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

Senegal: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied was 15.86 million kg in 2050. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2050)
15.86 million kg
World rank
98th
of 199 countries
All-time high
15.86 million kg
in 2050
All-time low
0 kg
in 2015
Years of data
65
1961–2050

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

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Senegal is 15.86 million kg, measured 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 Senegal peaked at 15.86 million kg in 2050 and was at its lowest, 0 kg, in 2015.

That places Senegal 98th out of 199 countries with data for 2050, 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 Senegal, year by year

Annual values for Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied that leaches in Senegal, 1961 to 2050.
Year kg Change
1961 760,500 kg
1962 780,900 kg +2.7%
1963 900,000 kg +15.3%
1964 680,100 kg -24.4%
1965 961,500 kg +41.4%
1966 1.61 million kg +67.1%
1967 1.58 million kg -1.7%
1968 1.03 million kg -34.8%
1969 900,000 kg -12.6%
1970 1.13 million kg +25.8%
1971 1.51 million kg +33.4%
1972 1.55 million kg +2.8%
1973 2.21 million kg +42.2%
1974 2.70 million kg +22.3%
1975 3.00 million kg +11.1%
1976 3.24 million kg +8.0%
1977 3.60 million kg +11.0%
1978 3.09 million kg -14.1%
1979 2.40 million kg -22.3%
1980 2.04 million kg -15.0%
1981 1.89 million kg -7.4%
1982 1.02 million kg -46.0%
1983 2.40 million kg +135.3%
1984 2.40 million kg +0.0%
1985 2.10 million kg -12.5%
1986 2.25 million kg +7.1%
1987 2.10 million kg -6.7%
1988 2.52 million kg +20.0%
1989 1.85 million kg -26.5%
1990 1.78 million kg -3.6%
1991 2.95 million kg +65.2%
1992 2.70 million kg -8.4%
1993 3.90 million kg +44.4%
1994 3.87 million kg -0.8%
1995 1.56 million kg -59.7%
1996 2.40 million kg +53.8%
1997 2.13 million kg -11.2%
1998 2.28 million kg +7.0%
1999 4.32 million kg +89.5%
2000 4.86 million kg +12.5%
2001 4.77 million kg -1.9%
2002 5.82 million kg +22.0%
2003 3.93 million kg -32.5%
2004 5.88 million kg +49.8%
2005 3.66 million kg -37.8%
2006 483,300 kg -86.8%
2007 433,800 kg -10.2%
2008 553,500 kg +27.6%
2009 5.55 million kg +902.1%
2010 8.15 million kg +47.0%
2011 5.95 million kg -27.0%
2012 5.81 million kg -2.4%
2013 6.40 million kg +10.2%
2014 6.43 million kg +0.5%
2015 0 kg -100.0%
2016 10.35 million kg
2017 14.23 million kg +37.5%
2018 10.87 million kg -23.6%
2019 9.45 million kg -13.1%
2020 14.03 million kg +48.5%
2021 5.16 million kg -63.2%
2022 15.79 million kg +206.3%
2023 2.47 million kg -84.4%
2030 7.32 million kg +196.4%
2050 15.86 million kg +116.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 1.02 million kg 680,100 kg 1.61 million kg 9
1970s 2.44 million kg 1.13 million kg 3.60 million kg 10
1980s 2.06 million kg 1.02 million kg 2.52 million kg 10
1990s 2.79 million kg 1.56 million kg 4.32 million kg 10
2000s 3.59 million kg 433,800 kg 5.88 million kg 10
2010s 7.76 million kg 0 kg 14.23 million kg 10
2020s 9.36 million kg 2.47 million kg 15.79 million kg 4
2030s 7.32 million kg 7.32 million kg 7.32 million kg 1
2050s 15.86 million kg 15.86 million kg 15.86 million kg 1

Countries ranked near Senegal

  1. 95 Cambodia 18.73 million kg compare
  2. 96 Armenia 17.29 million kg compare
  3. 97 Israel 16.17 million kg compare
  4. 99 Kazakhstan 15.62 million kg compare
  5. 100 Kyrgyzstan 15.03 million kg compare
  6. 101 Albania 14.36 million kg compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Senegal?
Nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Senegal was 15.86 million 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 Senegal?
The highest recorded value was 15.86 million kg in 2050.
What is the lowest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied recorded in Senegal?
The lowest recorded value was 0 kg in 2015.
How does Senegal rank for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied?
Senegal ranks 98th out of 199 countries with data for 2050.
Where does this Senegal 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.

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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
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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).