Volatilisation — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Western Asia
Western Asia: Volatilisation — Cropland nitrogen per unit area was 19.48 kg/ha in 2023. ▲ Rising
Volatilisation — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Western Asia, 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 Western Asia is 19.48 kg/ha, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 19.5% on the previous year and up 20.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, volatilisation — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Western Asia peaked at 20.56 kg/ha in 2020 and was at its lowest, 1.59 kg/ha, in 1962.
Western Asia ranks 15th of 32 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.26 kg/ha | 1.59 kg/ha | 3.38 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 5.77 kg/ha | 3.65 kg/ha | 8.38 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 11.14 kg/ha | 8.49 kg/ha | 13.24 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 13.6 kg/ha | 12.02 kg/ha | 16.03 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 15.22 kg/ha | 14.07 kg/ha | 16.66 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.14 kg/ha | 14.45 kg/ha | 18.98 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.55 kg/ha | 16.3 kg/ha | 20.56 kg/ha | 4 |
Countries ranked near Western Asia
- 12 Belgium 82.87 kg/ha compare
- 13 Ireland 80.16 kg/ha compare
- 14 Costa Rica 71.59 kg/ha compare
- 15 China, mainland 69.93 kg/ha compare
- 16 China 69.91 kg/ha compare
- 17 Republic of Korea 68.5 kg/ha compare
- 18 Barbados 68.25 kg/ha compare
More environment data for Western Asia
- Standard Deviation 0.404 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.7 °C (2025)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 5.65 million t (2024)
- Recovered paper — Production 5.50 million t (2024)
- Cropland — Area 45,596 1000 ha (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per capita 1.25 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 2.95 g/Int$ (2024)
- Country area — Area 484,480 1000 ha (2024)
- Land area — Area 479,195 1000 ha (2024)
- Agriculture — Area 274,698 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is volatilisation — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Western Asia?
- Volatilisation — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Western Asia was 19.48 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 Western Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 20.56 kg/ha in 2020.
- What is the lowest volatilisation — cropland nitrogen per unit area recorded in Western Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.59 kg/ha in 1962.
- How does Western Asia rank for volatilisation — cropland nitrogen per unit area?
- Western Asia ranks 15th out of 32 groups with data for 2023.
- Is volatilisation — cropland nitrogen per unit area rising or falling in Western Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Western Asia 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 (%).