Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied was -9.9 % change on previous year in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Zimbabwe, 1962–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
Zimbabwe recorded -9.9 % change on previous year for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in 2023.
The figure is up 56.9% on the previous year and down 137.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Zimbabwe peaked at 129.81 % change on previous year in 1964 and was at its lowest, -35.87 % change on previous year, in 1992.
Zimbabwe ranks 170th of 215 countries on this measure, in the bottom 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 Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | -14.79 % change on previous year | — |
| 1963 | 2.35 % change on previous year | -115.9% |
| 1964 | 129.81 % change on previous year | +5418.9% |
| 1965 | 2.7 % change on previous year | -97.9% |
| 1966 | -3.95 % change on previous year | -246.1% |
| 1967 | 12.33 % change on previous year | -412.3% |
| 1968 | -6.1 % change on previous year | -149.5% |
| 1969 | 11.69 % change on previous year | -291.7% |
| 1970 | 13.95 % change on previous year | +19.4% |
| 1971 | 44.9 % change on previous year | +221.8% |
| 1972 | -15.49 % change on previous year | -134.5% |
| 1973 | 16.67 % change on previous year | -207.6% |
| 1974 | 7.14 % change on previous year | -57.1% |
| 1975 | 0 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 1976 | -20 % change on previous year | — |
| 1977 | -25 % change on previous year | +25.0% |
| 1978 | 22.89 % change on previous year | -191.6% |
| 1979 | 6.83 % change on previous year | -70.2% |
| 1980 | 57.14 % change on previous year | +737.1% |
| 1981 | 5.56 % change on previous year | -90.3% |
| 1982 | -10.23 % change on previous year | -284.0% |
| 1983 | -7.58 % change on previous year | -25.9% |
| 1984 | -11.69 % change on previous year | +54.2% |
| 1985 | 29.51 % change on previous year | -352.5% |
| 1986 | -11.94 % change on previous year | -140.5% |
| 1987 | -10.35 % change on previous year | -13.3% |
| 1988 | 20.11 % change on previous year | -294.4% |
| 1989 | -6.75 % change on previous year | -133.6% |
| 1990 | 15.51 % change on previous year | -329.9% |
| 1991 | -5.44 % change on previous year | -135.0% |
| 1992 | -35.87 % change on previous year | +560.0% |
| 1993 | 42.56 % change on previous year | -218.6% |
| 1994 | 13.13 % change on previous year | -69.1% |
| 1995 | -18.19 % change on previous year | -238.5% |
| 1996 | 23.68 % change on previous year | -230.2% |
| 1997 | 0 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 1998 | 1.06 % change on previous year | — |
| 1999 | 5.26 % change on previous year | +394.7% |
| 2000 | -12.6 % change on previous year | -339.4% |
| 2001 | -6.18 % change on previous year | -51.0% |
| 2002 | -13.73 % change on previous year | +122.2% |
| 2003 | 9.55 % change on previous year | -169.6% |
| 2004 | -33.43 % change on previous year | -450.0% |
| 2005 | -6.18 % change on previous year | -81.5% |
| 2006 | 25.08 % change on previous year | -505.5% |
| 2007 | -5.16 % change on previous year | -120.6% |
| 2008 | -15.44 % change on previous year | +199.3% |
| 2009 | 36.22 % change on previous year | -334.5% |
| 2010 | 6.6 % change on previous year | -81.8% |
| 2011 | -15.52 % change on previous year | -335.0% |
| 2012 | -31.17 % change on previous year | +100.9% |
| 2013 | 26.34 % change on previous year | -184.5% |
| 2014 | -3.47 % change on previous year | -113.2% |
| 2015 | -14.8 % change on previous year | +325.9% |
| 2016 | 36.38 % change on previous year | -345.8% |
| 2017 | 11.88 % change on previous year | -67.4% |
| 2018 | -22.92 % change on previous year | -293.0% |
| 2019 | 0 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 2020 | 59.25 % change on previous year | — |
| 2021 | 74.38 % change on previous year | +25.6% |
| 2022 | -22.95 % change on previous year | -130.9% |
| 2023 | -9.9 % change on previous year | -56.9% |
Zimbabwe compared with similar countries
- Zimbabwe's -9.9 % change on previous year is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0098 % change on previous year. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Zimbabwe 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | +5418.9% | 2.35 % change on previous year | 129.81 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 16.76 % change on previous year | -14.79 % change on previous year | 129.81 % change on previous year | 8 |
| 1970s | 5.19 % change on previous year | -25 % change on previous year | 44.9 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.38 % change on previous year | -11.94 % change on previous year | 57.14 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.17 % change on previous year | -35.87 % change on previous year | 42.56 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | -2.19 % change on previous year | -33.43 % change on previous year | 36.22 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.6673 % change on previous year | -31.17 % change on previous year | 36.38 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 25.2 % change on previous year | -22.95 % change on previous year | 74.38 % change on previous year | 4 |
Countries ranked near Zimbabwe
- 167 Armenia -7.42 % change on previous year compare
- 168 Estonia -8.68 % change on previous year compare
- 169 Serbia and Montenegro -9.03 % change on previous year compare
- 171 Samoa -10.03 % change on previous year compare
- 172 Mauritius -10.28 % change on previous year compare
- 173 Slovenia -10.49 % change on previous year compare
More climate change data for Zimbabwe
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 178.46 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 17,716 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 5,805 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 11,912 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 21.9 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 425.42 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 1,483 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 1,345 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 137.94 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 5.08 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Zimbabwe?
- Nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Zimbabwe was -9.9 % change on previous year in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 129.81 % change on previous year in 1964.
- What is the lowest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was -35.87 % change on previous year in 1992.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied?
- Zimbabwe ranks 170th out of 215 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 137.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Zimbabwe 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.