Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Gabon
Gabon: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied was 0.6687 kg per person in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Gabon, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Gabon is 0.6687 kg per person, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 12.9% on the previous year and up 233.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Gabon peaked at 1.08 kg per person in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0 kg per person, in 1961.
Gabon ranks 105th 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 Gabon, 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 kg per person | — |
| 1970 | 0 kg per person | — |
| 1971 | 0 kg per person | — |
| 1972 | 0.0227 kg per person | — |
| 1973 | 0.0099 kg per person | -56.2% |
| 1974 | 0.0139 kg per person | +39.8% |
| 1975 | 0.1359 kg per person | +878.1% |
| 1976 | 0.1669 kg per person | +22.8% |
| 1977 | 0.0432 kg per person | -74.1% |
| 1978 | 0.0422 kg per person | -2.4% |
| 1979 | 0.0378 kg per person | -10.3% |
| 1980 | 0.0401 kg per person | +5.9% |
| 1981 | 0.3108 kg per person | +675.3% |
| 1982 | 0.076 kg per person | -75.5% |
| 1983 | 0.2219 kg per person | +192.0% |
| 1984 | 0.18 kg per person | -18.9% |
| 1985 | 0.1751 kg per person | -2.7% |
| 1986 | 0.3727 kg per person | +112.8% |
| 1987 | 0.2694 kg per person | -27.7% |
| 1988 | 0.1063 kg per person | -60.5% |
| 1989 | 0.1254 kg per person | +17.9% |
| 1990 | 0.0415 kg per person | -66.9% |
| 1991 | 0.0594 kg per person | +43.1% |
| 1992 | 0.0289 kg per person | -51.3% |
| 1993 | 0.0281 kg per person | -2.6% |
| 1994 | 0.0274 kg per person | -2.6% |
| 1995 | 0.0267 kg per person | -2.5% |
| 1996 | 0.026 kg per person | -2.5% |
| 1997 | 0.0254 kg per person | -2.5% |
| 1998 | 0.0248 kg per person | -2.5% |
| 1999 | 0.0241 kg per person | -2.5% |
| 2000 | 0.0235 kg per person | -2.6% |
| 2001 | 0.0229 kg per person | -2.6% |
| 2002 | 0.1233 kg per person | +438.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0412 kg per person | -66.6% |
| 2004 | 0.1435 kg per person | +248.0% |
| 2005 | 0.1189 kg per person | -17.1% |
| 2006 | 0.1589 kg per person | +33.7% |
| 2007 | 0.1716 kg per person | +8.0% |
| 2008 | 0.1531 kg per person | -10.8% |
| 2009 | 0.1594 kg per person | +4.2% |
| 2010 | 0.1034 kg per person | -35.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0641 kg per person | -38.0% |
| 2012 | 0.2112 kg per person | +229.3% |
| 2013 | 0.2003 kg per person | -5.2% |
| 2014 | 0.2808 kg per person | +40.2% |
| 2015 | 0.6498 kg per person | +131.4% |
| 2016 | 0.5235 kg per person | -19.4% |
| 2017 | 1.08 kg per person | +105.8% |
| 2018 | 0.8538 kg per person | -20.7% |
| 2019 | 0.7685 kg per person | -10.0% |
| 2020 | 0.3473 kg per person | -54.8% |
| 2021 | 0.467 kg per person | +34.5% |
| 2022 | 0.7677 kg per person | +64.4% |
| 2023 | 0.6687 kg per person | -12.9% |
Gabon compared with similar countries
- Gabon's 0.6687 kg per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.76 kg per person, 38% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Gabon's 0.6687 kg per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.3399 kg per person, 2.0× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Gabon 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | +878.1% | 0.0139 kg per person | 0.1359 kg per person |
| 1981 | +675.3% | 0.0401 kg per person | 0.3108 kg per person |
| 2002 | +438.4% | 0.0229 kg per person | 0.1233 kg per person |
| 2004 | +248.0% | 0.0412 kg per person | 0.1435 kg per person |
| 2012 | +229.3% | 0.0641 kg per person | 0.2112 kg per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 kg per person | 0 kg per person | 0 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0473 kg per person | 0 kg per person | 0.1669 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1878 kg per person | 0.0401 kg per person | 0.3727 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0312 kg per person | 0.0241 kg per person | 0.0594 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1116 kg per person | 0.0229 kg per person | 0.1716 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4733 kg per person | 0.0641 kg per person | 1.08 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5627 kg per person | 0.3473 kg per person | 0.7677 kg per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Gabon
More climate change data for Gabon
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 1.51 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 241.41 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 126.48 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 114.93 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 0.4773 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 4.1 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 17.66 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 13.49 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 4.17 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.0509 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Gabon?
- Nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Gabon was 0.6687 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied recorded in Gabon?
- The highest recorded value was 1.08 kg per person in 2017.
- What is the lowest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied recorded in Gabon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 kg per person in 1961.
- How does Gabon rank for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied?
- Gabon ranks 105th out of 176 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied rising or falling in Gabon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 233.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Gabon 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.