Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Tunisia
Tunisia: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied was 1.59 kg per person in 2023. ▲ Rising
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Tunisia, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
In 2023, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Tunisia stood at 1.59 kg per person.
That represents a change of down 31.7% on the previous year and down 0.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Tunisia peaked at 2.9 kg per person in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.2085 kg per person, in 1961.
Tunisia ranks 81st of 176 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Tunisia, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.2085 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.2747 kg per person | +31.7% |
| 1963 | 0.3862 kg per person | +40.6% |
| 1964 | 0.4009 kg per person | +3.8% |
| 1965 | 0.3946 kg per person | -1.6% |
| 1966 | 0.4514 kg per person | +14.4% |
| 1967 | 0.3466 kg per person | -23.2% |
| 1968 | 0.5564 kg per person | +60.5% |
| 1969 | 0.802 kg per person | +44.2% |
| 1970 | 0.7425 kg per person | -7.4% |
| 1971 | 1.04 kg per person | +40.5% |
| 1972 | 0.8339 kg per person | -20.1% |
| 1973 | 1.03 kg per person | +23.8% |
| 1974 | 1.2 kg per person | +16.0% |
| 1975 | 1.2 kg per person | +0.3% |
| 1976 | 1.25 kg per person | +3.7% |
| 1977 | 0.8382 kg per person | -32.7% |
| 1978 | 1.12 kg per person | +33.3% |
| 1979 | 1.25 kg per person | +12.3% |
| 1980 | 1.08 kg per person | -13.9% |
| 1981 | 1.35 kg per person | +25.3% |
| 1982 | 1.61 kg per person | +19.0% |
| 1983 | 1.41 kg per person | -12.4% |
| 1984 | 1.74 kg per person | +23.3% |
| 1985 | 1.82 kg per person | +4.4% |
| 1986 | 2.02 kg per person | +11.2% |
| 1987 | 1.95 kg per person | -3.6% |
| 1988 | 1.75 kg per person | -10.4% |
| 1989 | 1.82 kg per person | +4.4% |
| 1990 | 1.36 kg per person | -25.4% |
| 1991 | 1.82 kg per person | +34.3% |
| 1992 | 1.9 kg per person | +4.1% |
| 1993 | 1.7 kg per person | -10.4% |
| 1994 | 1.56 kg per person | -8.0% |
| 1995 | 1.31 kg per person | -16.2% |
| 1996 | 1.68 kg per person | +28.1% |
| 1997 | 1.64 kg per person | -2.3% |
| 1998 | 1.99 kg per person | +21.4% |
| 1999 | 2.02 kg per person | +1.4% |
| 2000 | 1.91 kg per person | -5.5% |
| 2001 | 1.67 kg per person | -12.4% |
| 2002 | 1.68 kg per person | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 1.79 kg per person | +6.1% |
| 2004 | 2.01 kg per person | +12.3% |
| 2005 | 2.14 kg per person | +6.4% |
| 2006 | 2.13 kg per person | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 2.14 kg per person | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 2.09 kg per person | -2.2% |
| 2009 | 2.2 kg per person | +4.9% |
| 2010 | 2.23 kg per person | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 2.26 kg per person | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 2.32 kg per person | +2.5% |
| 2013 | 1.59 kg per person | -31.5% |
| 2014 | 1.72 kg per person | +8.6% |
| 2015 | 1.95 kg per person | +13.2% |
| 2016 | 2.57 kg per person | +31.7% |
| 2017 | 1.97 kg per person | -23.3% |
| 2018 | 2.19 kg per person | +11.2% |
| 2019 | 1.97 kg per person | -10.0% |
| 2020 | 1.76 kg per person | -10.7% |
| 2021 | 2.9 kg per person | +64.9% |
| 2022 | 2.32 kg per person | -20.0% |
| 2023 | 1.59 kg per person | -31.7% |
Tunisia compared with similar countries
- Tunisia's 1.59 kg per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.8081 kg per person, 2.0× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Tunisia's 1.59 kg per person is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.5626 kg per person, 2.8× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.4246 kg per person | 0.2085 kg per person | 0.802 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.05 kg per person | 0.7425 kg per person | 1.25 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.66 kg per person | 1.08 kg per person | 2.02 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.7 kg per person | 1.31 kg per person | 2.02 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.98 kg per person | 1.67 kg per person | 2.2 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.08 kg per person | 1.59 kg per person | 2.57 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.14 kg per person | 1.59 kg per person | 2.9 kg per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Tunisia
More climate change data for Tunisia
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 241.72 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 5,824 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 2,319 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 3,505 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 8.75 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 125.16 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 1,551 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 1,529 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 21.55 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 5.77 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Tunisia?
- Nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Tunisia was 1.59 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied recorded in Tunisia?
- The highest recorded value was 2.9 kg per person in 2021.
- What is the lowest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied recorded in Tunisia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2085 kg per person in 1961.
- How does Tunisia rank for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied?
- Tunisia ranks 81st out of 176 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied rising or falling in Tunisia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tunisia 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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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
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- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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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.