Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Singapore
Singapore: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied was 0.0021 kg per person in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Singapore, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
Singapore recorded 0.0021 kg per person for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of down 4.7% on the previous year and down 18.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Singapore peaked at 0.2886 kg per person in 1995 and was at its lowest, 0.0021 kg per person, in 2023.
Singapore ranks 167th 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 Singapore, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.1762 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.1714 kg per person | -2.7% |
| 1963 | 0.1671 kg per person | -2.5% |
| 1964 | 0.1629 kg per person | -2.5% |
| 1965 | 0.159 kg per person | -2.4% |
| 1966 | 0.1551 kg per person | -2.5% |
| 1967 | 0.1517 kg per person | -2.2% |
| 1968 | 0.1491 kg per person | -1.7% |
| 1969 | 0.1469 kg per person | -1.5% |
| 1970 | 0.1446 kg per person | -1.5% |
| 1971 | 0.142 kg per person | -1.8% |
| 1972 | 0.1394 kg per person | -1.8% |
| 1973 | 0.1368 kg per person | -1.9% |
| 1974 | 0.1345 kg per person | -1.7% |
| 1975 | 0.1326 kg per person | -1.4% |
| 1976 | 0.1308 kg per person | -1.3% |
| 1977 | 0.129 kg per person | -1.4% |
| 1978 | 0.1275 kg per person | -1.2% |
| 1979 | 0.2266 kg per person | +77.7% |
| 1980 | 0.2237 kg per person | -1.3% |
| 1981 | 0.2369 kg per person | +5.9% |
| 1982 | 0.2267 kg per person | -4.3% |
| 1983 | 0.2238 kg per person | -1.3% |
| 1984 | 0.2196 kg per person | -1.9% |
| 1985 | 0.2412 kg per person | +9.8% |
| 1986 | 0.2415 kg per person | +0.1% |
| 1987 | 0.2703 kg per person | +11.9% |
| 1988 | 0.2741 kg per person | +1.4% |
| 1989 | 0.2661 kg per person | -2.9% |
| 1990 | 0.256 kg per person | -3.8% |
| 1991 | 0.2488 kg per person | -2.8% |
| 1992 | 0.2414 kg per person | -3.0% |
| 1993 | 0.2263 kg per person | -6.2% |
| 1994 | 0.2631 kg per person | +16.3% |
| 1995 | 0.2886 kg per person | +9.7% |
| 1996 | 0.227 kg per person | -21.4% |
| 1997 | 0.1462 kg per person | -35.6% |
| 1998 | 0.1878 kg per person | +28.4% |
| 1999 | 0.1773 kg per person | -5.6% |
| 2000 | 0.1195 kg per person | -32.6% |
| 2001 | 0.0981 kg per person | -17.9% |
| 2002 | 0.0046 kg per person | -95.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0034 kg per person | -25.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0036 kg per person | +3.5% |
| 2005 | 0.0031 kg per person | -12.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0029 kg per person | -8.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0031 kg per person | +9.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0024 kg per person | -22.6% |
| 2009 | 0.0028 kg per person | +14.8% |
| 2010 | 0.0028 kg per person | +2.4% |
| 2011 | 0.0027 kg per person | -5.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0027 kg per person | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 0.0025 kg per person | -7.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0024 kg per person | -4.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0023 kg per person | -6.5% |
| 2016 | 0.0023 kg per person | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 0.0024 kg per person | +4.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0023 kg per person | -3.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0022 kg per person | -7.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0025 kg per person | +13.8% |
| 2021 | 0.0026 kg per person | +4.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0022 kg per person | -15.6% |
| 2023 | 0.0021 kg per person | -4.7% |
Singapore compared with similar countries
- Singapore's 0.0021 kg per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 2.9 kg per person, 0% of the median. (61 countries reporting)
- Singapore's 0.0021 kg per person is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.5816 kg per person, 0% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Singapore 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | -95.3% | 0.0981 kg per person | 0.0046 kg per person |
| 1979 | +77.7% | 0.1275 kg per person | 0.2266 kg per person |
| 1997 | -35.6% | 0.227 kg per person | 0.1462 kg per person |
| 2000 | -32.6% | 0.1773 kg per person | 0.1195 kg per person |
| 1998 | +28.4% | 0.1462 kg per person | 0.1878 kg per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1599 kg per person | 0.1469 kg per person | 0.1762 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.1444 kg per person | 0.1275 kg per person | 0.2266 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2424 kg per person | 0.2196 kg per person | 0.2741 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2263 kg per person | 0.1462 kg per person | 0.2886 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0244 kg per person | 0.0024 kg per person | 0.1195 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0025 kg per person | 0.0022 kg per person | 0.0028 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0023 kg per person | 0.0021 kg per person | 0.0026 kg per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Singapore
- 164 Somalia 0.0101 kg per person compare
- 165 Haiti 0.0089 kg per person compare
- 166 Central African Republic 0.0046 kg per person compare
- 168 Aruba 0 kg per person compare
- 168 Antigua and Barbuda 0 kg per person compare
- 168 Bahrain 0 kg per person compare
- 168 Dominica 0 kg per person compare
- 168 Kiribati 0 kg per person compare
- 168 Marshall Islands 0 kg per person
- 168 Nauru 0 kg per person compare
- 168 Solomon Islands 0 kg per person compare
- 168 Vanuatu 0 kg per person compare
More climate change data for Singapore
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 42,295 kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 22.49 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 19.69 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 2.8 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 0.0743 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 0.0999 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 0.2385 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 0.2385 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 0 kt (1992)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.0009 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Singapore?
- Nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Singapore was 0.0021 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied recorded in Singapore?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2886 kg per person in 1995.
- What is the lowest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied recorded in Singapore?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0021 kg per person in 2023.
- How does Singapore rank for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied?
- Singapore ranks 167th out of 176 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied rising or falling in Singapore?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Singapore 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.