Volatilisation — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Liberia
Liberia: Volatilisation — Cropland nitrogen per unit area was 3.38 kg/ha in 2023. ▲ Rising
Volatilisation — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Liberia, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
Liberia recorded 3.38 kg/ha for volatilisation — cropland nitrogen per unit area in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and down 5.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, volatilisation — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Liberia peaked at 4.64 kg/ha in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.5606 kg/ha, in 1961.
Liberia ranks 165th of 186 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Volatilisation — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Liberia, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.5606 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 0.5817 kg/ha | +3.8% |
| 1963 | 0.6267 kg/ha | +7.7% |
| 1964 | 0.7016 kg/ha | +12.0% |
| 1965 | 0.7732 kg/ha | +10.2% |
| 1966 | 1.38 kg/ha | +78.3% |
| 1967 | 1.52 kg/ha | +10.1% |
| 1968 | 1.34 kg/ha | -11.7% |
| 1969 | 1.52 kg/ha | +13.2% |
| 1970 | 1.7 kg/ha | +12.0% |
| 1971 | 1.5 kg/ha | -11.5% |
| 1972 | 2.08 kg/ha | +38.2% |
| 1973 | 1.95 kg/ha | -6.2% |
| 1974 | 1.45 kg/ha | -25.6% |
| 1975 | 2.44 kg/ha | +68.5% |
| 1976 | 3.12 kg/ha | +27.6% |
| 1977 | 2.96 kg/ha | -4.9% |
| 1978 | 1.94 kg/ha | -34.6% |
| 1979 | 3.12 kg/ha | +61.0% |
| 1980 | 2.03 kg/ha | -34.9% |
| 1981 | 2.04 kg/ha | +0.3% |
| 1982 | 1.4 kg/ha | -31.3% |
| 1983 | 1.53 kg/ha | +8.9% |
| 1984 | 1.31 kg/ha | -14.0% |
| 1985 | 1.68 kg/ha | +27.9% |
| 1986 | 1.56 kg/ha | -7.1% |
| 1987 | 2.04 kg/ha | +30.6% |
| 1988 | 2.05 kg/ha | +0.5% |
| 1989 | 1.23 kg/ha | -40.0% |
| 1990 | 1.38 kg/ha | +12.0% |
| 1991 | 1.3 kg/ha | -5.5% |
| 1992 | 1.3 kg/ha | -0.4% |
| 1993 | 1.3 kg/ha | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 1.3 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 1.3 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 1.3 kg/ha | -0.0% |
| 1997 | 1.25 kg/ha | -3.9% |
| 1998 | 1.16 kg/ha | -7.1% |
| 1999 | 1.1 kg/ha | -5.0% |
| 2000 | 1.15 kg/ha | +4.7% |
| 2001 | 1.16 kg/ha | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 2.09 kg/ha | +80.3% |
| 2003 | 2.14 kg/ha | +2.2% |
| 2004 | 2.03 kg/ha | -5.1% |
| 2005 | 2.27 kg/ha | +11.9% |
| 2006 | 2.49 kg/ha | +9.9% |
| 2007 | 2.1 kg/ha | -15.6% |
| 2008 | 2.49 kg/ha | +18.4% |
| 2009 | 2.65 kg/ha | +6.3% |
| 2010 | 3.52 kg/ha | +32.7% |
| 2011 | 2.98 kg/ha | -15.4% |
| 2012 | 3.33 kg/ha | +11.9% |
| 2013 | 3.59 kg/ha | +7.9% |
| 2014 | 3.55 kg/ha | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 3.35 kg/ha | -5.8% |
| 2016 | 3.86 kg/ha | +15.2% |
| 2017 | 4.26 kg/ha | +10.5% |
| 2018 | 4.27 kg/ha | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 4.33 kg/ha | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 4.64 kg/ha | +7.2% |
| 2021 | 3.97 kg/ha | -14.5% |
| 2022 | 3.38 kg/ha | -14.9% |
| 2023 | 3.38 kg/ha | +0.2% |
Liberia compared with similar countries
- Liberia's 3.38 kg/ha is below the median for low income countries, which is 3.88 kg/ha, 87% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Liberia's 3.38 kg/ha is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 4.83 kg/ha, 70% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.9996 kg/ha | 0.5606 kg/ha | 1.52 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 2.23 kg/ha | 1.45 kg/ha | 3.12 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.69 kg/ha | 1.23 kg/ha | 2.05 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.27 kg/ha | 1.1 kg/ha | 1.38 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.06 kg/ha | 1.15 kg/ha | 2.65 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.7 kg/ha | 2.98 kg/ha | 4.33 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.84 kg/ha | 3.38 kg/ha | 4.64 kg/ha | 4 |
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- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -4.21 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -4.28 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.221 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.42 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (2003)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 1.07 % 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 0.261 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is volatilisation — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Liberia?
- Volatilisation — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Liberia was 3.38 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 Liberia?
- The highest recorded value was 4.64 kg/ha in 2020.
- What is the lowest volatilisation — cropland nitrogen per unit area recorded in Liberia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5606 kg/ha in 1961.
- How does Liberia rank for volatilisation — cropland nitrogen per unit area?
- Liberia ranks 165th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is volatilisation — cropland nitrogen per unit area rising or falling in Liberia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Liberia 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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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 (%).