Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Cambodia
Cambodia: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied was 2.41 kg per person in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Cambodia, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
In 2023, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Cambodia stood at 2.41 kg per person. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of up 63.0% on the previous year and up 141.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Cambodia peaked at 2.41 kg per person in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0 kg per person, in 1977.
That places Cambodia 64th 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 Cambodia, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.2262 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0079 kg per person | -96.5% |
| 1963 | 0.0103 kg per person | +30.5% |
| 1964 | 0.0151 kg per person | +46.9% |
| 1965 | 0.0148 kg per person | -2.1% |
| 1966 | 0.0145 kg per person | -2.1% |
| 1967 | 0.1421 kg per person | +879.2% |
| 1968 | 0.1392 kg per person | -2.1% |
| 1969 | 0.1817 kg per person | +30.6% |
| 1970 | 0.0798 kg per person | -56.1% |
| 1971 | 0.0961 kg per person | +20.5% |
| 1972 | 0.045 kg per person | -53.2% |
| 1973 | 0.0445 kg per person | -1.0% |
| 1974 | 0.0398 kg per person | -10.6% |
| 1975 | 0.0046 kg per person | -88.5% |
| 1976 | 0.0049 kg per person | +7.3% |
| 1977 | 0 kg per person | -100.0% |
| 1978 | 0 kg per person | — |
| 1979 | 0 kg per person | — |
| 1980 | 0.4154 kg per person | — |
| 1981 | 0.5961 kg per person | +43.5% |
| 1982 | 0.4028 kg per person | -32.4% |
| 1983 | 0.0852 kg per person | -78.9% |
| 1984 | 0.0257 kg per person | -69.9% |
| 1985 | 0 kg per person | -100.0% |
| 1986 | 0 kg per person | — |
| 1987 | 0 kg per person | — |
| 1988 | 0 kg per person | — |
| 1989 | 0 kg per person | — |
| 1990 | 0.0651 kg per person | — |
| 1991 | 0.1639 kg per person | +151.8% |
| 1992 | 0.3476 kg per person | +112.1% |
| 1993 | 0.3482 kg per person | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 0.1948 kg per person | -44.0% |
| 1995 | 0.1797 kg per person | -7.8% |
| 1996 | 0.1194 kg per person | -33.5% |
| 1997 | 0.49 kg per person | +310.3% |
| 1998 | 0.0801 kg per person | -83.7% |
| 1999 | 0 kg per person | -100.0% |
| 2000 | 0 kg per person | — |
| 2001 | 0 kg per person | — |
| 2002 | 0.1893 kg per person | — |
| 2003 | 0.1196 kg per person | -36.8% |
| 2004 | 0.1688 kg per person | +41.1% |
| 2005 | 0.2468 kg per person | +46.2% |
| 2006 | 0.2345 kg per person | -4.9% |
| 2007 | 0.243 kg per person | +3.6% |
| 2008 | 0.2683 kg per person | +10.4% |
| 2009 | 0.3655 kg per person | +36.2% |
| 2010 | 0.4688 kg per person | +28.3% |
| 2011 | 0.7436 kg per person | +58.6% |
| 2012 | 1.1 kg per person | +48.0% |
| 2013 | 0.9975 kg per person | -9.4% |
| 2014 | 1.25 kg per person | +25.2% |
| 2015 | 1.55 kg per person | +24.3% |
| 2016 | 1.05 kg per person | -32.2% |
| 2017 | 2.15 kg per person | +103.8% |
| 2018 | 2.36 kg per person | +9.8% |
| 2019 | 2.04 kg per person | -13.4% |
| 2020 | 1.98 kg per person | -3.2% |
| 2021 | 2.15 kg per person | +8.9% |
| 2022 | 1.48 kg per person | -31.4% |
| 2023 | 2.41 kg per person | +63.0% |
Cambodia compared with similar countries
- Cambodia's 2.41 kg per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.8081 kg per person, 3.0× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Cambodia's 2.41 kg per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.5816 kg per person, 4.1× the median. (25 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Cambodia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | +879.2% | 0.0145 kg per person | 0.1421 kg per person |
| 1997 | +310.3% | 0.1194 kg per person | 0.49 kg per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0835 kg per person | 0.0079 kg per person | 0.2262 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0315 kg per person | 0 kg per person | 0.0961 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1525 kg per person | 0 kg per person | 0.5961 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1989 kg per person | 0 kg per person | 0.49 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1836 kg per person | 0 kg per person | 0.3655 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.37 kg per person | 0.4688 kg per person | 2.36 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 2 kg per person | 1.48 kg per person | 2.41 kg per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Cambodia
- 61 Nicaragua 2.59 kg per person compare
- 62 Portugal 2.53 kg per person compare
- 63 Colombia 2.44 kg per person compare
- 65 Bosnia and Herzegovina 2.31 kg per person compare
- 66 Saudi Arabia 2.3 kg per person compare
- 67 Tajikistan 2.17 kg per person compare
More climate change data for Cambodia
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 62.43 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 12,288 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 3,008 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 9,280 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 11.35 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 331.43 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 20,858 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 1,671 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 19,187 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 6.31 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Cambodia?
- Nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Cambodia was 2.41 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied recorded in Cambodia?
- The highest recorded value was 2.41 kg per person in 2023.
- What is the lowest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied recorded in Cambodia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 kg per person in 1977.
- How does Cambodia rank for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied?
- Cambodia ranks 64th out of 176 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied rising or falling in Cambodia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 141.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Cambodia 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.