Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Indirect emissions (N2O that) in Sub-Saharan Africa

Sub-Saharan Africa: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Indirect emissions (N2O that) was 0 kt per person in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
0 kt per person
Change on year
up 14.0%
Rank
2nd
of 2 groups
All-time high
0 kt per person
in 2020
All-time low
0 kt per person
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Indirect emissions (N2O that) in Sub-Saharan Africa, 1961–2023

0000196119922023

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kt per person.

Analysis

Sub-Saharan Africa recorded 0 kt per person for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — indirect emissions (n2o that) in 2023.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 14.0% on the previous year and up 16.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — indirect emissions (n2o that) in Sub-Saharan Africa peaked at 0 kt per person in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0 kt per person, in 1961.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.

Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Indirect emissions (N2O that) in Sub-Saharan Africa, year by year

Annual values for Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Indirect emissions (N2O that volatilises) (Synthetic fertilizers), per capita in Sub-Saharan Africa, 1961 to 2023.
Year kt per person Change
1961 0 kt per person
1962 0 kt per person +11.4%
1963 0 kt per person +15.1%
1964 0 kt per person +22.4%
1965 0 kt per person +7.9%
1966 0 kt per person +1.3%
1967 0 kt per person +18.8%
1968 0 kt per person +2.7%
1969 0 kt per person +4.8%
1970 0 kt per person +19.9%
1971 0 kt per person +16.4%
1972 0 kt per person +5.7%
1973 0 kt per person -4.4%
1974 0 kt per person -0.1%
1975 0 kt per person +14.0%
1976 0 kt per person +3.5%
1977 0 kt per person +5.1%
1978 0 kt per person +2.7%
1979 0 kt per person +4.5%
1980 0 kt per person +17.6%
1981 0 kt per person +6.0%
1982 0 kt per person -9.7%
1983 0 kt per person -13.7%
1984 0 kt per person +1.2%
1985 0 kt per person -2.3%
1986 0 kt per person -4.5%
1987 0 kt per person -6.2%
1988 0 kt per person +10.9%
1989 0 kt per person -0.9%
1990 0 kt per person +0.7%
1991 0 kt per person -3.9%
1992 0 kt per person -1.6%
1993 0 kt per person +4.4%
1994 0 kt per person -11.0%
1995 0 kt per person -11.5%
1996 0 kt per person +13.5%
1997 0 kt per person -5.7%
1998 0 kt per person -2.5%
1999 0 kt per person +2.0%
2000 0 kt per person -5.4%
2001 0 kt per person -3.7%
2002 0 kt per person +15.7%
2003 0 kt per person -11.0%
2004 0 kt per person +2.2%
2005 0 kt per person -3.9%
2006 0 kt per person +9.8%
2007 0 kt per person -13.1%
2008 0 kt per person +6.1%
2009 0 kt per person -1.5%
2010 0 kt per person +22.1%
2011 0 kt per person -9.6%
2012 0 kt per person +9.5%
2013 0 kt per person +5.9%
2014 0 kt per person +1.4%
2015 0 kt per person -9.7%
2016 0 kt per person +14.9%
2017 0 kt per person +20.0%
2018 0 kt per person -7.1%
2019 0 kt per person +3.8%
2020 0 kt per person +16.4%
2021 0 kt per person -12.2%
2022 0 kt per person -18.3%
2023 0 kt per person +14.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0 kt per person 0 kt per person 0 kt per person 9
1970s 0 kt per person 0 kt per person 0 kt per person 10
1980s 0 kt per person 0 kt per person 0 kt per person 10
1990s 0 kt per person 0 kt per person 0 kt per person 10
2000s 0 kt per person 0 kt per person 0 kt per person 10
2010s 0 kt per person 0 kt per person 0 kt per person 10
2020s 0 kt per person 0 kt per person 0 kt per person 4

Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa

  1. 1 Australia 0 kt per person compare
  2. 2 Canada 0 kt per person compare
  3. 3 New Zealand 0 kt per person compare
  4. 4 Turkmenistan 0 kt per person compare
  5. 5 Uruguay 0 kt per person compare

See the full ranking of 178 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — indirect emissions (n2o that) in Sub-Saharan Africa?
Nutrient nitrogen n (total) — indirect emissions (n2o that) in Sub-Saharan Africa was 0 kt per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — indirect emissions (n2o that) recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa?
The highest recorded value was 0 kt per person in 2020.
What is the lowest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — indirect emissions (n2o that) recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa?
The lowest recorded value was 0 kt per person in 1961.
How does Sub-Saharan Africa rank for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — indirect emissions (n2o that)?
Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 2nd out of 2 groups with data for 2023.
Is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — indirect emissions (n2o that) rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa?
Over the last ten years it is up 16.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Sub-Saharan Africa data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Indirect emissions (N2O that volatilises) (Synthetic fertilizers), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Indirect emissions (N2O that volatilises) (Synthetic fertilizers) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Indirect emissions (N2O that volatilises) (Synthetic fertilizers) ÷ Population, total

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Indicator
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Indirect emissions (N2O that volatilises) (Synthetic fertilizers), per capita
Unit
kt per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
178 places, 9,865 data points, 1961–2023
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Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Indirect emissions (N2O that volatilises) (Synthetic fertilizers) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.