Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Liberia
Liberia: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied was 0.1594 kg per person in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Liberia, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
In 2023, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Liberia stood at 0.1594 kg per person.
That represents a change of down 2.2% on the previous year and down 32.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Liberia peaked at 0.749 kg per person in 1976 and was at its lowest, 0 kg per person, in 1991.
That places Liberia 134th out of 176 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
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 Liberia, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0128 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0125 kg per person | -2.4% |
| 1963 | 0.0244 kg per person | +95.1% |
| 1964 | 0.0477 kg per person | +95.0% |
| 1965 | 0.0697 kg per person | +46.2% |
| 1966 | 0.3171 kg per person | +355.0% |
| 1967 | 0.3533 kg per person | +11.4% |
| 1968 | 0.2583 kg per person | -26.9% |
| 1969 | 0.3148 kg per person | +21.8% |
| 1970 | 0.3682 kg per person | +17.0% |
| 1971 | 0.2792 kg per person | -24.2% |
| 1972 | 0.4803 kg per person | +72.0% |
| 1973 | 0.4147 kg per person | -13.7% |
| 1974 | 0.2214 kg per person | -46.6% |
| 1975 | 0.5487 kg per person | +147.9% |
| 1976 | 0.749 kg per person | +36.5% |
| 1977 | 0.681 kg per person | -9.1% |
| 1978 | 0.3298 kg per person | -51.6% |
| 1979 | 0.6755 kg per person | +104.8% |
| 1980 | 0.3214 kg per person | -52.4% |
| 1981 | 0.302 kg per person | -6.0% |
| 1982 | 0.1027 kg per person | -66.0% |
| 1983 | 0.1281 kg per person | +24.8% |
| 1984 | 0.0552 kg per person | -56.9% |
| 1985 | 0.135 kg per person | +144.4% |
| 1986 | 0.0994 kg per person | -26.3% |
| 1987 | 0.2019 kg per person | +103.1% |
| 1988 | 0.1962 kg per person | -2.8% |
| 1989 | 0.0119 kg per person | -93.9% |
| 1990 | 0.0135 kg per person | +13.2% |
| 1991 | 0 kg per person | -100.0% |
| 1992 | 0 kg per person | — |
| 1993 | 0 kg per person | — |
| 1994 | 0 kg per person | — |
| 1995 | 0 kg per person | — |
| 1996 | 0 kg per person | — |
| 1997 | 0 kg per person | — |
| 1998 | 0 kg per person | — |
| 1999 | 0 kg per person | — |
| 2000 | 0 kg per person | — |
| 2001 | 0 kg per person | — |
| 2002 | 0.1821 kg per person | — |
| 2003 | 0.1877 kg per person | +3.1% |
| 2004 | 0.166 kg per person | -11.6% |
| 2005 | 0.2018 kg per person | +21.6% |
| 2006 | 0.203 kg per person | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 0.0986 kg per person | -51.4% |
| 2008 | 0.1345 kg per person | +36.5% |
| 2009 | 0.1335 kg per person | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 0.2376 kg per person | +77.9% |
| 2011 | 0.1508 kg per person | -36.5% |
| 2012 | 0.2036 kg per person | +35.0% |
| 2013 | 0.2373 kg per person | +16.5% |
| 2014 | 0.2282 kg per person | -3.8% |
| 2015 | 0.1866 kg per person | -18.2% |
| 2016 | 0.2583 kg per person | +38.4% |
| 2017 | 0.3118 kg per person | +20.7% |
| 2018 | 0.3066 kg per person | -1.7% |
| 2019 | 0.3089 kg per person | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 0.3426 kg per person | +10.9% |
| 2021 | 0.246 kg per person | -28.2% |
| 2022 | 0.163 kg per person | -33.7% |
| 2023 | 0.1594 kg per person | -2.2% |
Liberia compared with similar countries
- Liberia's 0.1594 kg per person is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.209 kg per person, 76% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Liberia's 0.1594 kg per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.3399 kg per person, 47% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Liberia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | +355.0% | 0.0697 kg per person | 0.3171 kg per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1568 kg per person | 0.0125 kg per person | 0.3533 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.4748 kg per person | 0.2214 kg per person | 0.749 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1554 kg per person | 0.0119 kg per person | 0.3214 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0013 kg per person | 0 kg per person | 0.0135 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1307 kg per person | 0 kg per person | 0.203 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.243 kg per person | 0.1508 kg per person | 0.3118 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2277 kg per person | 0.1594 kg per person | 0.3426 kg per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Liberia
More climate change data for Liberia
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 15.43 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 443.39 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 238.29 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 205.11 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 0.8992 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 7.33 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 306.83 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 166.13 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 140.7 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.6269 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Liberia?
- Nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Liberia was 0.1594 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied recorded in Liberia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.749 kg per person in 1976.
- What is the lowest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied recorded in Liberia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 kg per person in 1991.
- How does Liberia rank for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied?
- Liberia ranks 134th out of 176 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied rising or falling in Liberia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 32.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Liberia 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.