Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Sao Tome and Principe
Sao Tome and Principe: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied was 0.173 kg per person in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Sao Tome and Principe, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
In 2023, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Sao Tome and Principe stood at 0.173 kg per person.
The figure is down 2.0% on the previous year and up 60.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Sao Tome and Principe peaked at 0.1765 kg per person in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0 kg per person, in 1961.
Sao Tome and Principe ranks 133rd 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 Sao Tome and Principe, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
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| 1961 | 0 kg per person | — |
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| 2002 | 0.0812 kg per person | — |
| 2003 | 0.073 kg per person | -10.1% |
| 2004 | 0.1138 kg per person | +55.8% |
| 2005 | 0.0821 kg per person | -27.9% |
| 2006 | 0.0986 kg per person | +20.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0887 kg per person | -10.1% |
| 2008 | 0.098 kg per person | +10.5% |
| 2009 | 0.098 kg per person | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.1014 kg per person | +3.5% |
| 2011 | 0.1024 kg per person | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0905 kg per person | -11.7% |
| 2013 | 0.1077 kg per person | +19.1% |
| 2014 | 0.118 kg per person | +9.5% |
| 2015 | 0.1434 kg per person | +21.5% |
| 2016 | 0.1258 kg per person | -12.3% |
| 2017 | 0.1583 kg per person | +25.8% |
| 2018 | 0.1527 kg per person | -3.5% |
| 2019 | 0.1625 kg per person | +6.4% |
| 2020 | 0.1629 kg per person | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 0.1504 kg per person | -7.7% |
| 2022 | 0.1765 kg per person | +17.3% |
| 2023 | 0.173 kg per person | -2.0% |
Sao Tome and Principe compared with similar countries
- Sao Tome and Principe's 0.173 kg per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.8081 kg per person, 21% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Sao Tome and Principe's 0.173 kg per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.3399 kg per person, 51% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 kg per person | 0 kg per person | 0 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0 kg per person | 0 kg per person | 0 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0 kg per person | 0 kg per person | 0 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0 kg per person | 0 kg per person | 0 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0733 kg per person | 0 kg per person | 0.1138 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1263 kg per person | 0.0905 kg per person | 0.1625 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1657 kg per person | 0.1504 kg per person | 0.1765 kg per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sao Tome and Principe
More climate change data for Sao Tome and Principe
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 133,140 kg (2023)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 23.37 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 15.5 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 7.87 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 0.0585 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 0.2811 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 0.5528 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 0.424 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 0.1288 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.0016 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Sao Tome and Principe?
- Nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Sao Tome and Principe was 0.173 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1765 kg per person in 2022.
- What is the lowest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 kg per person in 1961.
- How does Sao Tome and Principe rank for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied?
- Sao Tome and Principe ranks 133rd out of 176 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied rising or falling in Sao Tome and Principe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 60.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Sao Tome and Principe 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.