Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Pakistan

Pakistan: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied was 1.90 billion kg in 2050. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2050)
1.90 billion kg
World rank
7th
of 199 countries
All-time high
1.90 billion kg
in 2050
All-time low
12.35 million kg
in 1962
Years of data
65
1961–2050

Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Pakistan, 1961–2050

0500.0M1.0B1.5B2.0B196120052050

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg.

Analysis

Pakistan recorded 1.90 billion kg for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in 2050. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.

Over the whole period, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Pakistan peaked at 1.90 billion kg in 2050 and was at its lowest, 12.35 million kg, in 1962.

Pakistan ranks 7th of 199 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

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 Pakistan, year by year

Annual values for Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied that leaches in Pakistan, 1961 to 2050.
Year kg Change
1961 12.50 million kg
1962 12.35 million kg -1.2%
1963 20.29 million kg +64.3%
1964 25.24 million kg +24.4%
1965 20.77 million kg -17.7%
1966 32.33 million kg +55.7%
1967 53.23 million kg +64.6%
1968 61.06 million kg +14.7%
1969 81.77 million kg +33.9%
1970 75.46 million kg -7.7%
1971 103.19 million kg +36.8%
1972 115.87 million kg +12.3%
1973 102.58 million kg -11.5%
1974 108.87 million kg +6.1%
1975 133.03 million kg +22.2%
1976 153.30 million kg +15.2%
1977 166.23 million kg +8.4%
1978 205.29 million kg +23.5%
1979 232.74 million kg +13.4%
1980 253.07 million kg +8.7%
1981 249.77 million kg -1.3%
1982 286.23 million kg +14.6%
1983 274.30 million kg -4.2%
1984 280.35 million kg +2.2%
1985 338.44 million kg +20.7%
1986 399.77 million kg +18.1%
1987 384.51 million kg -3.8%
1988 397.34 million kg +3.3%
1989 440.28 million kg +10.8%
1990 441.49 million kg +0.3%
1991 438.86 million kg -0.6%
1992 490.90 million kg +11.9%
1993 497.81 million kg +1.4%
1994 521.43 million kg +4.7%
1995 597.30 million kg +14.5%
1996 595.52 million kg -0.3%
1997 626.28 million kg +5.2%
1998 627.56 million kg +0.2%
1999 665.43 million kg +6.0%
2000 679.38 million kg +2.1%
2001 687.48 million kg +1.2%
2002 715.49 million kg +4.1%
2003 736.80 million kg +3.0%
2004 771.07 million kg +4.7%
2005 845.63 million kg +9.7%
2006 860.70 million kg +1.8%
2007 814.22 million kg -5.4%
2008 878.42 million kg +7.9%
2009 1.04 billion kg +17.9%
2010 981.16 million kg -5.3%
2011 956.20 million kg -2.5%
2012 855.23 million kg -10.6%
2013 971.87 million kg +13.6%
2014 941.78 million kg -3.1%
2015 948.15 million kg +0.7%
2016 972.57 million kg +2.6%
2017 1.03 billion kg +6.3%
2018 1.03 billion kg +0.0%
2019 1.05 billion kg +1.7%
2020 1.06 billion kg +0.8%
2021 1.11 billion kg +5.1%
2022 1.10 billion kg -1.3%
2023 1.14 billion kg +3.9%
2030 1.51 billion kg +31.8%
2050 1.90 billion kg +25.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 35.50 million kg 12.35 million kg 81.77 million kg 9
1970s 139.66 million kg 75.46 million kg 232.74 million kg 10
1980s 330.40 million kg 249.77 million kg 440.28 million kg 10
1990s 550.26 million kg 438.86 million kg 665.43 million kg 10
2000s 802.48 million kg 679.38 million kg 1.04 billion kg 10
2010s 974.67 million kg 855.23 million kg 1.05 billion kg 10
2020s 1.10 billion kg 1.06 billion kg 1.14 billion kg 4
2030s 1.51 billion kg 1.51 billion kg 1.51 billion kg 1
2050s 1.90 billion kg 1.90 billion kg 1.90 billion kg 1

Countries ranked near Pakistan

  1. 4 India 8.31 billion kg compare
  2. 4 Türkiye 517.89 million kg compare
  3. 5 Brazil 2.56 billion kg compare
  4. 6 USSR 2.33 billion kg compare
  5. 8 Indonesia 1.12 billion kg compare
  6. 9 Canada 680.39 million kg compare
  7. 10 France 670.44 million kg compare

See the full ranking of 252 places →

More climate change data for Pakistan

All data for Pakistan →

Frequently asked questions

What is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Pakistan?
Nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Pakistan was 1.90 billion kg in 2050, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied recorded in Pakistan?
The highest recorded value was 1.90 billion kg in 2050.
What is the lowest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied recorded in Pakistan?
The lowest recorded value was 12.35 million kg in 1962.
How does Pakistan rank for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied?
Pakistan ranks 7th out of 199 countries with data for 2050.
Where does this Pakistan data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied that leaches. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 65 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Pakistan. Statizoid, drawing on Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Retrieved 29 August 2026, from https://climate.statizoid.com/stat/nutrient-nitrogen-n-total-nitrogen-fertilizer-content-applied-that-leaches-fao-tier-1/pakistan/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://climate.statizoid.com/stat/nutrient-nitrogen-n-total-nitrogen-fertilizer-content-applied-that-leaches-fao-tier-1/pakistan/">Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Pakistan</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied that leaches
Unit
kg
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
252 places, 14,463 data points, 1961–2050
Last refreshed

The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Crops provides estimates of emissions associated with crop processes, namely 1) crop residues, 2) burning of crop residues, and 3) rice cultivation and the application of nitrogen (N) fertilizers, including mineral and chemical fertilizers, to soils. Estimates are computed at Tier 1 following the 2006 IPCC Guidelines for National greenhouse gas (GHG) Inventories (IPCC, 2006).