Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Zambia
Zambia: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied was 35 % change on previous year in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Zambia, 1962–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
Zambia recorded 35 % change on previous year for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in 2023.
That represents a change of up 1,030.1% on the previous year and down 16.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Zambia peaked at 210.27 % change on previous year in 2002 and was at its lowest, -59.51 % change on previous year, in 1998.
Zambia ranks 33rd 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 Zambia, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | -14.77 % change on previous year | — |
| 1963 | 2.22 % change on previous year | -115.0% |
| 1964 | 30.43 % change on previous year | +1269.6% |
| 1965 | 0 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 1966 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1967 | 8.33 % change on previous year | — |
| 1968 | 84.62 % change on previous year | +915.4% |
| 1969 | -23.95 % change on previous year | -128.3% |
| 1970 | 115.6 % change on previous year | -582.7% |
| 1971 | 66.68 % change on previous year | -42.3% |
| 1972 | -23.77 % change on previous year | -135.6% |
| 1973 | -4 % change on previous year | -83.2% |
| 1974 | 49.58 % change on previous year | -1339.6% |
| 1975 | -6.13 % change on previous year | -112.4% |
| 1976 | 18.1 % change on previous year | -395.4% |
| 1977 | 16.08 % change on previous year | -11.2% |
| 1978 | -32.9 % change on previous year | -304.6% |
| 1979 | 23.14 % change on previous year | -170.3% |
| 1980 | 38.85 % change on previous year | +67.9% |
| 1981 | 8.68 % change on previous year | -77.7% |
| 1982 | -6.1 % change on previous year | -170.3% |
| 1983 | -19.94 % change on previous year | +226.7% |
| 1984 | -12.76 % change on previous year | -36.0% |
| 1985 | 41.23 % change on previous year | -423.2% |
| 1986 | 0.8678 % change on previous year | -97.9% |
| 1987 | 14.87 % change on previous year | +1613.6% |
| 1988 | -9.28 % change on previous year | -162.4% |
| 1989 | -7.63 % change on previous year | -17.8% |
| 1990 | -26.83 % change on previous year | +251.6% |
| 1991 | 5.78 % change on previous year | -121.5% |
| 1992 | 42.92 % change on previous year | +642.5% |
| 1993 | 1.05 % change on previous year | -97.6% |
| 1994 | -34.37 % change on previous year | -3382.3% |
| 1995 | -10.53 % change on previous year | -69.4% |
| 1996 | -19.12 % change on previous year | +81.6% |
| 1997 | 18.55 % change on previous year | -197.0% |
| 1998 | -59.51 % change on previous year | -420.9% |
| 1999 | -19.54 % change on previous year | -67.2% |
| 2000 | -24.68 % change on previous year | +26.3% |
| 2001 | 62.5 % change on previous year | -353.3% |
| 2002 | 210.27 % change on previous year | +236.4% |
| 2003 | 6.15 % change on previous year | -97.1% |
| 2004 | 40.55 % change on previous year | +559.2% |
| 2005 | -14.19 % change on previous year | -135.0% |
| 2006 | -4.67 % change on previous year | -67.1% |
| 2007 | 13.26 % change on previous year | -384.0% |
| 2008 | -4.55 % change on previous year | -134.3% |
| 2009 | 20.54 % change on previous year | -551.0% |
| 2010 | 21 % change on previous year | +2.3% |
| 2011 | 50.08 % change on previous year | +138.4% |
| 2012 | -14.72 % change on previous year | -129.4% |
| 2013 | 41.68 % change on previous year | -383.1% |
| 2014 | -1.96 % change on previous year | -104.7% |
| 2015 | 19.94 % change on previous year | -1115.5% |
| 2016 | 13.66 % change on previous year | -31.5% |
| 2017 | 12.01 % change on previous year | -12.1% |
| 2018 | -29.76 % change on previous year | -347.9% |
| 2019 | 13.27 % change on previous year | -144.6% |
| 2020 | 14.37 % change on previous year | +8.3% |
| 2021 | -6.83 % change on previous year | -147.5% |
| 2022 | -3.76 % change on previous year | -44.9% |
| 2023 | 35 % change on previous year | -1030.1% |
Zambia compared with similar countries
- Zambia's 35 % change on previous year is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0098 % change on previous year, 3557.5× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Zambia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | -3382.3% | 1.05 % change on previous year | -34.37 % change on previous year |
| 1987 | +1613.6% | 0.8678 % change on previous year | 14.87 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 10.86 % change on previous year | -23.95 % change on previous year | 84.62 % change on previous year | 8 |
| 1970s | 22.24 % change on previous year | -32.9 % change on previous year | 115.6 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.88 % change on previous year | -19.94 % change on previous year | 41.23 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | -10.16 % change on previous year | -59.51 % change on previous year | 42.92 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 30.52 % change on previous year | -24.68 % change on previous year | 210.27 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.52 % change on previous year | -29.76 % change on previous year | 50.08 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.69 % change on previous year | -6.83 % change on previous year | 35 % change on previous year | 4 |
Countries ranked near Zambia
- 30 Seychelles 37.21 % change on previous year compare
- 31 Afghanistan 37.21 % change on previous year compare
- 32 Maldives 36.7 % change on previous year compare
- 34 Portugal 31.08 % change on previous year compare
- 35 Niger 31.08 % change on previous year compare
- 36 Finland 30.2 % change on previous year compare
More climate change data for Zambia
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 303.19 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 7,547 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 2,795 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 4,752 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 10.55 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 169.71 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 2,153 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 2,033 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 120.21 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 7.67 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Zambia?
- Nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Zambia was 35 % change on previous year in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 210.27 % change on previous year in 2002.
- What is the lowest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was -59.51 % change on previous year in 1998.
- How does Zambia rank for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied?
- Zambia ranks 33rd out of 215 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Zambia 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.