Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Senegal
Senegal: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied was 0.1366 kg per person in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Senegal, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
Senegal recorded 0.1366 kg per person for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in 2023.
That represents a change of down 84.7% on the previous year and down 70.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Senegal peaked at 0.9193 kg per person in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0 kg per person, in 2015.
Senegal ranks 141st 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 Senegal, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.2213 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.2209 kg per person | -0.2% |
| 1963 | 0.2475 kg per person | +12.0% |
| 1964 | 0.1818 kg per person | -26.5% |
| 1965 | 0.2498 kg per person | +37.4% |
| 1966 | 0.4052 kg per person | +62.3% |
| 1967 | 0.3868 kg per person | -4.5% |
| 1968 | 0.2447 kg per person | -36.7% |
| 1969 | 0.2076 kg per person | -15.2% |
| 1970 | 0.2536 kg per person | +22.1% |
| 1971 | 0.3282 kg per person | +29.4% |
| 1972 | 0.3275 kg per person | -0.2% |
| 1973 | 0.452 kg per person | +38.0% |
| 1974 | 0.5368 kg per person | +18.8% |
| 1975 | 0.5802 kg per person | +8.1% |
| 1976 | 0.6103 kg per person | +5.2% |
| 1977 | 0.6613 kg per person | +8.4% |
| 1978 | 0.5549 kg per person | -16.1% |
| 1979 | 0.4208 kg per person | -24.2% |
| 1980 | 0.349 kg per person | -17.1% |
| 1981 | 0.3151 kg per person | -9.7% |
| 1982 | 0.1657 kg per person | -47.4% |
| 1983 | 0.3795 kg per person | +129.1% |
| 1984 | 0.3693 kg per person | -2.7% |
| 1985 | 0.3142 kg per person | -14.9% |
| 1986 | 0.3271 kg per person | +4.1% |
| 1987 | 0.2965 kg per person | -9.3% |
| 1988 | 0.3457 kg per person | +16.6% |
| 1989 | 0.2467 kg per person | -28.6% |
| 1990 | 0.2312 kg per person | -6.3% |
| 1991 | 0.3713 kg per person | +60.6% |
| 1992 | 0.3305 kg per person | -11.0% |
| 1993 | 0.4645 kg per person | +40.5% |
| 1994 | 0.4487 kg per person | -3.4% |
| 1995 | 0.1763 kg per person | -60.7% |
| 1996 | 0.2647 kg per person | +50.1% |
| 1997 | 0.2294 kg per person | -13.3% |
| 1998 | 0.2399 kg per person | +4.6% |
| 1999 | 0.4439 kg per person | +85.0% |
| 2000 | 0.4875 kg per person | +9.8% |
| 2001 | 0.4671 kg per person | -4.2% |
| 2002 | 0.5561 kg per person | +19.1% |
| 2003 | 0.3664 kg per person | -34.1% |
| 2004 | 0.5362 kg per person | +46.3% |
| 2005 | 0.3256 kg per person | -39.3% |
| 2006 | 0.042 kg per person | -87.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0369 kg per person | -12.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0459 kg per person | +24.6% |
| 2009 | 0.4496 kg per person | +878.7% |
| 2010 | 0.6451 kg per person | +43.5% |
| 2011 | 0.4595 kg per person | -28.8% |
| 2012 | 0.4366 kg per person | -5.0% |
| 2013 | 0.4669 kg per person | +7.0% |
| 2014 | 0.4547 kg per person | -2.6% |
| 2015 | 0 kg per person | -100.0% |
| 2016 | 0.6881 kg per person | — |
| 2017 | 0.9193 kg per person | +33.6% |
| 2018 | 0.683 kg per person | -25.7% |
| 2019 | 0.5776 kg per person | -15.4% |
| 2020 | 0.8356 kg per person | +44.7% |
| 2021 | 0.2994 kg per person | -64.2% |
| 2022 | 0.8948 kg per person | +198.8% |
| 2023 | 0.1366 kg per person | -84.7% |
Senegal compared with similar countries
- Senegal's 0.1366 kg per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.8081 kg per person, 17% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Senegal's 0.1366 kg per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.3399 kg per person, 40% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Senegal 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | +878.7% | 0.0459 kg per person | 0.4496 kg per person |
| 2022 | +198.8% | 0.2994 kg per person | 0.8948 kg per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2629 kg per person | 0.1818 kg per person | 0.4052 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.4726 kg per person | 0.2536 kg per person | 0.6613 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.3109 kg per person | 0.1657 kg per person | 0.3795 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3201 kg per person | 0.1763 kg per person | 0.4645 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3313 kg per person | 0.0369 kg per person | 0.5561 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5331 kg per person | 0 kg per person | 0.9193 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5416 kg per person | 0.1366 kg per person | 0.8948 kg per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Senegal
More climate change data for Senegal
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 52.87 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 14,177 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 4,966 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 9,211 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 18.74 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 328.96 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 1,197 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 536.47 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 660.78 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 2.02 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Senegal?
- Nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Senegal was 0.1366 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9193 kg per person in 2017.
- What is the lowest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 kg per person in 2015.
- How does Senegal rank for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied?
- Senegal ranks 141st out of 176 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 70.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Senegal 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.