Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Morocco
Morocco: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied was 1.82 kg per person in 2023. ▲ Rising
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Morocco, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
In 2023, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Morocco stood at 1.82 kg per person.
The figure is down 1.0% on the previous year and down 14.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Morocco peaked at 3.33 kg per person in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.2162 kg per person, in 1961.
That places Morocco 74th out of 176 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Morocco, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.2162 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.3865 kg per person | +78.8% |
| 1963 | 0.3546 kg per person | -8.3% |
| 1964 | 0.2745 kg per person | -22.6% |
| 1965 | 0.4124 kg per person | +50.2% |
| 1966 | 0.5574 kg per person | +35.2% |
| 1967 | 0.5584 kg per person | +0.2% |
| 1968 | 0.7744 kg per person | +38.7% |
| 1969 | 0.6986 kg per person | -9.8% |
| 1970 | 0.7357 kg per person | +5.3% |
| 1971 | 0.9259 kg per person | +25.9% |
| 1972 | 1.01 kg per person | +9.1% |
| 1973 | 1.15 kg per person | +13.7% |
| 1974 | 1.11 kg per person | -3.2% |
| 1975 | 1.11 kg per person | -0.5% |
| 1976 | 1.4 kg per person | +26.9% |
| 1977 | 1.25 kg per person | -10.8% |
| 1978 | 1.31 kg per person | +4.6% |
| 1979 | 1.38 kg per person | +5.6% |
| 1980 | 1.27 kg per person | -8.4% |
| 1981 | 1.45 kg per person | +14.4% |
| 1982 | 1.33 kg per person | -8.1% |
| 1983 | 1.58 kg per person | +18.6% |
| 1984 | 1.46 kg per person | -7.8% |
| 1985 | 1.74 kg per person | +19.5% |
| 1986 | 1.86 kg per person | +6.8% |
| 1987 | 1.73 kg per person | -7.0% |
| 1988 | 2.03 kg per person | +17.3% |
| 1989 | 1.81 kg per person | -11.0% |
| 1990 | 2.02 kg per person | +11.8% |
| 1991 | 1.7 kg per person | -15.7% |
| 1992 | 1.56 kg per person | -8.1% |
| 1993 | 2.01 kg per person | +28.6% |
| 1994 | 1.56 kg per person | -22.7% |
| 1995 | 1.65 kg per person | +5.9% |
| 1996 | 1.39 kg per person | -15.4% |
| 1997 | 1.92 kg per person | +37.8% |
| 1998 | 1.91 kg per person | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 2.17 kg per person | +13.6% |
| 2000 | 2.19 kg per person | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 2.06 kg per person | -5.9% |
| 2002 | 2.55 kg per person | +23.7% |
| 2003 | 2.11 kg per person | -17.4% |
| 2004 | 2.32 kg per person | +10.1% |
| 2005 | 3.33 kg per person | +43.8% |
| 2006 | 3.13 kg per person | -6.0% |
| 2007 | 2.93 kg per person | -6.4% |
| 2008 | 2.61 kg per person | -11.0% |
| 2009 | 1.84 kg per person | -29.7% |
| 2010 | 2.04 kg per person | +10.9% |
| 2011 | 2.02 kg per person | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 1.67 kg per person | -17.4% |
| 2013 | 2.12 kg per person | +27.3% |
| 2014 | 2.04 kg per person | -3.7% |
| 2015 | 2.11 kg per person | +3.2% |
| 2016 | 0.9775 kg per person | -53.6% |
| 2017 | 2.13 kg per person | +117.5% |
| 2018 | 1.77 kg per person | -16.7% |
| 2019 | 1.54 kg per person | -13.1% |
| 2020 | 1.87 kg per person | +21.9% |
| 2021 | 1.85 kg per person | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 1.84 kg per person | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 1.82 kg per person | -1.0% |
Morocco compared with similar countries
- Morocco's 1.82 kg per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.8081 kg per person, 2.2× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Morocco's 1.82 kg per person is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.5626 kg per person, 3.2× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Morocco 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 | +117.5% | 0.9775 kg per person | 2.13 kg per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.4703 kg per person | 0.2162 kg per person | 0.7744 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.14 kg per person | 0.7357 kg per person | 1.4 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.62 kg per person | 1.27 kg per person | 2.03 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.79 kg per person | 1.39 kg per person | 2.17 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.51 kg per person | 1.84 kg per person | 3.33 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.84 kg per person | 0.9775 kg per person | 2.13 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.85 kg per person | 1.82 kg per person | 1.87 kg per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Morocco
More climate change data for Morocco
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 630.35 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 15,511 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 5,896 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 9,615 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 22.25 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 343.39 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 4,334 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 4,148 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 186.2 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 15.65 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Morocco?
- Nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Morocco was 1.82 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied recorded in Morocco?
- The highest recorded value was 3.33 kg per person in 2005.
- What is the lowest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied recorded in Morocco?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2162 kg per person in 1961.
- How does Morocco rank for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied?
- Morocco ranks 74th out of 176 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied rising or falling in Morocco?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Morocco 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.