Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Philippines

Philippines: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied was 1.71 kg per person in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
1.71 kg per person
Change on year
down 18.9%
World rank
79th
of 176 countries
All-time high
2.23 kg per person
in 1997
All-time low
0.3732 kg per person
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Philippines, 1961–2023

0.511.52196119922023

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.

Analysis

Philippines recorded 1.71 kg per person for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in 2023.

The figure is down 18.9% on the previous year and up 10.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Philippines peaked at 2.23 kg per person in 1997 and was at its lowest, 0.3732 kg per person, in 1961.

That places Philippines 79th 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 Philippines, year by year

Annual values for Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied that leaches, per capita in Philippines, 1961 to 2023.
Year kg per person Change
1961 0.3732 kg per person
1962 0.485 kg per person +30.0%
1963 0.5086 kg per person +4.8%
1964 0.4987 kg per person -1.9%
1965 0.5333 kg per person +6.9%
1966 0.589 kg per person +10.4%
1967 0.5574 kg per person -5.4%
1968 0.534 kg per person -4.2%
1969 0.8301 kg per person +55.4%
1970 0.9501 kg per person +14.5%
1971 0.9502 kg per person +0.0%
1972 0.8716 kg per person -8.3%
1973 1.13 kg per person +29.8%
1974 1.29 kg per person +14.3%
1975 1.03 kg per person -20.6%
1976 1.23 kg per person +19.9%
1977 1.18 kg per person -4.3%
1978 1.35 kg per person +14.8%
1979 1.45 kg per person +7.5%
1980 1.4 kg per person -3.4%
1981 1.28 kg per person -8.7%
1982 1.38 kg per person +7.5%
1983 1.4 kg per person +1.8%
1984 1.01 kg per person -28.1%
1985 1.12 kg per person +10.9%
1986 1.58 kg per person +41.3%
1987 1.92 kg per person +21.4%
1988 1.87 kg per person -2.6%
1989 1.83 kg per person -1.8%
1990 1.91 kg per person +4.2%
1991 1.41 kg per person -26.2%
1992 1.65 kg per person +17.0%
1993 1.78 kg per person +8.0%
1994 1.75 kg per person -2.0%
1995 1.69 kg per person -3.3%
1996 2.01 kg per person +18.7%
1997 2.23 kg per person +11.0%
1998 1.62 kg per person -27.2%
1999 1.85 kg per person +14.4%
2000 1.84 kg per person -0.8%
2001 1.87 kg per person +1.7%
2002 1.61 kg per person -14.0%
2003 2.03 kg per person +26.1%
2004 2.19 kg per person +7.9%
2005 1.85 kg per person -15.2%
2006 1.59 kg per person -14.3%
2007 1.71 kg per person +7.7%
2008 1.3 kg per person -24.2%
2009 1.36 kg per person +4.8%
2010 1.85 kg per person +35.8%
2011 1.58 kg per person -14.3%
2012 1.41 kg per person -11.1%
2013 1.55 kg per person +10.1%
2014 1.72 kg per person +11.1%
2015 1.5 kg per person -12.8%
2016 1.77 kg per person +17.6%
2017 2.11 kg per person +19.6%
2018 1.78 kg per person -15.7%
2019 1.92 kg per person +7.9%
2020 2.01 kg per person +4.6%
2021 1.9 kg per person -5.5%
2022 2.1 kg per person +10.8%
2023 1.71 kg per person -18.9%

Philippines compared with similar countries

  • Philippines's 1.71 kg per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.76 kg per person, 97% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
  • Philippines's 1.71 kg per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.5816 kg per person, 2.9× the median. (25 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0.5455 kg per person 0.3732 kg per person 0.8301 kg per person 9
1970s 1.14 kg per person 0.8716 kg per person 1.45 kg per person 10
1980s 1.48 kg per person 1.01 kg per person 1.92 kg per person 10
1990s 1.79 kg per person 1.41 kg per person 2.23 kg per person 10
2000s 1.73 kg per person 1.3 kg per person 2.19 kg per person 10
2010s 1.72 kg per person 1.41 kg per person 2.11 kg per person 10
2020s 1.93 kg per person 1.71 kg per person 2.1 kg per person 4

Countries ranked near Philippines

  1. 76 El Salvador 1.77 kg per person compare
  2. 77 Eswatini 1.77 kg per person compare
  3. 78 Dominican Republic 1.74 kg per person compare
  4. 80 Sri Lanka 1.62 kg per person compare
  5. 81 Tunisia 1.59 kg per person compare
  6. 82 Armenia 1.57 kg per person compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Philippines?
Nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Philippines was 1.71 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied recorded in Philippines?
The highest recorded value was 2.23 kg per person in 1997.
What is the lowest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied recorded in Philippines?
The lowest recorded value was 0.3732 kg per person in 1961.
How does Philippines rank for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied?
Philippines ranks 79th out of 176 countries with data for 2023.
Is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied rising or falling in Philippines?
Over the last ten years it is up 10.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Philippines 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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Indicator
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied that leaches, per capita
Unit
kg per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
178 places, 9,865 data points, 1961–2023
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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.