Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied in OECD
OECD: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied was 4.67 % change on previous year in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied in OECD, 1962–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
OECD recorded 4.67 % change on previous year for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in 2023.
That represents a change of up 165.2% on the previous year and up 1,173.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in OECD peaked at 12 % change on previous year in 1962 and was at its lowest, -9.48 % change on previous year, in 2008.
That places OECD 73rd out of 215 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
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 OECD, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 12 % change on previous year | — |
| 1963 | 9.55 % change on previous year | -20.5% |
| 1964 | 6.42 % change on previous year | -32.8% |
| 1965 | 10.91 % change on previous year | +70.0% |
| 1966 | 11.16 % change on previous year | +2.3% |
| 1967 | 11.25 % change on previous year | +0.8% |
| 1968 | 6.07 % change on previous year | -46.1% |
| 1969 | 5.26 % change on previous year | -13.3% |
| 1970 | 6.89 % change on previous year | +31.1% |
| 1971 | 4.49 % change on previous year | -34.8% |
| 1972 | 4.52 % change on previous year | +0.6% |
| 1973 | 8.24 % change on previous year | +82.2% |
| 1974 | -1.57 % change on previous year | -119.1% |
| 1975 | 8.85 % change on previous year | -663.4% |
| 1976 | 6.22 % change on previous year | -29.7% |
| 1977 | 1.06 % change on previous year | -82.9% |
| 1978 | 5.34 % change on previous year | +402.4% |
| 1979 | 4.66 % change on previous year | -12.7% |
| 1980 | 1.98 % change on previous year | -57.5% |
| 1981 | -1.46 % change on previous year | -173.5% |
| 1982 | -3.16 % change on previous year | +117.3% |
| 1983 | 5.15 % change on previous year | -262.8% |
| 1984 | 4.42 % change on previous year | -14.2% |
| 1985 | -0.9992 % change on previous year | -122.6% |
| 1986 | 0.0253 % change on previous year | -102.5% |
| 1987 | 1.24 % change on previous year | +4783.1% |
| 1988 | 0.5567 % change on previous year | -54.9% |
| 1989 | 0.8128 % change on previous year | +46.0% |
| 1990 | -4.94 % change on previous year | -707.4% |
| 1991 | -2.2 % change on previous year | -55.4% |
| 1992 | -1.31 % change on previous year | -40.4% |
| 1993 | 5.88 % change on previous year | -548.1% |
| 1994 | 0.4635 % change on previous year | -92.1% |
| 1995 | 0.229 % change on previous year | -50.6% |
| 1996 | 4.74 % change on previous year | +1969.0% |
| 1997 | -0.6527 % change on previous year | -113.8% |
| 1998 | 1.68 % change on previous year | -356.7% |
| 1999 | 1.11 % change on previous year | -33.8% |
| 2000 | -5.65 % change on previous year | -610.0% |
| 2001 | -0.4202 % change on previous year | -92.6% |
| 2002 | -1.09 % change on previous year | +160.5% |
| 2003 | 5.26 % change on previous year | -580.5% |
| 2004 | -3.17 % change on previous year | -160.3% |
| 2005 | -0.91 % change on previous year | -71.3% |
| 2006 | 0.5248 % change on previous year | -157.7% |
| 2007 | 2.92 % change on previous year | +456.7% |
| 2008 | -9.48 % change on previous year | -424.6% |
| 2009 | 1.77 % change on previous year | -118.7% |
| 2010 | 5.89 % change on previous year | +232.6% |
| 2011 | 3.55 % change on previous year | -39.8% |
| 2012 | 2.99 % change on previous year | -15.9% |
| 2013 | 0.3665 % change on previous year | -87.7% |
| 2014 | 0.7164 % change on previous year | +95.5% |
| 2015 | -0.7129 % change on previous year | -199.5% |
| 2016 | 1.92 % change on previous year | -369.5% |
| 2017 | -0.1691 % change on previous year | -108.8% |
| 2018 | -1.42 % change on previous year | +741.6% |
| 2019 | -1.48 % change on previous year | +3.8% |
| 2020 | 4.98 % change on previous year | -436.8% |
| 2021 | -2.59 % change on previous year | -152.1% |
| 2022 | -7.16 % change on previous year | +176.4% |
| 2023 | 4.67 % change on previous year | -165.2% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied in OECD 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 | +4783.1% | 0.0253 % change on previous year | 1.24 % change on previous year |
| 1996 | +1969.0% | 0.229 % change on previous year | 4.74 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 9.08 % change on previous year | 5.26 % change on previous year | 12 % change on previous year | 8 |
| 1970s | 4.87 % change on previous year | -1.57 % change on previous year | 8.85 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.8562 % change on previous year | -3.16 % change on previous year | 5.15 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.4991 % change on previous year | -4.94 % change on previous year | 5.88 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | -1.03 % change on previous year | -9.48 % change on previous year | 5.26 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.16 % change on previous year | -1.48 % change on previous year | 5.89 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.0275 % change on previous year | -7.16 % change on previous year | 4.98 % change on previous year | 4 |
Countries ranked near OECD
- 70 Colombia 6.91 % change on previous year compare
- 71 Belarus 6.08 % change on previous year compare
- 72 Saudi Arabia 4.99 % change on previous year compare
- 74 Greece 4.19 % change on previous year compare
- 75 Jordan 4.07 % change on previous year compare
- 76 Spain 3.89 % change on previous year compare
More climate change data for OECD
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 223,315 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 984,128 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 240,219 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 743,908 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 906.49 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 26,568 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 264,403 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 41,088 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 1,467 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 842.7 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in OECD?
- Nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in OECD was 4.67 % change on previous year in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied recorded in OECD?
- The highest recorded value was 12 % change on previous year in 1962.
- What is the lowest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied recorded in OECD?
- The lowest recorded value was -9.48 % change on previous year in 2008.
- How does OECD rank for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied?
- OECD ranks 73rd out of 215 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied rising or falling in OECD?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1,173.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this OECD 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
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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.