Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Africa
Africa: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied was 8.78 % change on previous year in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Africa, 1962–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
Africa recorded 8.78 % change on previous year for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 177.4% on the previous year and up 39.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Africa peaked at 18.23 % change on previous year in 1980 and was at its lowest, -12.73 % change on previous year, in 1994.
That places Africa 9th out of 35 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Africa, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 7.75 % change on previous year | — |
| 1963 | 16.88 % change on previous year | +118.0% |
| 1964 | 14.93 % change on previous year | -11.6% |
| 1965 | 9.58 % change on previous year | -35.8% |
| 1966 | -2.57 % change on previous year | -126.8% |
| 1967 | 10.25 % change on previous year | -499.3% |
| 1968 | 12.59 % change on previous year | +22.8% |
| 1969 | 8.49 % change on previous year | -32.6% |
| 1970 | 13.91 % change on previous year | +63.9% |
| 1971 | 14.04 % change on previous year | +1.0% |
| 1972 | 10.93 % change on previous year | -22.2% |
| 1973 | -0.177 % change on previous year | -101.6% |
| 1974 | 1.58 % change on previous year | -990.9% |
| 1975 | 14.46 % change on previous year | +817.0% |
| 1976 | 5.26 % change on previous year | -63.6% |
| 1977 | 1.83 % change on previous year | -65.2% |
| 1978 | 4.76 % change on previous year | +159.9% |
| 1979 | 7.77 % change on previous year | +63.5% |
| 1980 | 18.23 % change on previous year | +134.5% |
| 1981 | 6.45 % change on previous year | -64.6% |
| 1982 | -0.9299 % change on previous year | -114.4% |
| 1983 | -7.42 % change on previous year | +698.5% |
| 1984 | 5.35 % change on previous year | -172.0% |
| 1985 | 5.07 % change on previous year | -5.1% |
| 1986 | 7.56 % change on previous year | +49.0% |
| 1987 | -4.64 % change on previous year | -161.4% |
| 1988 | 7.87 % change on previous year | -269.6% |
| 1989 | -3.53 % change on previous year | -144.8% |
| 1990 | 3.67 % change on previous year | -204.1% |
| 1991 | -1.96 % change on previous year | -153.3% |
| 1992 | -1.14 % change on previous year | -41.6% |
| 1993 | 12.17 % change on previous year | -1164.5% |
| 1994 | -12.73 % change on previous year | -204.6% |
| 1995 | 6.14 % change on previous year | -148.2% |
| 1996 | 9.34 % change on previous year | +52.1% |
| 1997 | -2.45 % change on previous year | -126.2% |
| 1998 | 3.61 % change on previous year | -247.6% |
| 1999 | 3.13 % change on previous year | -13.4% |
| 2000 | 2.19 % change on previous year | -30.0% |
| 2001 | 1.01 % change on previous year | -54.0% |
| 2002 | 10.84 % change on previous year | +976.4% |
| 2003 | -4.12 % change on previous year | -138.0% |
| 2004 | 14.34 % change on previous year | -447.9% |
| 2005 | -3.32 % change on previous year | -123.2% |
| 2006 | 3.58 % change on previous year | -208.0% |
| 2007 | -8.82 % change on previous year | -346.1% |
| 2008 | 2.83 % change on previous year | -132.1% |
| 2009 | 1.39 % change on previous year | -51.0% |
| 2010 | 13.16 % change on previous year | +850.0% |
| 2011 | -3.24 % change on previous year | -124.6% |
| 2012 | -0.3774 % change on previous year | -88.4% |
| 2013 | 6.31 % change on previous year | -1772.7% |
| 2014 | 2.65 % change on previous year | -58.0% |
| 2015 | 0.3073 % change on previous year | -88.4% |
| 2016 | 10.72 % change on previous year | +3389.9% |
| 2017 | 16.28 % change on previous year | +51.8% |
| 2018 | -4.09 % change on previous year | -125.1% |
| 2019 | 0.9892 % change on previous year | -124.2% |
| 2020 | 17.67 % change on previous year | +1686.7% |
| 2021 | -8.02 % change on previous year | -145.4% |
| 2022 | -11.35 % change on previous year | +41.5% |
| 2023 | 8.78 % change on previous year | -177.4% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied in 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | +3389.9% | 0.3073 % change on previous year | 10.72 % change on previous year |
| 2013 | +1772.7% | -0.3774 % change on previous year | 6.31 % change on previous year |
| 2020 | +1686.7% | 0.9892 % change on previous year | 17.67 % change on previous year |
| 1993 | +1164.5% | -1.14 % change on previous year | 12.17 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 9.74 % change on previous year | -2.57 % change on previous year | 16.88 % change on previous year | 8 |
| 1970s | 7.44 % change on previous year | -0.177 % change on previous year | 14.46 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.4 % change on previous year | -7.42 % change on previous year | 18.23 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.98 % change on previous year | -12.73 % change on previous year | 12.17 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.99 % change on previous year | -8.82 % change on previous year | 14.34 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.27 % change on previous year | -4.09 % change on previous year | 16.28 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.77 % change on previous year | -11.35 % change on previous year | 17.67 % change on previous year | 4 |
Countries ranked near Africa
- 6 Syrian Arab Republic 225.15 % change on previous year compare
- 7 Mali 155.44 % change on previous year compare
- 8 Belize 148.21 % change on previous year compare
- 9 South Sudan 124.43 % change on previous year compare
- 10 Lebanon 106.27 % change on previous year compare
- 11 El Salvador 90.12 % change on previous year compare
- 12 Côte d'Ivoire 89.38 % change on previous year compare
More climate change data for Africa
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 7.12 billion kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 778,093 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 263,963 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 514,131 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 996.09 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 18,362 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 114,526 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 60,368 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 54,158 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 227.81 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Africa?
- Nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Africa was 8.78 % change on previous year in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied recorded in Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 18.23 % change on previous year in 1980.
- What is the lowest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied recorded in Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was -12.73 % change on previous year in 1994.
- How does Africa rank for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied?
- Africa ranks 9th out of 35 groups with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied rising or falling in Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 39.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied that leaches, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied that leaches. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied 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) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied that leaches. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.