Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Suriname
Suriname: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied was 6.68 kg per person in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Suriname, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
In 2023, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Suriname stood at 6.68 kg per person.
That represents a change of up 83.5% on the previous year and up 95.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Suriname peaked at 8.25 kg per person in 1984 and was at its lowest, 0.4337 kg per person, in 1991.
That places Suriname 27th out of 176 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 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 Suriname, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.7412 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.7988 kg per person | +7.8% |
| 1963 | 0.9655 kg per person | +20.9% |
| 1964 | 1.01 kg per person | +4.4% |
| 1965 | 1.09 kg per person | +7.8% |
| 1966 | 1.09 kg per person | +0.1% |
| 1967 | 1.31 kg per person | +20.8% |
| 1968 | 1.27 kg per person | -3.4% |
| 1969 | 1.23 kg per person | -3.3% |
| 1970 | 1.56 kg per person | +27.0% |
| 1971 | 2.49 kg per person | +59.9% |
| 1972 | 2.64 kg per person | +6.1% |
| 1973 | 2.76 kg per person | +4.3% |
| 1974 | 3.08 kg per person | +11.9% |
| 1975 | 1.92 kg per person | -37.8% |
| 1976 | 2.63 kg per person | +37.0% |
| 1977 | 2.88 kg per person | +9.7% |
| 1978 | 2.75 kg per person | -4.5% |
| 1979 | 1.51 kg per person | -45.2% |
| 1980 | 0.959 kg per person | -36.5% |
| 1981 | 4.31 kg per person | +349.9% |
| 1982 | 5.66 kg per person | +31.1% |
| 1983 | 5.63 kg per person | -0.5% |
| 1984 | 8.25 kg per person | +46.6% |
| 1985 | 5.83 kg per person | -29.3% |
| 1986 | 5.99 kg per person | +2.7% |
| 1987 | 5.62 kg per person | -6.1% |
| 1988 | 1.22 kg per person | -78.3% |
| 1989 | 0.9887 kg per person | -18.9% |
| 1990 | 0.4364 kg per person | -55.9% |
| 1991 | 0.4337 kg per person | -0.6% |
| 1992 | 1.87 kg per person | +330.7% |
| 1993 | 2.15 kg per person | +14.9% |
| 1994 | 2.84 kg per person | +32.4% |
| 1995 | 2.79 kg per person | -1.7% |
| 1996 | 4.79 kg per person | +71.3% |
| 1997 | 4.55 kg per person | -4.9% |
| 1998 | 3.73 kg per person | -18.0% |
| 1999 | 3.08 kg per person | -17.4% |
| 2000 | 3.34 kg per person | +8.2% |
| 2001 | 3.14 kg per person | -5.7% |
| 2002 | 2.36 kg per person | -24.8% |
| 2003 | 3.31 kg per person | +40.2% |
| 2004 | 3.67 kg per person | +10.6% |
| 2005 | 2.43 kg per person | -33.7% |
| 2006 | 4.3 kg per person | +76.9% |
| 2007 | 2.92 kg per person | -32.1% |
| 2008 | 8.07 kg per person | +176.4% |
| 2009 | 4.17 kg per person | -48.3% |
| 2010 | 5.37 kg per person | +28.7% |
| 2011 | 4.98 kg per person | -7.2% |
| 2012 | 3.23 kg per person | -35.1% |
| 2013 | 3.41 kg per person | +5.5% |
| 2014 | 4.95 kg per person | +45.1% |
| 2015 | 3.72 kg per person | -24.9% |
| 2016 | 6.2 kg per person | +67.0% |
| 2017 | 6.27 kg per person | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 3.51 kg per person | -44.0% |
| 2019 | 3.2 kg per person | -8.7% |
| 2020 | 6.62 kg per person | +106.5% |
| 2021 | 4.14 kg per person | -37.4% |
| 2022 | 3.64 kg per person | -12.1% |
| 2023 | 6.68 kg per person | +83.5% |
Suriname compared with similar countries
- Suriname's 6.68 kg per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.76 kg per person, 3.8× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Suriname's 6.68 kg per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.77 kg per person, 3.8× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Suriname 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | +349.9% | 0.959 kg per person | 4.31 kg per person |
| 1992 | +330.7% | 0.4337 kg per person | 1.87 kg per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.06 kg per person | 0.7412 kg per person | 1.31 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 2.42 kg per person | 1.51 kg per person | 3.08 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.45 kg per person | 0.959 kg per person | 8.25 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.67 kg per person | 0.4337 kg per person | 4.79 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.77 kg per person | 2.36 kg per person | 8.07 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.49 kg per person | 3.2 kg per person | 6.27 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.27 kg per person | 3.64 kg per person | 6.68 kg per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Suriname
More climate change data for Suriname
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 8.45 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 240.36 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 98.71 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 141.64 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 0.3725 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 5.06 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 535.59 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 63.02 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 472.57 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.2378 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Suriname?
- Nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Suriname was 6.68 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied recorded in Suriname?
- The highest recorded value was 8.25 kg per person in 1984.
- What is the lowest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4337 kg per person in 1991.
- How does Suriname rank for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied?
- Suriname ranks 27th out of 176 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied rising or falling in Suriname?
- Over the last ten years it is up 95.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Suriname 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.