Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
Least Developed Countries (LDCs): Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied was 15.92 % change on previous year in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Least Developed Countries (LDCs), 1962–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
The most recent figure for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) is 15.92 % change on previous year, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 300.6% on the previous year and up 138.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) peaked at 35.81 % change on previous year in 1967 and was at its lowest, -13.03 % change on previous year, in 2003.
Least Developed Countries (LDCs) ranks 7th of 35 groups 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 Least Developed Countries (LDCs), year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | -8.44 % change on previous year | — |
| 1963 | 32.18 % change on previous year | -481.4% |
| 1964 | 3.37 % change on previous year | -89.5% |
| 1965 | 17.73 % change on previous year | +426.6% |
| 1966 | 25.52 % change on previous year | +43.9% |
| 1967 | 35.81 % change on previous year | +40.3% |
| 1968 | 9.93 % change on previous year | -72.3% |
| 1969 | 17.1 % change on previous year | +72.2% |
| 1970 | 5.63 % change on previous year | -67.1% |
| 1971 | 9.9 % change on previous year | +75.7% |
| 1972 | 25.25 % change on previous year | +155.2% |
| 1973 | 3.64 % change on previous year | -85.6% |
| 1974 | -7.08 % change on previous year | -294.6% |
| 1975 | 33.29 % change on previous year | -569.9% |
| 1976 | 6.6 % change on previous year | -80.2% |
| 1977 | 9.32 % change on previous year | +41.1% |
| 1978 | -0.5301 % change on previous year | -105.7% |
| 1979 | 13.6 % change on previous year | -2666.1% |
| 1980 | 15.05 % change on previous year | +10.6% |
| 1981 | 0.6334 % change on previous year | -95.8% |
| 1982 | 12.35 % change on previous year | +1850.5% |
| 1983 | -2.1 % change on previous year | -117.0% |
| 1984 | 17.06 % change on previous year | -911.8% |
| 1985 | 0.9548 % change on previous year | -94.4% |
| 1986 | -0.0314 % change on previous year | -103.3% |
| 1987 | 4.42 % change on previous year | -14206.9% |
| 1988 | 7.46 % change on previous year | +68.6% |
| 1989 | 9.29 % change on previous year | +24.6% |
| 1990 | -1.11 % change on previous year | -112.0% |
| 1991 | 8.32 % change on previous year | -846.7% |
| 1992 | 3.2 % change on previous year | -61.5% |
| 1993 | 1.03 % change on previous year | -67.9% |
| 1994 | 3.47 % change on previous year | +238.9% |
| 1995 | 12.96 % change on previous year | +273.1% |
| 1996 | 12.73 % change on previous year | -1.8% |
| 1997 | -6.31 % change on previous year | -149.5% |
| 1998 | -4.28 % change on previous year | -32.2% |
| 1999 | 8.27 % change on previous year | -293.4% |
| 2000 | -0.5353 % change on previous year | -106.5% |
| 2001 | -0.9798 % change on previous year | +83.0% |
| 2002 | 7.92 % change on previous year | -908.4% |
| 2003 | -13.03 % change on previous year | -264.5% |
| 2004 | 11.59 % change on previous year | -189.0% |
| 2005 | -3.83 % change on previous year | -133.1% |
| 2006 | 10.6 % change on previous year | -376.6% |
| 2007 | -1.57 % change on previous year | -114.8% |
| 2008 | 18.94 % change on previous year | -1307.5% |
| 2009 | -3.9 % change on previous year | -120.6% |
| 2010 | 12.4 % change on previous year | -417.6% |
| 2011 | 6.93 % change on previous year | -44.1% |
| 2012 | -3.98 % change on previous year | -157.4% |
| 2013 | 6.67 % change on previous year | -267.7% |
| 2014 | 16.84 % change on previous year | +152.6% |
| 2015 | -0.2051 % change on previous year | -101.2% |
| 2016 | 6.41 % change on previous year | -3224.6% |
| 2017 | 11.98 % change on previous year | +87.0% |
| 2018 | 0.6186 % change on previous year | -94.8% |
| 2019 | 2.81 % change on previous year | +353.8% |
| 2020 | 14.46 % change on previous year | +415.2% |
| 2021 | -8.84 % change on previous year | -161.1% |
| 2022 | -7.94 % change on previous year | -10.2% |
| 2023 | 15.92 % change on previous year | -300.6% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | +14206.9% | -0.0314 % change on previous year | 4.42 % change on previous year |
| 2016 | +3224.6% | -0.2051 % change on previous year | 6.41 % change on previous year |
| 1979 | +2666.1% | -0.5301 % change on previous year | 13.6 % change on previous year |
| 1982 | +1850.5% | 0.6334 % change on previous year | 12.35 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 16.65 % change on previous year | -8.44 % change on previous year | 35.81 % change on previous year | 8 |
| 1970s | 9.96 % change on previous year | -7.08 % change on previous year | 33.29 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1980s | 6.51 % change on previous year | -2.1 % change on previous year | 17.06 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.83 % change on previous year | -6.31 % change on previous year | 12.96 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.52 % change on previous year | -13.03 % change on previous year | 18.94 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.05 % change on previous year | -3.98 % change on previous year | 16.84 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.4 % change on previous year | -8.84 % change on previous year | 15.92 % change on previous year | 4 |
Countries ranked near Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
- 4 Central African Republic 326.88 % change on previous year compare
- 5 Azerbaijan 290.99 % change on previous year compare
- 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
More climate change data for Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 4.70 billion kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 708,280 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 216,438 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 491,841 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 816.75 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 17,566 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 179,120 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 48,410 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 130,710 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 182.68 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- Nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) was 15.92 % change on previous year in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied recorded in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- The highest recorded value was 35.81 % change on previous year in 1967.
- What is the lowest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied recorded in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- The lowest recorded value was -13.03 % change on previous year in 2003.
- How does Least Developed Countries (LDCs) rank for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied?
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) ranks 7th out of 35 groups with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied rising or falling in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 138.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 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.