Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Mozambique
Mozambique: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied was 0.504 kg per person in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Mozambique, 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 Mozambique is 0.504 kg per person, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 41.9% on the previous year and up 58.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Mozambique peaked at 0.5756 kg per person in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.0258 kg per person, in 1988.
That places Mozambique 112th 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 Mozambique, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.1097 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.1076 kg per person | -1.9% |
| 1963 | 0.1266 kg per person | +17.6% |
| 1964 | 0.2068 kg per person | +63.3% |
| 1965 | 0.2025 kg per person | -2.0% |
| 1966 | 0.1428 kg per person | -29.5% |
| 1967 | 0.1437 kg per person | +0.6% |
| 1968 | 0.1577 kg per person | +9.7% |
| 1969 | 0.1513 kg per person | -4.0% |
| 1970 | 0.1522 kg per person | +0.6% |
| 1971 | 0.2311 kg per person | +51.8% |
| 1972 | 0.3002 kg per person | +29.9% |
| 1973 | 0.3015 kg per person | +0.4% |
| 1974 | 0.1202 kg per person | -60.1% |
| 1975 | 0.1163 kg per person | -3.2% |
| 1976 | 0.2037 kg per person | +75.1% |
| 1977 | 0.2963 kg per person | +45.5% |
| 1978 | 0.3955 kg per person | +33.5% |
| 1979 | 0.2938 kg per person | -25.7% |
| 1980 | 0.4287 kg per person | +45.9% |
| 1981 | 0.5213 kg per person | +21.6% |
| 1982 | 0.5074 kg per person | -2.7% |
| 1983 | 0.1864 kg per person | -63.3% |
| 1984 | 0.0412 kg per person | -77.9% |
| 1985 | 0.0403 kg per person | -2.2% |
| 1986 | 0.047 kg per person | +16.6% |
| 1987 | 0.0702 kg per person | +49.4% |
| 1988 | 0.0258 kg per person | -63.3% |
| 1989 | 0.0395 kg per person | +53.3% |
| 1990 | 0.0504 kg per person | +27.6% |
| 1991 | 0.0472 kg per person | -6.4% |
| 1992 | 0.0661 kg per person | +40.1% |
| 1993 | 0.0427 kg per person | -35.4% |
| 1994 | 0.0998 kg per person | +133.7% |
| 1995 | 0.094 kg per person | -5.8% |
| 1996 | 0.1273 kg per person | +35.5% |
| 1997 | 0.0265 kg per person | -79.1% |
| 1998 | 0.0657 kg per person | +147.6% |
| 1999 | 0.1353 kg per person | +105.8% |
| 2000 | 0.1605 kg per person | +18.6% |
| 2001 | 0.2589 kg per person | +61.3% |
| 2002 | 0.2801 kg per person | +8.2% |
| 2003 | 0.0284 kg per person | -89.9% |
| 2004 | 0.0516 kg per person | +81.8% |
| 2005 | 0.0946 kg per person | +83.2% |
| 2006 | 0.2478 kg per person | +162.0% |
| 2007 | 0.1616 kg per person | -34.8% |
| 2008 | 0.5756 kg per person | +256.2% |
| 2009 | 0.2027 kg per person | -64.8% |
| 2010 | 0.5659 kg per person | +179.1% |
| 2011 | 0.4134 kg per person | -26.9% |
| 2012 | 0.2932 kg per person | -29.1% |
| 2013 | 0.3189 kg per person | +8.8% |
| 2014 | 0.3904 kg per person | +22.4% |
| 2015 | 0.1549 kg per person | -60.3% |
| 2016 | 0.2106 kg per person | +35.9% |
| 2017 | 0.2408 kg per person | +14.3% |
| 2018 | 0.2741 kg per person | +13.8% |
| 2019 | 0.464 kg per person | +69.3% |
| 2020 | 0.4668 kg per person | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 0.538 kg per person | +15.2% |
| 2022 | 0.3551 kg per person | -34.0% |
| 2023 | 0.504 kg per person | +41.9% |
Mozambique compared with similar countries
- Mozambique's 0.504 kg per person is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.209 kg per person, 2.4× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Mozambique's 0.504 kg per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.3399 kg per person, 1.5× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1499 kg per person | 0.1076 kg per person | 0.2068 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.2411 kg per person | 0.1163 kg per person | 0.3955 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1908 kg per person | 0.0258 kg per person | 0.5213 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0755 kg per person | 0.0265 kg per person | 0.1353 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2062 kg per person | 0.0284 kg per person | 0.5756 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3326 kg per person | 0.1549 kg per person | 0.5659 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.466 kg per person | 0.3551 kg per person | 0.538 kg per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Mozambique
More climate change data for Mozambique
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 81.74 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 12,495 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 6,629 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 5,867 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 25.01 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 209.52 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 2,596 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 923.79 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 1,672 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 3.49 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Mozambique?
- Nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Mozambique was 0.504 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied recorded in Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5756 kg per person in 2008.
- What is the lowest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0258 kg per person in 1988.
- How does Mozambique rank for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied?
- Mozambique ranks 112th out of 176 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is up 58.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Mozambique 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.