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

Albania: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied was 3.13 kg per person in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)
3.13 kg per person
Change on year
up 55.1%
World rank
53rd
of 176 countries
All-time high
8.41 kg per person
in 1978
All-time low
0.3218 kg per person
in 1965
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Albania, 1961–2023

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Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.

Analysis

Albania recorded 3.13 kg per person for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in 2023.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 55.1% on the previous year and down 4.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Albania peaked at 8.41 kg per person in 1978 and was at its lowest, 0.3218 kg per person, in 1965.

That places Albania 53rd out of 176 countries with data for 2023, 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 Albania, year by year

Annual values for Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied that leaches, per capita in Albania, 1961 to 2023.
Year kg per person Change
1961 0.576 kg per person
1962 0.3506 kg per person -39.1%
1963 0.3404 kg per person -2.9%
1964 0.3307 kg per person -2.8%
1965 0.3218 kg per person -2.7%
1966 0.4701 kg per person +46.1%
1967 1.07 kg per person +127.3%
1968 2.82 kg per person +163.8%
1969 2.31 kg per person -18.2%
1970 3.16 kg per person +37.1%
1971 4.25 kg per person +34.5%
1972 4.36 kg per person +2.6%
1973 4.72 kg per person +8.2%
1974 4.63 kg per person -1.7%
1975 4.49 kg per person -3.1%
1976 5.53 kg per person +23.1%
1977 5.97 kg per person +8.0%
1978 8.41 kg per person +40.8%
1979 8.13 kg per person -3.3%
1980 7.72 kg per person -4.9%
1981 7.98 kg per person +3.3%
1982 7.63 kg per person -4.4%
1983 7.7 kg per person +0.9%
1984 7.75 kg per person +0.6%
1985 7.59 kg per person -2.0%
1986 7.44 kg per person -1.9%
1987 6.43 kg per person -13.6%
1988 6.62 kg per person +2.9%
1989 7.43 kg per person +12.2%
1990 6.71 kg per person -9.7%
1991 2.05 kg per person -69.5%
1992 1.37 kg per person -33.2%
1993 1.41 kg per person +3.5%
1994 1.19 kg per person -16.2%
1995 0.9411 kg per person -20.6%
1996 0.5208 kg per person -44.7%
1997 0.4002 kg per person -23.2%
1998 1.73 kg per person +331.3%
1999 0.5597 kg per person -67.6%
2000 1.18 kg per person +110.0%
2001 1.05 kg per person -10.7%
2002 3.76 kg per person +258.2%
2003 3.69 kg per person -1.8%
2004 3.58 kg per person -3.0%
2005 3.71 kg per person +3.5%
2006 3.04 kg per person -18.0%
2007 3.18 kg per person +4.6%
2008 2.93 kg per person -8.0%
2009 3.48 kg per person +18.9%
2010 3.22 kg per person -7.3%
2011 3.81 kg per person +18.2%
2012 3.66 kg per person -3.8%
2013 3.27 kg per person -10.7%
2014 3.32 kg per person +1.6%
2015 4.04 kg per person +21.7%
2016 4.78 kg per person +18.4%
2017 4.44 kg per person -7.2%
2018 2.85 kg per person -35.8%
2019 4.48 kg per person +57.2%
2020 3.87 kg per person -13.7%
2021 3.23 kg per person -16.5%
2022 2.01 kg per person -37.6%
2023 3.13 kg per person +55.1%

Albania compared with similar countries

  • Albania's 3.13 kg per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.76 kg per person, 1.8× the median. (52 countries reporting)
  • Albania's 3.13 kg per person is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 5.03 kg per person, 62% of the median. (45 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Albania 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.

YearChange FromTo
1998 +331.3% 0.4002 kg per person 1.73 kg per person
2002 +258.2% 1.05 kg per person 3.76 kg per person
1968 +163.8% 1.07 kg per person 2.82 kg per person
1967 +127.3% 0.4701 kg per person 1.07 kg per person
2000 +110.0% 0.5597 kg per person 1.18 kg per person

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0.9536 kg per person 0.3218 kg per person 2.82 kg per person 9
1970s 5.36 kg per person 3.16 kg per person 8.41 kg per person 10
1980s 7.43 kg per person 6.43 kg per person 7.98 kg per person 10
1990s 1.69 kg per person 0.4002 kg per person 6.71 kg per person 10
2000s 2.96 kg per person 1.05 kg per person 3.76 kg per person 10
2010s 3.79 kg per person 2.85 kg per person 4.78 kg per person 10
2020s 3.06 kg per person 2.01 kg per person 3.87 kg per person 4

Countries ranked near Albania

  1. 50 Austria 3.21 kg per person compare
  2. 51 Indonesia 3.18 kg per person compare
  3. 52 Mexico 3.16 kg per person compare
  4. 54 Guatemala 2.99 kg per person compare
  5. 55 Honduras 2.94 kg per person compare
  6. 56 Italy 2.9 kg per person compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Albania?
Nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Albania was 3.13 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied recorded in Albania?
The highest recorded value was 8.41 kg per person in 1978.
What is the lowest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied recorded in Albania?
The lowest recorded value was 0.3218 kg per person in 1965.
How does Albania rank for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied?
Albania ranks 53rd out of 176 countries with data for 2023.
Is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied rising or falling in Albania?
Over the last ten years it is down 4.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Albania data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied that leaches, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied that leaches divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied that leaches ÷ Population, total

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Indicator
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied that leaches, per capita
Unit
kg per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
178 places, 9,865 data points, 1961–2023
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Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied that leaches divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.