Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied was 19.98 % change on previous year in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Burkina Faso, 1970–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
The most recent figure for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Burkina Faso is 19.98 % change on previous year, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 26.5% on the previous year and up 200.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Burkina Faso peaked at 450 % change on previous year in 1976 and was at its lowest, -90.61 % change on previous year, in 2001.
That places Burkina Faso 46th out of 215 countries 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 Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 26.53 % change on previous year | — |
| 1971 | 18.55 % change on previous year | -30.1% |
| 1972 | 32.43 % change on previous year | +74.8% |
| 1973 | -39.04 % change on previous year | -220.4% |
| 1974 | 96.63 % change on previous year | -347.5% |
| 1975 | -42.86 % change on previous year | -144.4% |
| 1976 | 450 % change on previous year | -1150.0% |
| 1977 | -20.23 % change on previous year | -104.5% |
| 1978 | 91.11 % change on previous year | -550.4% |
| 1979 | -41.56 % change on previous year | -145.6% |
| 1980 | -36.33 % change on previous year | -12.6% |
| 1981 | 146.39 % change on previous year | -503.0% |
| 1982 | 7.64 % change on previous year | -94.8% |
| 1983 | 22.96 % change on previous year | +200.4% |
| 1984 | 3.66 % change on previous year | -84.1% |
| 1985 | 12.25 % change on previous year | +234.7% |
| 1986 | 43.16 % change on previous year | +252.2% |
| 1987 | 21.77 % change on previous year | -49.6% |
| 1988 | -3.61 % change on previous year | -116.6% |
| 1989 | 2.53 % change on previous year | -170.0% |
| 1990 | 12.93 % change on previous year | +411.9% |
| 1991 | 6.78 % change on previous year | -47.5% |
| 1992 | -5.42 % change on previous year | -179.9% |
| 1993 | -3.29 % change on previous year | -39.3% |
| 1994 | 27.97 % change on previous year | -950.5% |
| 1995 | -1.09 % change on previous year | -103.9% |
| 1996 | 0.6321 % change on previous year | -157.8% |
| 1997 | 112.44 % change on previous year | +17688.9% |
| 1998 | -32.65 % change on previous year | -129.0% |
| 1999 | 3.05 % change on previous year | -109.3% |
| 2000 | -41.66 % change on previous year | -1466.3% |
| 2001 | -90.61 % change on previous year | +117.5% |
| 2002 | 117.06 % change on previous year | -229.2% |
| 2004 | 9.24 % change on previous year | -92.1% |
| 2005 | 21.85 % change on previous year | +136.3% |
| 2006 | -15.34 % change on previous year | -170.2% |
| 2007 | -21.4 % change on previous year | +39.5% |
| 2008 | 29.7 % change on previous year | -238.8% |
| 2009 | -7.17 % change on previous year | -124.1% |
| 2010 | 44.84 % change on previous year | -725.6% |
| 2011 | -27.76 % change on previous year | -161.9% |
| 2012 | 59.99 % change on previous year | -316.1% |
| 2013 | 6.64 % change on previous year | -88.9% |
| 2014 | -3.71 % change on previous year | -155.9% |
| 2015 | 4.68 % change on previous year | -226.3% |
| 2016 | 32.4 % change on previous year | +591.7% |
| 2017 | -13.82 % change on previous year | -142.6% |
| 2018 | -2.81 % change on previous year | -79.7% |
| 2019 | -46.96 % change on previous year | +1571.7% |
| 2020 | 67.93 % change on previous year | -244.7% |
| 2021 | -15.54 % change on previous year | -122.9% |
| 2022 | 27.18 % change on previous year | -274.9% |
| 2023 | 19.98 % change on previous year | -26.5% |
Burkina Faso compared with similar countries
- Burkina Faso's 19.98 % change on previous year is below the median for low income countries, which is 21.76 % change on previous year, 92% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Burkina Faso's 19.98 % change on previous year is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0098 % change on previous year, 2030.3× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Burkina Faso 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | +17688.9% | 0.6321 % change on previous year | 112.44 % change on previous year |
| 2019 | -1571.7% | -2.81 % change on previous year | -46.96 % change on previous year |
| 2000 | -1466.3% | 3.05 % change on previous year | -41.66 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 57.16 % change on previous year | -42.86 % change on previous year | 450 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1980s | 22.04 % change on previous year | -36.33 % change on previous year | 146.39 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | 12.13 % change on previous year | -32.65 % change on previous year | 112.44 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1878 % change on previous year | -90.61 % change on previous year | 117.06 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 2010s | 5.35 % change on previous year | -46.96 % change on previous year | 59.99 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 24.89 % change on previous year | -15.54 % change on previous year | 67.93 % change on previous year | 4 |
Countries ranked near Burkina Faso
- 43 Uganda 23.55 % change on previous year compare
- 44 Türkiye 23.35 % change on previous year compare
- 45 Guatemala 21.12 % change on previous year compare
- 47 Micronesia 19.53 % change on previous year compare
- 48 Luxembourg 19.22 % change on previous year compare
- 49 Paraguay 16.97 % change on previous year compare
More climate change data for Burkina Faso
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 118.69 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 29,986 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 10,729 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 19,257 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 40.49 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 687.74 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 3,646 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 1,267 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 2,379 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 4.78 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Burkina Faso?
- Nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Burkina Faso was 19.98 % change on previous year in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 450 % change on previous year in 1976.
- What is the lowest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was -90.61 % change on previous year in 2001.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied?
- Burkina Faso ranks 46th out of 215 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is up 200.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Burkina Faso 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.