Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Samoa
Samoa: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied was 0.0146 kg per person in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Samoa, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
In 2023, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Samoa stood at 0.0146 kg per person.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 10.6% on the previous year and up 12.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Samoa peaked at 0.2716 kg per person in 1981 and was at its lowest, 0 kg per person, in 1961.
That places Samoa 161st out of 176 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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 Samoa, 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 kg per person | — |
| 1968 | 0 kg per person | — |
| 1969 | 0 kg per person | — |
| 1970 | 0 kg per person | — |
| 1971 | 0 kg per person | — |
| 1972 | 0 kg per person | — |
| 1973 | 0 kg per person | — |
| 1974 | 0 kg per person | — |
| 1975 | 0.0196 kg per person | — |
| 1976 | 0.0191 kg per person | -2.4% |
| 1977 | 0.0188 kg per person | -1.7% |
| 1978 | 0.0204 kg per person | +8.9% |
| 1979 | 0.0387 kg per person | +89.1% |
| 1980 | 0.0822 kg per person | +112.4% |
| 1981 | 0.2716 kg per person | +230.6% |
| 1982 | 0 kg per person | -100.0% |
| 1983 | 0 kg per person | — |
| 1984 | 0 kg per person | — |
| 1985 | 0 kg per person | — |
| 1986 | 0 kg per person | — |
| 1987 | 0 kg per person | — |
| 1988 | 0 kg per person | — |
| 1989 | 0 kg per person | — |
| 1990 | 0 kg per person | — |
| 1991 | 0 kg per person | — |
| 1992 | 0 kg per person | — |
| 1993 | 0 kg per person | — |
| 1994 | 0 kg per person | — |
| 1995 | 0 kg per person | — |
| 1996 | 0 kg per person | — |
| 1997 | 0 kg per person | — |
| 1998 | 0 kg per person | — |
| 1999 | 0 kg per person | — |
| 2000 | 0 kg per person | — |
| 2001 | 0 kg per person | — |
| 2002 | 0.0065 kg per person | — |
| 2003 | 0.0113 kg per person | +74.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0226 kg per person | +99.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0193 kg per person | -14.6% |
| 2006 | 0.0144 kg per person | -25.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0254 kg per person | +76.8% |
| 2008 | 0.0284 kg per person | +11.7% |
| 2009 | 0.0172 kg per person | -39.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0093 kg per person | -45.9% |
| 2011 | 0.0062 kg per person | -33.9% |
| 2012 | 0.0009 kg per person | -84.8% |
| 2013 | 0.013 kg per person | +1285.7% |
| 2014 | 0.0104 kg per person | -20.1% |
| 2015 | 0 kg per person | -100.0% |
| 2016 | 0.051 kg per person | — |
| 2017 | 0.0126 kg per person | -75.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0297 kg per person | +135.5% |
| 2019 | 0.0375 kg per person | +26.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0158 kg per person | -58.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0164 kg per person | +4.2% |
| 2022 | 0.0163 kg per person | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 0.0146 kg per person | -10.6% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 0.0146 kg per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.76 kg per person, 1% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 0.0146 kg per person is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.5816 kg per person, 3% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Samoa 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | +1285.7% | 0.0009 kg per person | 0.013 kg per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 kg per person | 0 kg per person | 0 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0117 kg per person | 0 kg per person | 0.0387 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0354 kg per person | 0 kg per person | 0.2716 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0 kg per person | 0 kg per person | 0 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0145 kg per person | 0 kg per person | 0.0284 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0171 kg per person | 0 kg per person | 0.051 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0158 kg per person | 0.0146 kg per person | 0.0164 kg per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
More climate change data for Samoa
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 18,792 kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 319.45 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 61.35 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 258.11 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 0.2315 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 9.22 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 0.106 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 0.106 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 0 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.0004 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Samoa?
- Nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Samoa was 0.0146 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2716 kg per person in 1981.
- What is the lowest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 kg per person in 1961.
- How does Samoa rank for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied?
- Samoa ranks 161st out of 176 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Samoa 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.