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

Burundi: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied was 0.151 kg per person in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)
0.151 kg per person
Change on year
down 2.7%
World rank
135th
of 176 countries
All-time high
0.3404 kg per person
in 2018
All-time low
0 kg per person
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023

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

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

Analysis

Burundi recorded 0.151 kg per person for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in 2023.

That represents a change of down 2.7% on the previous year and up 33.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Burundi peaked at 0.3404 kg per person in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0 kg per person, in 1961.

That places Burundi 135th out of 176 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.

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 Burundi, year by year

Annual values for Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied that leaches, per capita in Burundi, 1961 to 2023.
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 0.0093 kg per person
1967 0.0091 kg per person -2.5%
1968 0.0089 kg per person -2.4%
1969 0.0199 kg per person +124.1%
1970 0.0359 kg per person +80.3%
1971 0.0379 kg per person +5.7%
1972 0.0478 kg per person +26.0%
1973 0.0189 kg per person -60.4%
1974 0.0487 kg per person +157.1%
1975 0.026 kg per person -46.6%
1976 0.0361 kg per person +38.8%
1977 0.0333 kg per person -7.8%
1978 0.0301 kg per person -9.7%
1979 0.0357 kg per person +18.7%
1980 0.0616 kg per person +72.6%
1981 0.0197 kg per person -68.0%
1982 0.032 kg per person +62.6%
1983 0.0778 kg per person +142.8%
1984 0.0389 kg per person -50.0%
1985 0.0964 kg per person +147.6%
1986 0.0643 kg per person -33.2%
1987 0.0572 kg per person -11.1%
1988 0.0559 kg per person -2.2%
1989 0.1097 kg per person +96.1%
1990 0.0537 kg per person -51.0%
1991 0.0526 kg per person -2.0%
1992 0.0921 kg per person +75.2%
1993 0.0722 kg per person -21.6%
1994 0.0525 kg per person -27.3%
1995 0.0495 kg per person -5.8%
1996 0.0494 kg per person -0.1%
1997 0.0494 kg per person +0.0%
1998 0.0674 kg per person +36.5%
1999 0.0863 kg per person +27.9%
2000 0.0695 kg per person -19.4%
2001 0.0678 kg per person -2.5%
2002 0.0226 kg per person -66.7%
2003 0.012 kg per person -46.8%
2004 0.0176 kg per person +46.6%
2005 0.0434 kg per person +146.6%
2006 0.0568 kg per person +30.7%
2007 0.0297 kg per person -47.6%
2008 0.0352 kg per person +18.3%
2009 0.0352 kg per person +0.0%
2010 0.0621 kg per person +76.7%
2011 0.0825 kg per person +32.8%
2012 0.0944 kg per person +14.4%
2013 0.1132 kg per person +20.0%
2014 0.1559 kg per person +37.8%
2015 0.1254 kg per person -19.6%
2016 0.2158 kg per person +72.1%
2017 0.2646 kg per person +22.6%
2018 0.3404 kg per person +28.7%
2019 0.1686 kg per person -50.5%
2020 0.1638 kg per person -2.9%
2021 0.1594 kg per person -2.7%
2022 0.1551 kg per person -2.7%
2023 0.151 kg per person -2.7%

Burundi compared with similar countries

  • Burundi's 0.151 kg per person is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.209 kg per person, 72% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
  • Burundi's 0.151 kg per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.3399 kg per person, 44% of the median. (44 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0.0052 kg per person 0 kg per person 0.0199 kg per person 9
1970s 0.035 kg per person 0.0189 kg per person 0.0487 kg per person 10
1980s 0.0613 kg per person 0.0197 kg per person 0.1097 kg per person 10
1990s 0.0625 kg per person 0.0494 kg per person 0.0921 kg per person 10
2000s 0.039 kg per person 0.012 kg per person 0.0695 kg per person 10
2010s 0.1623 kg per person 0.0621 kg per person 0.3404 kg per person 10
2020s 0.1573 kg per person 0.151 kg per person 0.1638 kg per person 4

Countries ranked near Burundi

  1. 132 Qatar 0.1759 kg per person compare
  2. 133 Sao Tome and Principe 0.173 kg per person compare
  3. 134 Liberia 0.1594 kg per person compare
  4. 136 Kuwait 0.1499 kg per person compare
  5. 137 Barbados 0.1497 kg per person compare
  6. 138 Angola 0.148 kg per person compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Burundi?
Nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Burundi was 0.151 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied recorded in Burundi?
The highest recorded value was 0.3404 kg per person in 2018.
What is the lowest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied recorded in Burundi?
The lowest recorded value was 0 kg per person in 1961.
How does Burundi rank for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied?
Burundi ranks 135th out of 176 countries with data for 2023.
Is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied rising or falling in Burundi?
Over the last ten years it is up 33.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Burundi 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.

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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.