% |
| 2021 | 3.57 kg/ha | -14.8% |
| 2022 | 3.86 kg/ha | +8.1% |
| 2023 | 3.24 kg/ha | -16.0% |
Eritrea compared with similar countries
- Eritrea's 3.24 kg/ha is below the median for low income countries, which is 3.88 kg/ha, 83% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Eritrea's 3.24 kg/ha is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 4.83 kg/ha, 67% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.35 kg/ha | 2.04 kg/ha | 6.46 kg/ha | 7 |
| 2000s | 3.21 kg/ha | 2.02 kg/ha | 4.95 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.29 kg/ha | 2.16 kg/ha | 4.67 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.72 kg/ha | 3.24 kg/ha | 4.19 kg/ha | 4 |
Countries ranked near Eritrea
More environment data for Eritrea
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -12.24 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -10.14 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 57.1 % change on previous year (2023)
- Standard Deviation 0.531 °C (2023)
- Temperature change 0.012 °C (2023)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.6471 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2011)
- 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 0.3665 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2011)
Frequently asked questions
- What is volatilisation — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Eritrea?
- Volatilisation — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Eritrea was 3.24 kg/ha in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest volatilisation — cropland nitrogen per unit area recorded in Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 6.46 kg/ha in 1997.
- What is the lowest volatilisation — cropland nitrogen per unit area recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.02 kg/ha in 2006.
- How does Eritrea rank for volatilisation — cropland nitrogen per unit area?
- Eritrea ranks 167th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is volatilisation — cropland nitrogen per unit area rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Eritrea data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Volatilisation — Cropland nitrogen per unit area. 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 (%).