Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Indirect emissions (N2O that leaches) in Southern Africa
Southern Africa: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Indirect emissions (N2O that leaches) was -19.03 % change on previous year in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Indirect emissions (N2O that leaches) in Southern Africa, 1962–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
Southern Africa recorded -19.03 % change on previous year for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — indirect emissions (n2o that leaches) in 2023.
The figure is down 83.0% on the previous year and down 550.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — indirect emissions (n2o that leaches) in Southern Africa peaked at 38.16 % change on previous year in 2017 and was at its lowest, -21.65 % change on previous year, in 1983.
That places Southern Africa 35th out of 35 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Indirect emissions (N2O that leaches) in Southern Africa, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 28.54 % change on previous year | — |
| 1963 | 19.66 % change on previous year | -31.1% |
| 1964 | 10.06 % change on previous year | -48.8% |
| 1965 | 6.95 % change on previous year | -30.9% |
| 1966 | -0.5736 % change on previous year | -108.2% |
| 1967 | 33.16 % change on previous year | -5880.8% |
| 1968 | 8.29 % change on previous year | -75.0% |
| 1969 | 4.34 % change on previous year | -47.6% |
| 1970 | 19.15 % change on previous year | +340.9% |
| 1971 | 15.25 % change on previous year | -20.4% |
| 1972 | 20.53 % change on previous year | +34.6% |
| 1973 | -7.27 % change on previous year | -135.4% |
| 1974 | -0.4164 % change on previous year | -94.3% |
| 1975 | 23.59 % change on previous year | -5766.5% |
| 1976 | 9.92 % change on previous year | -58.0% |
| 1977 | 8.54 % change on previous year | -13.9% |
| 1978 | 10.71 % change on previous year | +25.4% |
| 1979 | 5.66 % change on previous year | -47.1% |
| 1980 | 16.57 % change on previous year | +192.5% |
| 1981 | 12.61 % change on previous year | -23.9% |
| 1982 | -9.78 % change on previous year | -177.6% |
| 1983 | -21.65 % change on previous year | +121.3% |
| 1984 | 9.42 % change on previous year | -143.5% |
| 1985 | -7.26 % change on previous year | -177.1% |
| 1986 | -1.38 % change on previous year | -81.0% |
| 1987 | -11.4 % change on previous year | +729.0% |
| 1988 | 15.73 % change on previous year | -238.0% |
| 1989 | -1.43 % change on previous year | -109.1% |
| 1990 | 0.701 % change on previous year | -149.2% |
| 1991 | -5.39 % change on previous year | -868.3% |
| 1992 | 1.51 % change on previous year | -128.0% |
| 1993 | 13.11 % change on previous year | +767.9% |
| 1994 | -9.73 % change on previous year | -174.2% |
| 1995 | 3.47 % change on previous year | -135.6% |
| 1996 | 5.15 % change on previous year | +48.5% |
| 1997 | -0.0206 % change on previous year | -100.4% |
| 1998 | 0.4671 % change on previous year | -2367.1% |
| 1999 | 1.72 % change on previous year | +268.9% |
| 2000 | 1.13 % change on previous year | -34.5% |
| 2001 | -5.03 % change on previous year | -545.6% |
| 2002 | 21.09 % change on previous year | -519.1% |
| 2003 | -12.44 % change on previous year | -159.0% |
| 2004 | 1.53 % change on previous year | -112.3% |
| 2005 | -18.98 % change on previous year | -1339.2% |
| 2006 | 23.88 % change on previous year | -225.8% |
| 2007 | 2.4 % change on previous year | -89.9% |
| 2008 | -3.9 % change on previous year | -262.4% |
| 2009 | 1.13 % change on previous year | -129.0% |
| 2010 | -2.62 % change on previous year | -331.7% |
| 2011 | 3.88 % change on previous year | -247.8% |
| 2012 | 3.98 % change on previous year | +2.6% |
| 2013 | -2.93 % change on previous year | -173.6% |
| 2014 | -3.08 % change on previous year | +5.2% |
| 2015 | -10.17 % change on previous year | +230.3% |
| 2016 | -5.91 % change on previous year | -41.9% |
| 2017 | 38.16 % change on previous year | -745.7% |
| 2018 | 11.76 % change on previous year | -69.2% |
| 2019 | 2.35 % change on previous year | -80.0% |
| 2020 | 7.12 % change on previous year | +203.0% |
| 2021 | 4.95 % change on previous year | -30.5% |
| 2022 | -10.4 % change on previous year | -310.3% |
| 2023 | -19.03 % change on previous year | +83.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Indirect emissions (N2O that leaches) in Southern Africa changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | +5880.8% | -0.5736 % change on previous year | 33.16 % change on previous year |
| 1975 | +5766.5% | -0.4164 % change on previous year | 23.59 % change on previous year |
| 1998 | +2367.1% | -0.0206 % change on previous year | 0.4671 % change on previous year |
| 2005 | -1339.2% | 1.53 % change on previous year | -18.98 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 13.8 % change on previous year | -0.5736 % change on previous year | 33.16 % change on previous year | 8 |
| 1970s | 10.57 % change on previous year | -7.27 % change on previous year | 23.59 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1432 % change on previous year | -21.65 % change on previous year | 16.57 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.1 % change on previous year | -9.73 % change on previous year | 13.11 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.08 % change on previous year | -18.98 % change on previous year | 23.88 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.54 % change on previous year | -10.17 % change on previous year | 38.16 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | -4.34 % change on previous year | -19.03 % change on previous year | 7.12 % change on previous year | 4 |
Countries ranked near Southern Africa
- 32 Portugal 31.05 % change on previous year compare
- 33 Niger 30.91 % change on previous year compare
- 33 Caribbean -5.87 % change on previous year compare
- 34 Montenegro 30.56 % change on previous year compare
- 35 Finland 30.21 % change on previous year compare
- 36 Ethiopia 28.5 % change on previous year compare
- 37 Cameroon 25.73 % change on previous year compare
- 38 Costa Rica 25.33 % change on previous year compare
More climate change data for Southern Africa
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 739.86 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 48,717 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 16,474 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 32,243 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 62.17 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 1,152 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 5,709 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 5,306 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 402.74 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 20.02 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — indirect emissions (n2o that leaches) in Southern Africa?
- Nutrient nitrogen n (total) — indirect emissions (n2o that leaches) in Southern Africa was -19.03 % change on previous year in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — indirect emissions (n2o that leaches) recorded in Southern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 38.16 % change on previous year in 2017.
- What is the lowest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — indirect emissions (n2o that leaches) recorded in Southern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was -21.65 % change on previous year in 1983.
- How does Southern Africa rank for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — indirect emissions (n2o that leaches)?
- Southern Africa ranks 35th out of 35 groups with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — indirect emissions (n2o that leaches) rising or falling in Southern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 550.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Southern Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Indirect emissions (N2O that leaches) (Synthetic fertilizers), annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 62 observations, free to reuse under Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page.
How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Indirect emissions (N2O that leaches) (Synthetic fertilizers). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Indirect emissions (N2O that leaches) Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Indirect emissions (N2O that leaches) (Synthetic fertilizers). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.