Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied was 0.3747 kg per person in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Guinea-Bissau, 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 Guinea-Bissau is 0.3747 kg per person, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.2% on the previous year and down 22.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Guinea-Bissau peaked at 0.7793 kg per person in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0 kg per person, in 1961.
Guinea-Bissau ranks 116th 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 Guinea-Bissau, 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 kg per person | — |
| 1973 | 0.0506 kg per person | — |
| 1974 | 0.1551 kg per person | +206.4% |
| 1975 | 0.0461 kg per person | -70.3% |
| 1976 | 0.0432 kg per person | -6.2% |
| 1977 | 0 kg per person | -100.0% |
| 1978 | 0.1895 kg per person | — |
| 1979 | 0.0245 kg per person | -87.1% |
| 1980 | 0.0293 kg per person | +19.5% |
| 1981 | 0.4273 kg per person | +1358.4% |
| 1982 | 0.0701 kg per person | -83.6% |
| 1983 | 0.1035 kg per person | +47.6% |
| 1984 | 0 kg per person | -100.0% |
| 1985 | 0 kg per person | — |
| 1986 | 0 kg per person | — |
| 1987 | 0.091 kg per person | — |
| 1988 | 0.0529 kg per person | -41.9% |
| 1989 | 0.1212 kg per person | +129.3% |
| 1990 | 0.0672 kg per person | -44.6% |
| 1991 | 0.0615 kg per person | -8.4% |
| 1992 | 0.0223 kg per person | -63.8% |
| 1993 | 0.0283 kg per person | +27.3% |
| 1994 | 0.0275 kg per person | -3.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0268 kg per person | -2.5% |
| 1996 | 0.0262 kg per person | -2.1% |
| 1997 | 0.0257 kg per person | -1.9% |
| 1998 | 0.0505 kg per person | +96.3% |
| 1999 | 0.0496 kg per person | -1.9% |
| 2000 | 0.243 kg per person | +390.1% |
| 2001 | 0.2379 kg per person | -2.1% |
| 2002 | 0.3791 kg per person | +59.4% |
| 2003 | 0.3785 kg per person | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 0.3346 kg per person | -11.6% |
| 2005 | 0.4155 kg per person | +24.2% |
| 2006 | 0.4314 kg per person | +3.8% |
| 2007 | 0.2148 kg per person | -50.2% |
| 2008 | 0.2906 kg per person | +35.3% |
| 2009 | 0.2813 kg per person | -3.2% |
| 2010 | 0.513 kg per person | +82.4% |
| 2011 | 0.3088 kg per person | -39.8% |
| 2012 | 0.4176 kg per person | +35.2% |
| 2013 | 0.4845 kg per person | +16.0% |
| 2014 | 0.4634 kg per person | -4.4% |
| 2015 | 0.3824 kg per person | -17.5% |
| 2016 | 0.5411 kg per person | +41.5% |
| 2017 | 0.65 kg per person | +20.1% |
| 2018 | 0.6531 kg per person | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 0.6962 kg per person | +6.6% |
| 2020 | 0.7793 kg per person | +11.9% |
| 2021 | 0.5745 kg per person | -26.3% |
| 2022 | 0.3832 kg per person | -33.3% |
| 2023 | 0.3747 kg per person | -2.2% |
Guinea-Bissau compared with similar countries
- Guinea-Bissau's 0.3747 kg per person is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.209 kg per person, 1.8× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Guinea-Bissau's 0.3747 kg per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.3399 kg per person, 1.1× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Guinea-Bissau 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | +1358.4% | 0.0293 kg per person | 0.4273 kg per person |
| 2000 | +390.1% | 0.0496 kg per person | 0.243 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 | 0.0509 kg per person | 0 kg per person | 0.1895 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0895 kg per person | 0 kg per person | 0.4273 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0386 kg per person | 0.0223 kg per person | 0.0672 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3207 kg per person | 0.2148 kg per person | 0.4314 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.511 kg per person | 0.3088 kg per person | 0.6962 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5279 kg per person | 0.3747 kg per person | 0.7793 kg per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Guinea-Bissau
More climate change data for Guinea-Bissau
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 2.69 million kg (2023)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 1,460 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 527.8 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 932.22 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 1.99 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 33.29 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 273.82 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 40.84 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 232.99 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.1541 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Guinea-Bissau?
- Nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Guinea-Bissau was 0.3747 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7793 kg per person in 2020.
- What is the lowest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 kg per person in 1961.
- How does Guinea-Bissau rank for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 116th out of 176 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied rising or falling in Guinea-Bissau?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Guinea-Bissau 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.