Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Rwanda
Rwanda: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied was 0.325 kg per person in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Rwanda, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
Rwanda recorded 0.325 kg per person for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in 2023.
That represents a change of down 2.1% on the previous year and up 78.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Rwanda peaked at 0.3319 kg per person in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0 kg per person, in 1961.
Rwanda ranks 121st of 176 countries on this measure, 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 Rwanda, 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 kg per person | — |
| 1965 | 0 kg per person | — |
| 1966 | 0 kg per person | — |
| 1967 | 0.0041 kg per person | — |
| 1968 | 0.0048 kg per person | +16.3% |
| 1969 | 0.0061 kg per person | +26.1% |
| 1970 | 0.006 kg per person | -0.5% |
| 1971 | 0.0073 kg per person | +21.4% |
| 1972 | 0.0069 kg per person | -5.8% |
| 1973 | 0.0057 kg per person | -16.9% |
| 1974 | 0.0099 kg per person | +72.0% |
| 1975 | 0.0091 kg per person | -7.5% |
| 1976 | 0.0099 kg per person | +8.2% |
| 1977 | 0.0061 kg per person | -37.8% |
| 1978 | 0.006 kg per person | -2.9% |
| 1979 | 0.0058 kg per person | -3.0% |
| 1980 | 0.0056 kg per person | -3.1% |
| 1981 | 0.0054 kg per person | -3.1% |
| 1982 | 0.021 kg per person | +287.1% |
| 1983 | 0.0254 kg per person | +20.9% |
| 1984 | 0.0491 kg per person | +93.4% |
| 1985 | 0.0475 kg per person | -3.3% |
| 1986 | 0.0206 kg per person | -56.7% |
| 1987 | 0.06 kg per person | +191.4% |
| 1988 | 0.0112 kg per person | -81.3% |
| 1989 | 0.0136 kg per person | +21.1% |
| 1990 | 0.0498 kg per person | +266.1% |
| 1991 | 0.0265 kg per person | -46.8% |
| 1992 | 0.0175 kg per person | -34.0% |
| 1993 | 0.015 kg per person | -14.0% |
| 1994 | 0 kg per person | -100.0% |
| 1995 | 0 kg per person | — |
| 1996 | 0.0045 kg per person | — |
| 1997 | 0.0039 kg per person | -13.5% |
| 1998 | 0.0037 kg per person | -4.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0037 kg per person | -0.8% |
| 2000 | 0.0037 kg per person | -0.8% |
| 2001 | 0.0036 kg per person | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 0.0313 kg per person | +765.2% |
| 2003 | 0.0306 kg per person | -2.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0241 kg per person | -21.3% |
| 2005 | 0.0402 kg per person | +66.7% |
| 2006 | 0.019 kg per person | -52.8% |
| 2007 | 0.0808 kg per person | +325.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0856 kg per person | +6.0% |
| 2009 | 0.016 kg per person | -81.4% |
| 2010 | 0.0027 kg per person | -82.9% |
| 2011 | 0.0022 kg per person | -20.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0639 kg per person | +2825.2% |
| 2013 | 0.1818 kg per person | +184.4% |
| 2014 | 0.1831 kg per person | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 0.2414 kg per person | +31.8% |
| 2016 | 0.0871 kg per person | -63.9% |
| 2017 | 0.2105 kg per person | +141.7% |
| 2018 | 0.1816 kg per person | -13.7% |
| 2019 | 0.2496 kg per person | +37.4% |
| 2020 | 0.2877 kg per person | +15.3% |
| 2021 | 0.2375 kg per person | -17.5% |
| 2022 | 0.3319 kg per person | +39.8% |
| 2023 | 0.325 kg per person | -2.1% |
Rwanda compared with similar countries
- Rwanda's 0.325 kg per person is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.209 kg per person, 1.6× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Rwanda's 0.325 kg per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.3399 kg per person, 96% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Rwanda 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | +2825.2% | 0.0022 kg per person | 0.0639 kg per person |
| 2002 | +765.2% | 0.0036 kg per person | 0.0313 kg per person |
| 2007 | +325.4% | 0.019 kg per person | 0.0808 kg per person |
| 1982 | +287.1% | 0.0054 kg per person | 0.021 kg per person |
| 1990 | +266.1% | 0.0136 kg per person | 0.0498 kg per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0017 kg per person | 0 kg per person | 0.0061 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0073 kg per person | 0.0057 kg per person | 0.0099 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0259 kg per person | 0.0054 kg per person | 0.06 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0125 kg per person | 0 kg per person | 0.0498 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0335 kg per person | 0.0036 kg per person | 0.0856 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1404 kg per person | 0.0022 kg per person | 0.2496 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2955 kg per person | 0.2375 kg per person | 0.3319 kg per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Rwanda
More climate change data for Rwanda
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 14.59 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 4,059 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 1,586 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 2,473 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 5.98 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 88.33 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 388.82 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 261.95 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 126.86 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.9885 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Rwanda?
- Nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Rwanda was 0.325 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied recorded in Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3319 kg per person in 2022.
- What is the lowest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 kg per person in 1961.
- How does Rwanda rank for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied?
- Rwanda ranks 121st out of 176 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 78.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Rwanda 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.