Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Niger
Niger: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied was 0.0933 kg per person in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Niger, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
Niger recorded 0.0933 kg per person for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in 2023.
That represents a change of up 26.8% on the previous year and down 19.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Niger peaked at 0.2155 kg per person in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0 kg per person, in 1961.
Niger ranks 150th 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 Niger, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 0 kg per person | — |
| 1963 | 0 kg per person | — |
| 1964 | 0.0076 kg per person | — |
| 1965 | 0.0074 kg per person | -2.8% |
| 1966 | 0.0072 kg per person | -2.8% |
| 1967 | 0.0111 kg per person | +54.6% |
| 1968 | 0.0103 kg per person | -7.6% |
| 1969 | 0.0137 kg per person | +33.4% |
| 1970 | 0.0046 kg per person | -66.1% |
| 1971 | 0.0084 kg per person | +79.9% |
| 1972 | 0.013 kg per person | +55.2% |
| 1973 | 0.0131 kg per person | +1.0% |
| 1974 | 0.0046 kg per person | -64.6% |
| 1975 | 0.0162 kg per person | +249.2% |
| 1976 | 0.0306 kg per person | +89.2% |
| 1977 | 0.0514 kg per person | +67.8% |
| 1978 | 0.0387 kg per person | -24.7% |
| 1979 | 0.0385 kg per person | -0.6% |
| 1980 | 0.0587 kg per person | +52.6% |
| 1981 | 0.1141 kg per person | +94.4% |
| 1982 | 0.0619 kg per person | -45.8% |
| 1983 | 0.0626 kg per person | +1.1% |
| 1984 | 0.0651 kg per person | +4.0% |
| 1985 | 0.09 kg per person | +38.2% |
| 1986 | 0.0502 kg per person | -44.2% |
| 1987 | 0.0795 kg per person | +58.2% |
| 1988 | 0.044 kg per person | -44.6% |
| 1989 | 0.0655 kg per person | +48.7% |
| 1990 | 0.0505 kg per person | -22.8% |
| 1991 | 0.0069 kg per person | -86.2% |
| 1992 | 0.0306 kg per person | +340.6% |
| 1993 | 0.033 kg per person | +7.7% |
| 1994 | 0.0829 kg per person | +151.4% |
| 1995 | 0.1598 kg per person | +92.9% |
| 1996 | 0.1643 kg per person | +2.8% |
| 1997 | 0.0144 kg per person | -91.2% |
| 1998 | 0.014 kg per person | -3.3% |
| 1999 | 0.0454 kg per person | +224.8% |
| 2000 | 0.0657 kg per person | +44.9% |
| 2001 | 0.0848 kg per person | +29.1% |
| 2002 | 0.1585 kg per person | +86.8% |
| 2003 | 0.0591 kg per person | -62.7% |
| 2004 | 0.0479 kg per person | -18.9% |
| 2005 | 0.0608 kg per person | +26.9% |
| 2006 | 0.0851 kg per person | +40.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0508 kg per person | -40.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0304 kg per person | -40.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0622 kg per person | +104.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0875 kg per person | +40.8% |
| 2011 | 0.0666 kg per person | -23.9% |
| 2012 | 0.2155 kg per person | +223.6% |
| 2013 | 0.1154 kg per person | -46.5% |
| 2014 | 0.1968 kg per person | +70.5% |
| 2015 | 0.1011 kg per person | -48.6% |
| 2016 | 0.0934 kg per person | -7.6% |
| 2017 | 0.0901 kg per person | -3.5% |
| 2018 | 0.1491 kg per person | +65.4% |
| 2019 | 0.1631 kg per person | +9.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0772 kg per person | -52.7% |
| 2021 | 0.0747 kg per person | -3.2% |
| 2022 | 0.0736 kg per person | -1.5% |
| 2023 | 0.0933 kg per person | +26.8% |
Niger compared with similar countries
- Niger's 0.0933 kg per person is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.209 kg per person, 45% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Niger's 0.0933 kg per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.3399 kg per person, 27% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0064 kg per person | 0 kg per person | 0.0137 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0219 kg per person | 0.0046 kg per person | 0.0514 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0692 kg per person | 0.044 kg per person | 0.1141 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0602 kg per person | 0.0069 kg per person | 0.1643 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0705 kg per person | 0.0304 kg per person | 0.1585 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1279 kg per person | 0.0666 kg per person | 0.2155 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0797 kg per person | 0.0736 kg per person | 0.0933 kg per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Niger
- 147 Mauritania 0.1146 kg per person compare
- 148 Eritrea 0.1117 kg per person compare
- 149 Seychelles 0.1014 kg per person compare
- 151 Sierra Leone 0.0879 kg per person compare
- 152 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0.0811 kg per person compare
- 153 Uganda 0.0719 kg per person compare
More climate change data for Niger
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 45.94 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 32,615 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 10,272 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 22,344 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 38.76 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 797.98 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 1,168 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 1,078 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 89.82 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 4.07 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Niger?
- Nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Niger was 0.0933 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied recorded in Niger?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2155 kg per person in 2012.
- What is the lowest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 kg per person in 1961.
- How does Niger rank for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied?
- Niger ranks 150th out of 176 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied rising or falling in Niger?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Niger 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.