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

World: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied was 40.77 billion kg in 2050. ▲ Rising

Latest (2050)
40.77 billion kg
Rank
1st
of 33 regions
All-time high
40.77 billion kg
in 2050
All-time low
3.45 billion kg
in 1961
Years of data
65
1961–2050

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

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

Analysis

World recorded 40.77 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 World peaked at 40.77 billion kg in 2050 and was at its lowest, 3.45 billion kg, in 1961.

World ranks 1st of 33 regions on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.

Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied in World, year by year

Annual values for Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied that leaches in World, 1961 to 2050.
Year kg Change
1961 3.45 billion kg
1962 3.89 billion kg +12.9%
1963 4.39 billion kg +12.8%
1964 4.92 billion kg +12.0%
1965 5.67 billion kg +15.3%
1966 6.59 billion kg +16.3%
1967 7.19 billion kg +9.2%
1968 7.86 billion kg +9.2%
1969 8.50 billion kg +8.1%
1970 9.47 billion kg +11.5%
1971 10.07 billion kg +6.4%
1972 10.82 billion kg +7.4%
1973 11.69 billion kg +8.0%
1974 11.58 billion kg -1.0%
1975 13.16 billion kg +13.7%
1976 13.56 billion kg +3.0%
1977 14.78 billion kg +9.0%
1978 16.21 billion kg +9.7%
1979 17.11 billion kg +5.5%
1980 18.19 billion kg +6.3%
1981 18.22 billion kg +0.2%
1982 18.52 billion kg +1.6%
1983 19.96 billion kg +7.8%
1984 21.21 billion kg +6.3%
1985 21.20 billion kg -0.1%
1986 21.76 billion kg +2.6%
1987 22.72 billion kg +4.4%
1988 23.86 billion kg +5.0%
1989 23.61 billion kg -1.0%
1990 23.13 billion kg -2.0%
1991 22.64 billion kg -2.1%
1992 22.29 billion kg -1.5%
1993 21.78 billion kg -2.3%
1994 21.92 billion kg +0.6%
1995 23.59 billion kg +7.6%
1996 24.95 billion kg +5.7%
1997 24.40 billion kg -2.2%
1998 24.84 billion kg +1.8%
1999 25.49 billion kg +2.6%
2000 24.31 billion kg -4.6%
2001 24.60 billion kg +1.2%
2002 25.32 billion kg +2.9%
2003 26.15 billion kg +3.3%
2004 26.84 billion kg +2.7%
2005 27.03 billion kg +0.7%
2006 27.90 billion kg +3.2%
2007 28.90 billion kg +3.6%
2008 28.39 billion kg -1.7%
2009 29.15 billion kg +2.7%
2010 30.40 billion kg +4.3%
2011 31.50 billion kg +3.6%
2012 31.53 billion kg +0.1%
2013 32.06 billion kg +1.7%
2014 32.39 billion kg +1.0%
2015 32.00 billion kg -1.2%
2016 32.32 billion kg +1.0%
2017 32.98 billion kg +2.1%
2018 32.63 billion kg -1.1%
2019 32.53 billion kg -0.3%
2020 34.44 billion kg +5.9%
2021 33.98 billion kg -1.3%
2022 32.83 billion kg -3.4%
2023 33.48 billion kg +2.0%
2030 36.39 billion kg +8.7%
2050 40.77 billion kg +12.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 5.83 billion kg 3.45 billion kg 8.50 billion kg 9
1970s 12.84 billion kg 9.47 billion kg 17.11 billion kg 10
1980s 20.93 billion kg 18.19 billion kg 23.86 billion kg 10
1990s 23.50 billion kg 21.78 billion kg 25.49 billion kg 10
2000s 26.86 billion kg 24.31 billion kg 29.15 billion kg 10
2010s 32.03 billion kg 30.40 billion kg 32.98 billion kg 10
2020s 33.68 billion kg 32.83 billion kg 34.44 billion kg 4
2030s 36.39 billion kg 36.39 billion kg 36.39 billion kg 1
2050s 40.77 billion kg 40.77 billion kg 40.77 billion kg 1

Countries ranked near World

  1. 1 China (People’s Republic of) 9.37 billion kg compare
  2. 2 China, mainland 9.31 billion kg compare
  3. 3 OECD 8.83 billion kg compare
  4. 4 India 8.31 billion kg compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in World?
Nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in World was 40.77 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 World?
The highest recorded value was 40.77 billion kg in 2050.
What is the lowest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied recorded in World?
The lowest recorded value was 3.45 billion kg in 1961.
How does World rank for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied?
World ranks 1st out of 33 regions with data for 2050.
Where does this World 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).