Volatilisation — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
Least Developed Countries (LDCs): Volatilisation — Cropland nitrogen per unit area was 7.85 kg/ha in 2023. ▲ Rising
Volatilisation — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Least Developed Countries (LDCs), 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
Least Developed Countries (LDCs) recorded 7.85 kg/ha for volatilisation — cropland nitrogen per unit area in 2023.
The figure is up 9.4% on the previous year and up 26.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, volatilisation — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) peaked at 8.02 kg/ha in 2020 and was at its lowest, 1.51 kg/ha, in 1961.
That places Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 28th out of 32 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.78 kg/ha | 1.51 kg/ha | 2.15 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 2.59 kg/ha | 2.21 kg/ha | 3.11 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.71 kg/ha | 3.24 kg/ha | 4.25 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.77 kg/ha | 4.21 kg/ha | 5.24 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.36 kg/ha | 4.95 kg/ha | 5.91 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.74 kg/ha | 6.03 kg/ha | 7.57 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.65 kg/ha | 7.17 kg/ha | 8.02 kg/ha | 4 |
Countries ranked near Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
More environment data for Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
- Standard Deviation 0.229 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.29 °C (2025)
- Agriculture — Area 836,181 1000 ha (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per capita 0.82 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 3.21 g/Int$ (2024)
- Country area — Area 2.08 million 1000 ha (2024)
- Land area — Area 2.04 million 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Land area 11 % (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Agricultural land 26.79 % (2024)
- Cropland — Area 223,929 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is volatilisation — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- Volatilisation — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) was 7.85 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 Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- The highest recorded value was 8.02 kg/ha in 2020.
- What is the lowest volatilisation — cropland nitrogen per unit area recorded in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.51 kg/ha in 1961.
- How does Least Developed Countries (LDCs) rank for volatilisation — cropland nitrogen per unit area?
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) ranks 28th out of 32 groups with data for 2023.
- Is volatilisation — cropland nitrogen per unit area rising or falling in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 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 (%).