Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied was 2.3 kg per person in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Saudi Arabia, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
Saudi Arabia recorded 2.3 kg per person for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in 2023.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 23.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Saudi Arabia peaked at 7.78 kg per person in 1987 and was at its lowest, 0.0878 kg per person, in 1969.
Saudi Arabia ranks 66th 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 Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.2375 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.2289 kg per person | -3.6% |
| 1963 | 0.2206 kg per person | -3.6% |
| 1964 | 0.2658 kg per person | +20.5% |
| 1965 | 0.2933 kg per person | +10.3% |
| 1966 | 0.5052 kg per person | +72.3% |
| 1967 | 0.095 kg per person | -81.2% |
| 1968 | 0.0914 kg per person | -3.8% |
| 1969 | 0.0878 kg per person | -3.9% |
| 1970 | 0.1011 kg per person | +15.1% |
| 1971 | 0.1208 kg per person | +19.6% |
| 1972 | 0.1152 kg per person | -4.7% |
| 1973 | 0.2922 kg per person | +153.6% |
| 1974 | 0.3469 kg per person | +18.7% |
| 1975 | 0.3753 kg per person | +8.2% |
| 1976 | 0.4003 kg per person | +6.7% |
| 1977 | 0.2779 kg per person | -30.6% |
| 1978 | 0.3913 kg per person | +40.8% |
| 1979 | 0.84 kg per person | +114.7% |
| 1980 | 1.25 kg per person | +48.6% |
| 1981 | 1.94 kg per person | +55.5% |
| 1982 | 2.59 kg per person | +33.6% |
| 1983 | 4.69 kg per person | +80.7% |
| 1984 | 5.4 kg per person | +15.3% |
| 1985 | 6.22 kg per person | +15.1% |
| 1986 | 6.31 kg per person | +1.5% |
| 1987 | 7.78 kg per person | +23.2% |
| 1988 | 7.41 kg per person | -4.7% |
| 1989 | 7.76 kg per person | +4.7% |
| 1990 | 7.7 kg per person | -0.8% |
| 1991 | 7.63 kg per person | -0.8% |
| 1992 | 7.5 kg per person | -1.8% |
| 1993 | 6.14 kg per person | -18.1% |
| 1994 | 4.61 kg per person | -24.9% |
| 1995 | 3.45 kg per person | -25.1% |
| 1996 | 3.71 kg per person | +7.4% |
| 1997 | 3.78 kg per person | +1.8% |
| 1998 | 4.02 kg per person | +6.4% |
| 1999 | 4.07 kg per person | +1.3% |
| 2000 | 4.23 kg per person | +3.8% |
| 2001 | 3.93 kg per person | -7.1% |
| 2002 | 3.76 kg per person | -4.3% |
| 2003 | 3.75 kg per person | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 3.63 kg per person | -3.3% |
| 2005 | 2.83 kg per person | -22.0% |
| 2006 | 2.88 kg per person | +1.7% |
| 2007 | 3.1 kg per person | +7.6% |
| 2008 | 2.16 kg per person | -30.1% |
| 2009 | 1.86 kg per person | -14.1% |
| 2010 | 1.86 kg per person | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 2.22 kg per person | +19.0% |
| 2012 | 2.36 kg per person | +6.5% |
| 2013 | 1.86 kg per person | -21.1% |
| 2014 | 1.74 kg per person | -6.7% |
| 2015 | 1.98 kg per person | +14.1% |
| 2016 | 1.95 kg per person | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 1.73 kg per person | -11.5% |
| 2018 | 1.77 kg per person | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 1.78 kg per person | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 2.52 kg per person | +41.7% |
| 2021 | 2.43 kg per person | -3.6% |
| 2022 | 2.29 kg per person | -5.6% |
| 2023 | 2.3 kg per person | +0.2% |
Saudi Arabia compared with similar countries
- Saudi Arabia's 2.3 kg per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 2.9 kg per person, 79% of the median. (61 countries reporting)
- Saudi Arabia's 2.3 kg per person is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.5626 kg per person, 4.1× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Saudi Arabia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | +153.6% | 0.1152 kg per person | 0.2922 kg per person |
| 1979 | +114.7% | 0.3913 kg per person | 0.84 kg per person |
| 1967 | -81.2% | 0.5052 kg per person | 0.095 kg per person |
| 1983 | +80.7% | 2.59 kg per person | 4.69 kg per person |
| 1966 | +72.3% | 0.2933 kg per person | 0.5052 kg per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2251 kg per person | 0.0878 kg per person | 0.5052 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.3261 kg per person | 0.1011 kg per person | 0.84 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.14 kg per person | 1.25 kg per person | 7.78 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.26 kg per person | 3.45 kg per person | 7.7 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.21 kg per person | 1.86 kg per person | 4.23 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.93 kg per person | 1.73 kg per person | 2.36 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.39 kg per person | 2.29 kg per person | 2.52 kg per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia
More climate change data for Saudi Arabia
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 134.54 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 4,043 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 1,830 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 2,213 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 6.91 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 79.03 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 1,017 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 1,002 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 15.05 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 3.78 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Saudi Arabia?
- Nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Saudi Arabia was 2.3 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 7.78 kg per person in 1987.
- What is the lowest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0878 kg per person in 1969.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 66th out of 176 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Saudi Arabia 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.