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

Indonesia: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied was 3.18 kg per person in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)
3.18 kg per person
Change on year
down 0.8%
World rank
51st
of 176 countries
All-time high
3.98 kg per person
in 2021
All-time low
0.239 kg per person
in 1964
Years of data
63
1961–2023

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

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

Analysis

In 2023, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Indonesia stood at 3.18 kg per person.

That represents a change of down 0.8% on the previous year and down 2.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Indonesia peaked at 3.98 kg per person in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.239 kg per person, in 1964.

That places Indonesia 51st 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 Indonesia, year by year

Annual values for Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied that leaches, per capita in Indonesia, 1961 to 2023.
Year kg per person Change
1961 0.28 kg per person
1962 0.3166 kg per person +13.1%
1963 0.2998 kg per person -5.3%
1964 0.239 kg per person -20.3%
1965 0.2482 kg per person +3.9%
1966 0.3177 kg per person +28.0%
1967 0.2963 kg per person -6.7%
1968 0.5433 kg per person +83.4%
1969 0.2813 kg per person -48.2%
1970 0.5233 kg per person +86.0%
1971 0.4956 kg per person -5.3%
1972 0.854 kg per person +72.3%
1973 0.8381 kg per person -1.9%
1974 0.8051 kg per person -3.9%
1975 0.778 kg per person -3.4%
1976 0.7794 kg per person +0.2%
1977 1.01 kg per person +29.2%
1978 1.16 kg per person +15.2%
1979 1.28 kg per person +10.3%
1980 1.71 kg per person +33.9%
1981 1.96 kg per person +14.5%
1982 2.08 kg per person +6.1%
1983 1.97 kg per person -5.3%
1984 2.36 kg per person +19.9%
1985 2.34 kg per person -1.1%
1986 2.41 kg per person +3.1%
1987 2.54 kg per person +5.3%
1988 2.69 kg per person +6.0%
1989 2.45 kg per person -9.1%
1990 2.63 kg per person +7.6%
1991 2.49 kg per person -5.3%
1992 2.68 kg per person +7.5%
1993 2.42 kg per person -9.7%
1994 2.52 kg per person +4.1%
1995 2.77 kg per person +10.0%
1996 3.08 kg per person +11.2%
1997 2.48 kg per person -19.4%
1998 3.03 kg per person +22.3%
1999 2.71 kg per person -10.6%
2000 2.73 kg per person +0.6%
2001 2.67 kg per person -1.9%
2002 2.67 kg per person -0.3%
2003 2.83 kg per person +5.9%
2004 3.04 kg per person +7.6%
2005 3.13 kg per person +3.1%
2006 3.12 kg per person -0.4%
2007 3.17 kg per person +1.4%
2008 3.37 kg per person +6.5%
2009 3.62 kg per person +7.4%
2010 3.39 kg per person -6.3%
2011 3.53 kg per person +4.0%
2012 3.5 kg per person -0.8%
2013 3.27 kg per person -6.5%
2014 3.37 kg per person +3.0%
2015 3.23 kg per person -4.2%
2016 3.36 kg per person +4.0%
2017 3.31 kg per person -1.4%
2018 3.6 kg per person +8.6%
2019 3.22 kg per person -10.4%
2020 3.87 kg per person +19.9%
2021 3.98 kg per person +2.9%
2022 3.21 kg per person -19.3%
2023 3.18 kg per person -0.8%

Indonesia compared with similar countries

  • Indonesia's 3.18 kg per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.76 kg per person, 1.8× the median. (52 countries reporting)
  • Indonesia's 3.18 kg per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.5816 kg per person, 5.5× the median. (25 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Indonesia 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.

YearChange FromTo
1970 +86.0% 0.2813 kg per person 0.5233 kg per person
1968 +83.4% 0.2963 kg per person 0.5433 kg per person
1972 +72.3% 0.4956 kg per person 0.854 kg per person

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0.3136 kg per person 0.239 kg per person 0.5433 kg per person 9
1970s 0.8521 kg per person 0.4956 kg per person 1.28 kg per person 10
1980s 2.25 kg per person 1.71 kg per person 2.69 kg per person 10
1990s 2.68 kg per person 2.42 kg per person 3.08 kg per person 10
2000s 3.04 kg per person 2.67 kg per person 3.62 kg per person 10
2010s 3.38 kg per person 3.22 kg per person 3.6 kg per person 10
2020s 3.56 kg per person 3.18 kg per person 3.98 kg per person 4

Countries ranked near Indonesia

  1. 48 Zambia 3.36 kg per person compare
  2. 49 Egypt 3.34 kg per person compare
  3. 50 Austria 3.21 kg per person compare
  4. 52 Mexico 3.16 kg per person compare
  5. 53 Albania 3.13 kg per person compare
  6. 54 Guatemala 2.99 kg per person compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Indonesia?
Nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Indonesia was 3.18 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied recorded in Indonesia?
The highest recorded value was 3.98 kg per person in 2021.
What is the lowest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied recorded in Indonesia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.239 kg per person in 1964.
How does Indonesia rank for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied?
Indonesia ranks 51st out of 176 countries with data for 2023.
Is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied rising or falling in Indonesia?
Over the last ten years it is down 2.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Indonesia 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.

Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied that leaches ÷ Population, total

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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.