Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Madagascar
Madagascar: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied was 0.1409 kg per person in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Madagascar, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
In 2023, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Madagascar stood at 0.1409 kg per person.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.4% on the previous year and up 10.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Madagascar peaked at 0.3518 kg per person in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.0459 kg per person, in 2002.
Madagascar ranks 140th of 176 countries on this measure, 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 Madagascar, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0473 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.054 kg per person | +14.0% |
| 1963 | 0.1024 kg per person | +89.7% |
| 1964 | 0.0769 kg per person | -24.9% |
| 1965 | 0.1202 kg per person | +56.4% |
| 1966 | 0.1255 kg per person | +4.4% |
| 1967 | 0.1564 kg per person | +24.6% |
| 1968 | 0.1517 kg per person | -3.0% |
| 1969 | 0.3007 kg per person | +98.2% |
| 1970 | 0.3147 kg per person | +4.7% |
| 1971 | 0.2605 kg per person | -17.2% |
| 1972 | 0.251 kg per person | -3.7% |
| 1973 | 0.1724 kg per person | -31.3% |
| 1974 | 0.1989 kg per person | +15.4% |
| 1975 | 0.1362 kg per person | -31.5% |
| 1976 | 0.1459 kg per person | +7.1% |
| 1977 | 0.1521 kg per person | +4.2% |
| 1978 | 0.1652 kg per person | +8.6% |
| 1979 | 0.1167 kg per person | -29.3% |
| 1980 | 0.1332 kg per person | +14.1% |
| 1981 | 0.1132 kg per person | -15.1% |
| 1982 | 0.2072 kg per person | +83.1% |
| 1983 | 0.2255 kg per person | +8.9% |
| 1984 | 0.0592 kg per person | -73.8% |
| 1985 | 0.161 kg per person | +172.0% |
| 1986 | 0.1719 kg per person | +6.8% |
| 1987 | 0.0969 kg per person | -43.7% |
| 1988 | 0.1011 kg per person | +4.3% |
| 1989 | 0.0634 kg per person | -37.3% |
| 1990 | 0.1084 kg per person | +71.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0904 kg per person | -16.6% |
| 1992 | 0.0923 kg per person | +2.0% |
| 1993 | 0.1358 kg per person | +47.1% |
| 1994 | 0.1324 kg per person | -2.5% |
| 1995 | 0.165 kg per person | +24.6% |
| 1996 | 0.1844 kg per person | +11.7% |
| 1997 | 0.0728 kg per person | -60.5% |
| 1998 | 0.0695 kg per person | -4.4% |
| 1999 | 0.0805 kg per person | +15.8% |
| 2000 | 0.069 kg per person | -14.4% |
| 2001 | 0.0564 kg per person | -18.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0459 kg per person | -18.7% |
| 2003 | 0.0778 kg per person | +69.6% |
| 2004 | 0.0461 kg per person | -40.7% |
| 2005 | 0.1169 kg per person | +153.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0581 kg per person | -50.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0665 kg per person | +14.4% |
| 2008 | 0.1076 kg per person | +61.8% |
| 2009 | 0.0614 kg per person | -42.9% |
| 2010 | 0.0619 kg per person | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 0.1138 kg per person | +83.9% |
| 2012 | 0.2153 kg per person | +89.1% |
| 2013 | 0.1277 kg per person | -40.7% |
| 2014 | 0.2219 kg per person | +73.8% |
| 2015 | 0.194 kg per person | -12.6% |
| 2016 | 0.1073 kg per person | -44.7% |
| 2017 | 0.3518 kg per person | +227.8% |
| 2018 | 0.3131 kg per person | -11.0% |
| 2019 | 0.2571 kg per person | -17.9% |
| 2020 | 0.198 kg per person | -23.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0966 kg per person | -51.2% |
| 2022 | 0.1444 kg per person | +49.5% |
| 2023 | 0.1409 kg per person | -2.4% |
Madagascar compared with similar countries
- Madagascar's 0.1409 kg per person is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.209 kg per person, 67% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Madagascar's 0.1409 kg per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.3399 kg per person, 41% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Madagascar 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | +227.8% | 0.1073 kg per person | 0.3518 kg per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1261 kg per person | 0.0473 kg per person | 0.3007 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.1914 kg per person | 0.1167 kg per person | 0.3147 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1333 kg per person | 0.0592 kg per person | 0.2255 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1131 kg per person | 0.0695 kg per person | 0.1844 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0706 kg per person | 0.0459 kg per person | 0.1169 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1964 kg per person | 0.0619 kg per person | 0.3518 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.145 kg per person | 0.0966 kg per person | 0.198 kg per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Madagascar
More climate change data for Madagascar
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 36.84 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 23,568 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 7,815 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 15,753 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 29.49 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 562.62 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 9,018 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 880.86 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 8,138 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 3.32 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Madagascar?
- Nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Madagascar was 0.1409 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied recorded in Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3518 kg per person in 2017.
- What is the lowest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0459 kg per person in 2002.
- How does Madagascar rank for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied?
- Madagascar ranks 140th out of 176 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Madagascar 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.