Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Gambia
Gambia: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied was 0.611 kg per person in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Gambia, 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 Gambia is 0.611 kg per person, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1,028.3% on the previous year and up 7,451.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Gambia peaked at 1.05 kg per person in 1985 and was at its lowest, 0 kg per person, in 1961.
Gambia ranks 107th 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 Gambia, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 0 kg per person | — |
| 1963 | 0 kg per person | — |
| 1964 | 0.0054 kg per person | — |
| 1965 | 0.0099 kg per person | +82.5% |
| 1966 | 0.0346 kg per person | +250.3% |
| 1967 | 0.0311 kg per person | -9.9% |
| 1968 | 0.0206 kg per person | -33.9% |
| 1969 | 0.0554 kg per person | +168.8% |
| 1970 | 0.087 kg per person | +57.2% |
| 1971 | 0.1669 kg per person | +91.8% |
| 1972 | 0.1977 kg per person | +18.5% |
| 1973 | 0.1584 kg per person | -19.9% |
| 1974 | 0.2037 kg per person | +28.6% |
| 1975 | 0.0816 kg per person | -60.0% |
| 1976 | 0.0959 kg per person | +17.6% |
| 1977 | 0.2295 kg per person | +139.3% |
| 1978 | 0.4722 kg per person | +105.8% |
| 1979 | 0.638 kg per person | +35.1% |
| 1980 | 0.2689 kg per person | -57.8% |
| 1981 | 0.1295 kg per person | -51.9% |
| 1982 | 0.297 kg per person | +129.4% |
| 1983 | 0.4153 kg per person | +39.9% |
| 1984 | 0.3634 kg per person | -12.5% |
| 1985 | 1.05 kg per person | +188.4% |
| 1986 | 1.01 kg per person | -3.9% |
| 1987 | 0.2578 kg per person | -74.4% |
| 1988 | 0.0959 kg per person | -62.8% |
| 1989 | 0.1955 kg per person | +103.9% |
| 1990 | 0.0569 kg per person | -70.9% |
| 1991 | 0.0818 kg per person | +43.8% |
| 1992 | 0.0524 kg per person | -36.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0505 kg per person | -3.6% |
| 1994 | 0.0489 kg per person | -3.2% |
| 1995 | 0.0816 kg per person | +67.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0473 kg per person | -42.1% |
| 1997 | 0.0672 kg per person | +42.2% |
| 1998 | 0.5011 kg per person | +645.5% |
| 1999 | 0.2119 kg per person | -57.7% |
| 2000 | 0.1237 kg per person | -41.6% |
| 2001 | 0.1204 kg per person | -2.7% |
| 2003 | 0.3307 kg per person | +174.7% |
| 2004 | 0.222 kg per person | -32.9% |
| 2005 | 0.3007 kg per person | +35.4% |
| 2006 | 0.2924 kg per person | -2.8% |
| 2007 | 0.2582 kg per person | -11.7% |
| 2008 | 0.1378 kg per person | -46.6% |
| 2009 | 0.2188 kg per person | +58.8% |
| 2010 | 0.2779 kg per person | +27.0% |
| 2011 | 0.3974 kg per person | +43.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0665 kg per person | -83.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0081 kg per person | -87.8% |
| 2014 | 0.0035 kg per person | -56.6% |
| 2015 | 0.019 kg per person | +441.9% |
| 2016 | 0.0169 kg per person | -11.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0048 kg per person | -71.6% |
| 2018 | 0.2508 kg per person | +5123.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0818 kg per person | -67.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0025 kg per person | -97.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0554 kg per person | +2155.3% |
| 2022 | 0.0542 kg per person | -2.3% |
| 2023 | 0.611 kg per person | +1028.3% |
Gambia compared with similar countries
- Gambia's 0.611 kg per person is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.209 kg per person, 2.9× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Gambia's 0.611 kg per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.3399 kg per person, 1.8× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Gambia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | +5123.3% | 0.0048 kg per person | 0.2508 kg per person |
| 2021 | +2155.3% | 0.0025 kg per person | 0.0554 kg per person |
| 2023 | +1028.3% | 0.0542 kg per person | 0.611 kg per person |
| 1998 | +645.5% | 0.0672 kg per person | 0.5011 kg per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0174 kg per person | 0 kg per person | 0.0554 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.2331 kg per person | 0.0816 kg per person | 0.638 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.4078 kg per person | 0.0959 kg per person | 1.05 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.12 kg per person | 0.0473 kg per person | 0.5011 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2228 kg per person | 0.1204 kg per person | 0.3307 kg per person | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.1127 kg per person | 0.0035 kg per person | 0.3974 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1808 kg per person | 0.0025 kg per person | 0.611 kg per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Gambia
More climate change data for Gambia
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 7.29 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 1,177 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 380.7 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 795.99 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 1.44 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 28.43 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 275.94 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 74.92 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 201.03 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.2827 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Gambia?
- Nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Gambia was 0.611 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.05 kg per person in 1985.
- What is the lowest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 kg per person in 1961.
- How does Gambia rank for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied?
- Gambia ranks 107th out of 176 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7,451.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Gambia 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.