Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied was 0.8474 kg per person in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Burkina Faso, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
Burkina Faso recorded 0.8474 kg per person for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in 2023.
That represents a change of up 17.3% on the previous year and down 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Burkina Faso peaked at 1.05 kg per person in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0 kg per person, in 1961.
Burkina Faso ranks 96th of 176 countries on this measure, 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 Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 0 kg per person | — |
| 1963 | 0 kg per person | — |
| 1964 | 0 kg per person | — |
| 1965 | 0 kg per person | — |
| 1966 | 0 kg per person | — |
| 1967 | 0 kg per person | — |
| 1968 | 0 kg per person | — |
| 1969 | 0.016 kg per person | — |
| 1970 | 0.0199 kg per person | +24.3% |
| 1971 | 0.0232 kg per person | +16.5% |
| 1972 | 0.0302 kg per person | +30.2% |
| 1973 | 0.0181 kg per person | -40.1% |
| 1974 | 0.0349 kg per person | +92.9% |
| 1975 | 0.0195 kg per person | -44.0% |
| 1976 | 0.1051 kg per person | +438.3% |
| 1977 | 0.0819 kg per person | -22.1% |
| 1978 | 0.1527 kg per person | +86.4% |
| 1979 | 0.0869 kg per person | -43.1% |
| 1980 | 0.0539 kg per person | -38.0% |
| 1981 | 0.1292 kg per person | +139.8% |
| 1982 | 0.1353 kg per person | +4.7% |
| 1983 | 0.1617 kg per person | +19.5% |
| 1984 | 0.1628 kg per person | +0.7% |
| 1985 | 0.1776 kg per person | +9.1% |
| 1986 | 0.2472 kg per person | +39.2% |
| 1987 | 0.2929 kg per person | +18.5% |
| 1988 | 0.2748 kg per person | -6.2% |
| 1989 | 0.2744 kg per person | -0.2% |
| 1990 | 0.3018 kg per person | +10.0% |
| 1991 | 0.3142 kg per person | +4.1% |
| 1992 | 0.2899 kg per person | -7.7% |
| 1993 | 0.2735 kg per person | -5.7% |
| 1994 | 0.3413 kg per person | +24.8% |
| 1995 | 0.329 kg per person | -3.6% |
| 1996 | 0.3227 kg per person | -1.9% |
| 1997 | 0.6681 kg per person | +107.0% |
| 1998 | 0.4377 kg per person | -34.5% |
| 1999 | 0.438 kg per person | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 0.248 kg per person | -43.4% |
| 2001 | 0.0226 kg per person | -90.9% |
| 2002 | 0.0476 kg per person | +110.5% |
| 2003 | 0.6104 kg per person | +1183.7% |
| 2004 | 0.6462 kg per person | +5.9% |
| 2005 | 0.763 kg per person | +18.1% |
| 2006 | 0.6261 kg per person | -17.9% |
| 2007 | 0.4774 kg per person | -23.7% |
| 2008 | 0.6013 kg per person | +25.9% |
| 2009 | 0.5422 kg per person | -9.8% |
| 2010 | 0.7626 kg per person | +40.7% |
| 2011 | 0.5348 kg per person | -29.9% |
| 2012 | 0.8303 kg per person | +55.2% |
| 2013 | 0.8592 kg per person | +3.5% |
| 2014 | 0.8031 kg per person | -6.5% |
| 2015 | 0.8162 kg per person | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 1.05 kg per person | +28.6% |
| 2017 | 0.879 kg per person | -16.2% |
| 2018 | 0.8316 kg per person | -5.4% |
| 2019 | 0.4301 kg per person | -48.3% |
| 2020 | 0.7049 kg per person | +63.9% |
| 2021 | 0.5814 kg per person | -17.5% |
| 2022 | 0.7225 kg per person | +24.3% |
| 2023 | 0.8474 kg per person | +17.3% |
Burkina Faso compared with similar countries
- Burkina Faso's 0.8474 kg per person is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.209 kg per person, 4.1× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Burkina Faso's 0.8474 kg per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.3399 kg per person, 2.5× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Burkina Faso 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | +1183.7% | 0.0476 kg per person | 0.6104 kg per person |
| 1976 | +438.3% | 0.0195 kg per person | 0.1051 kg per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0018 kg per person | 0 kg per person | 0.016 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0572 kg per person | 0.0181 kg per person | 0.1527 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.191 kg per person | 0.0539 kg per person | 0.2929 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3716 kg per person | 0.2735 kg per person | 0.6681 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4585 kg per person | 0.0226 kg per person | 0.763 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7796 kg per person | 0.4301 kg per person | 1.05 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.714 kg per person | 0.5814 kg per person | 0.8474 kg per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Burkina Faso
More climate change data for Burkina Faso
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 118.69 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 29,986 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 10,729 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 19,257 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 40.49 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 687.74 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 3,646 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 1,267 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 2,379 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 4.78 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Burkina Faso?
- Nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Burkina Faso was 0.8474 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 1.05 kg per person in 2016.
- What is the lowest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 kg per person in 1961.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied?
- Burkina Faso ranks 96th out of 176 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Burkina Faso 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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How this figure is calculated
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
Computed from
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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
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.