Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Cameroon
Cameroon: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied was 25.65 % change on previous year in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Cameroon, 1962–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
Cameroon recorded 25.65 % change on previous year for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in 2023.
The figure is up 185.3% on the previous year and down 19.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Cameroon peaked at 265 % change on previous year in 1977 and was at its lowest, -50.55 % change on previous year, in 1990.
Cameroon ranks 39th of 215 countries on this measure, 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 Cameroon, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1963 | 33.33 % change on previous year | — |
| 1964 | 25 % change on previous year | -25.0% |
| 1965 | 20 % change on previous year | -20.0% |
| 1966 | 110 % change on previous year | +450.0% |
| 1967 | 35.33 % change on previous year | -67.9% |
| 1968 | 25.86 % change on previous year | -26.8% |
| 1969 | -17.65 % change on previous year | -168.2% |
| 1970 | 30.87 % change on previous year | -274.9% |
| 1971 | -22.18 % change on previous year | -171.8% |
| 1972 | -18.87 % change on previous year | -14.9% |
| 1973 | 27.72 % change on previous year | -246.9% |
| 1974 | 4.69 % change on previous year | -83.1% |
| 1975 | -37.52 % change on previous year | -900.7% |
| 1976 | -34.43 % change on previous year | -8.2% |
| 1977 | 265 % change on previous year | -869.8% |
| 1978 | 5.48 % change on previous year | -97.9% |
| 1979 | -7.79 % change on previous year | -242.2% |
| 1980 | 13.28 % change on previous year | -270.4% |
| 1981 | 3.13 % change on previous year | -76.4% |
| 1982 | 1.87 % change on previous year | -40.4% |
| 1983 | 44.97 % change on previous year | +2306.6% |
| 1984 | 6.12 % change on previous year | -86.4% |
| 1985 | 3.46 % change on previous year | -43.5% |
| 1986 | -23.05 % change on previous year | -765.8% |
| 1987 | 18.84 % change on previous year | -181.7% |
| 1988 | -10.26 % change on previous year | -154.5% |
| 1989 | -17.55 % change on previous year | +71.0% |
| 1990 | -50.55 % change on previous year | +188.0% |
| 1991 | -33.33 % change on previous year | -34.1% |
| 1992 | 56.67 % change on previous year | -270.0% |
| 1993 | 8.55 % change on previous year | -84.9% |
| 1994 | 47 % change on previous year | +449.5% |
| 1995 | 0 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 1996 | 20 % change on previous year | — |
| 1997 | 5 % change on previous year | -75.0% |
| 1998 | -12.57 % change on previous year | -351.3% |
| 1999 | 57.25 % change on previous year | -555.6% |
| 2000 | -15.88 % change on previous year | -127.7% |
| 2001 | 17.01 % change on previous year | -207.1% |
| 2002 | -18.71 % change on previous year | -210.0% |
| 2003 | -6.83 % change on previous year | -63.5% |
| 2004 | 71.23 % change on previous year | -1142.2% |
| 2005 | -31.34 % change on previous year | -144.0% |
| 2006 | 11.46 % change on previous year | -136.6% |
| 2007 | -12.15 % change on previous year | -206.0% |
| 2008 | 2.67 % change on previous year | -122.0% |
| 2009 | 10.49 % change on previous year | +292.5% |
| 2010 | 0.6325 % change on previous year | -94.0% |
| 2011 | 45.25 % change on previous year | +7054.8% |
| 2012 | -23.93 % change on previous year | -152.9% |
| 2013 | 31.96 % change on previous year | -233.6% |
| 2014 | -29.93 % change on previous year | -193.6% |
| 2015 | 63.91 % change on previous year | -313.6% |
| 2016 | -6.74 % change on previous year | -110.5% |
| 2017 | 16.88 % change on previous year | -350.3% |
| 2018 | -9.57 % change on previous year | -156.7% |
| 2019 | 0 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 2020 | 16.8 % change on previous year | — |
| 2021 | -6.79 % change on previous year | -140.4% |
| 2022 | -30.06 % change on previous year | +342.9% |
| 2023 | 25.65 % change on previous year | -185.3% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 25.65 % change on previous year is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0098 % change on previous year, 2606.6× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Cameroon 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | +7054.8% | 0.6325 % change on previous year | 45.25 % change on previous year |
| 1983 | +2306.6% | 1.87 % change on previous year | 44.97 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 28.98 % change on previous year | -17.65 % change on previous year | 110 % change on previous year | 8 |
| 1970s | 21.3 % change on previous year | -37.52 % change on previous year | 265 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.08 % change on previous year | -23.05 % change on previous year | 44.97 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | 9.8 % change on previous year | -50.55 % change on previous year | 57.25 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.79 % change on previous year | -31.34 % change on previous year | 71.23 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.85 % change on previous year | -29.93 % change on previous year | 63.91 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.4 % change on previous year | -30.06 % change on previous year | 25.65 % change on previous year | 4 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
- 36 Finland 30.2 % change on previous year compare
- 37 Montenegro 28.76 % change on previous year compare
- 38 Ethiopia 28.5 % change on previous year compare
- 40 Costa Rica 25.32 % change on previous year compare
- 41 Yemen 24.49 % change on previous year compare
- 42 Chile 24.46 % change on previous year compare
More climate change data for Cameroon
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 90.03 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 15,120 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 5,419 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 9,701 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 20.45 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 346.46 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 1,047 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 798.71 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 248.42 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 3.01 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Cameroon?
- Nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Cameroon was 25.65 % change on previous year in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 265 % change on previous year in 1977.
- What is the lowest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was -50.55 % change on previous year in 1990.
- How does Cameroon rank for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied?
- Cameroon ranks 39th out of 215 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Cameroon 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.