Volatilisation — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)
Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs): Volatilisation — Cropland nitrogen per unit area was 8.55 kg/ha in 2023. ▲ Rising
Volatilisation — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs), 1961–2023
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 Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) is 8.55 kg/ha, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 10.2% on the previous year and up 30.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, volatilisation — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) peaked at 8.95 kg/ha in 1988 and was at its lowest, 2.77 kg/ha, in 1961.
That places Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 25th 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.
Volatilisation — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs), year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 2.77 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 2.94 kg/ha | +6.2% |
| 1963 | 3.14 kg/ha | +6.7% |
| 1964 | 3.22 kg/ha | +2.6% |
| 1965 | 3.44 kg/ha | +7.0% |
| 1966 | 3.71 kg/ha | +7.9% |
| 1967 | 4 kg/ha | +7.8% |
| 1968 | 4.13 kg/ha | +3.2% |
| 1969 | 4.31 kg/ha | +4.5% |
| 1970 | 4.73 kg/ha | +9.7% |
| 1971 | 5 kg/ha | +5.7% |
| 1972 | 5.22 kg/ha | +4.4% |
| 1973 | 5.48 kg/ha | +5.0% |
| 1974 | 5.59 kg/ha | +1.9% |
| 1975 | 6.07 kg/ha | +8.7% |
| 1976 | 6.29 kg/ha | +3.7% |
| 1977 | 6.59 kg/ha | +4.8% |
| 1978 | 6.88 kg/ha | +4.4% |
| 1979 | 6.98 kg/ha | +1.4% |
| 1980 | 7.33 kg/ha | +4.9% |
| 1981 | 7.4 kg/ha | +1.0% |
| 1982 | 7.64 kg/ha | +3.2% |
| 1983 | 8.06 kg/ha | +5.6% |
| 1984 | 8.25 kg/ha | +2.3% |
| 1985 | 8.41 kg/ha | +2.0% |
| 1986 | 8.54 kg/ha | +1.5% |
| 1987 | 8.72 kg/ha | +2.1% |
| 1988 | 8.95 kg/ha | +2.6% |
| 1989 | 8.67 kg/ha | -3.1% |
| 1990 | 8.44 kg/ha | -2.6% |
| 1991 | 8.23 kg/ha | -2.5% |
| 1992 | 7.62 kg/ha | -7.5% |
| 1993 | 7.32 kg/ha | -3.9% |
| 1994 | 6.38 kg/ha | -12.9% |
| 1995 | 6.33 kg/ha | -0.8% |
| 1996 | 6.71 kg/ha | +6.0% |
| 1997 | 6.4 kg/ha | -4.5% |
| 1998 | 6.24 kg/ha | -2.6% |
| 1999 | 6.5 kg/ha | +4.2% |
| 2000 | 6.4 kg/ha | -1.5% |
| 2001 | 6.41 kg/ha | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 6.39 kg/ha | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 5.92 kg/ha | -7.3% |
| 2004 | 5.98 kg/ha | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 5.99 kg/ha | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 6.38 kg/ha | +6.4% |
| 2007 | 6.23 kg/ha | -2.4% |
| 2008 | 6.72 kg/ha | +7.9% |
| 2009 | 6.63 kg/ha | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 6.83 kg/ha | +3.0% |
| 2011 | 6.95 kg/ha | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 6.57 kg/ha | -5.4% |
| 2013 | 6.56 kg/ha | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 6.95 kg/ha | +5.9% |
| 2015 | 6.94 kg/ha | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 7.3 kg/ha | +5.2% |
| 2017 | 7.52 kg/ha | +3.0% |
| 2018 | 7.46 kg/ha | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 7.71 kg/ha | +3.4% |
| 2020 | 8.18 kg/ha | +6.1% |
| 2021 | 8.21 kg/ha | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 7.76 kg/ha | -5.5% |
| 2023 | 8.55 kg/ha | +10.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.52 kg/ha | 2.77 kg/ha | 4.31 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 5.88 kg/ha | 4.73 kg/ha | 6.98 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 8.2 kg/ha | 7.33 kg/ha | 8.95 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 7.02 kg/ha | 6.24 kg/ha | 8.44 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.3 kg/ha | 5.92 kg/ha | 6.72 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.08 kg/ha | 6.56 kg/ha | 7.71 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.17 kg/ha | 7.76 kg/ha | 8.55 kg/ha | 4 |
Countries ranked near Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)
- 22 Qatar 63.31 kg/ha compare
- 23 Bangladesh 60.43 kg/ha compare
- 24 Mongolia 59.58 kg/ha compare
- 25 Norway 56.89 kg/ha compare
- 26 Switzerland 55.75 kg/ha compare
- 27 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 53.39 kg/ha compare
- 28 Djibouti 53.02 kg/ha compare
More environment data for Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.238 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.36 °C (2025)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use 2.89 million t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per area of cropland 12.73 kg/ha (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Export quantity 316,092 t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity 1.96 million t (2024)
- Agricultural land — Area 863,406 1000 ha (2024)
- Agricultural land — Share in Land area 43 % (2024)
- Cropland — Area 224,322 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is volatilisation — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)?
- Volatilisation — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) was 8.55 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 Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)?
- The highest recorded value was 8.95 kg/ha in 1988.
- What is the lowest volatilisation — cropland nitrogen per unit area recorded in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.77 kg/ha in 1961.
- How does Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) rank for volatilisation — cropland nitrogen per unit area?
- Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) ranks 25th out of 29 groups with data for 2023.
- Is volatilisation — cropland nitrogen per unit area rising or falling in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 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 (%).