Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Uganda
Uganda: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied was 0.0719 kg per person in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Uganda, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
Uganda recorded 0.0719 kg per person for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 20.1% on the previous year and down 11.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Uganda peaked at 0.1243 kg per person in 1971 and was at its lowest, 0 kg per person, in 1978.
Uganda ranks 153rd 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 Uganda, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0458 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0482 kg per person | +5.3% |
| 1963 | 0.054 kg per person | +12.0% |
| 1964 | 0.0524 kg per person | -2.9% |
| 1965 | 0.0632 kg per person | +20.6% |
| 1966 | 0.0846 kg per person | +33.8% |
| 1967 | 0.0545 kg per person | -35.6% |
| 1968 | 0.0612 kg per person | +12.3% |
| 1969 | 0.0665 kg per person | +8.6% |
| 1970 | 0.1163 kg per person | +74.8% |
| 1971 | 0.1243 kg per person | +6.9% |
| 1972 | 0.1102 kg per person | -11.3% |
| 1973 | 0.1077 kg per person | -2.3% |
| 1974 | 0.042 kg per person | -61.0% |
| 1975 | 0.0223 kg per person | -46.9% |
| 1976 | 0.024 kg per person | +7.6% |
| 1977 | 0.0073 kg per person | -69.7% |
| 1978 | 0 kg per person | -100.0% |
| 1979 | 0 kg per person | — |
| 1980 | 0.0158 kg per person | — |
| 1981 | 0.0111 kg per person | -30.1% |
| 1982 | 0 kg per person | -100.0% |
| 1983 | 0 kg per person | — |
| 1984 | 0.0082 kg per person | — |
| 1985 | 0.004 kg per person | -51.4% |
| 1986 | 0.0051 kg per person | +27.2% |
| 1987 | 0.0148 kg per person | +192.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0019 kg per person | -86.9% |
| 1989 | 0.0044 kg per person | +126.2% |
| 1990 | 0.0016 kg per person | -64.4% |
| 1991 | 0.0083 kg per person | +425.9% |
| 1992 | 0.0064 kg per person | -22.7% |
| 1993 | 0.0201 kg per person | +214.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0149 kg per person | -25.6% |
| 1995 | 0.0116 kg per person | -22.2% |
| 1996 | 0.0028 kg per person | -75.7% |
| 1997 | 0.0027 kg per person | -2.9% |
| 1998 | 0.0243 kg per person | +785.8% |
| 1999 | 0.0268 kg per person | +10.2% |
| 2000 | 0.0424 kg per person | +58.3% |
| 2001 | 0.0461 kg per person | +8.7% |
| 2002 | 0.0429 kg per person | -6.9% |
| 2003 | 0.0493 kg per person | +14.9% |
| 2004 | 0.0437 kg per person | -11.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0277 kg per person | -36.6% |
| 2006 | 0.0457 kg per person | +65.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0401 kg per person | -12.2% |
| 2008 | 0.1046 kg per person | +160.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0672 kg per person | -35.7% |
| 2010 | 0.059 kg per person | -12.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0684 kg per person | +16.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0703 kg per person | +2.8% |
| 2013 | 0.0815 kg per person | +15.8% |
| 2014 | 0.0547 kg per person | -32.8% |
| 2015 | 0.0166 kg per person | -69.6% |
| 2016 | 0.066 kg per person | +297.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0568 kg per person | -14.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0809 kg per person | +42.4% |
| 2019 | 0.0834 kg per person | +3.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0521 kg per person | -37.5% |
| 2021 | 0.0505 kg per person | -3.2% |
| 2022 | 0.0599 kg per person | +18.6% |
| 2023 | 0.0719 kg per person | +20.1% |
Uganda compared with similar countries
- Uganda's 0.0719 kg per person is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.209 kg per person, 34% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Uganda's 0.0719 kg per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.3399 kg per person, 21% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Uganda 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | +785.8% | 0.0027 kg per person | 0.0243 kg per person |
| 1991 | +425.9% | 0.0016 kg per person | 0.0083 kg per person |
| 2016 | +297.2% | 0.0166 kg per person | 0.066 kg per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0589 kg per person | 0.0458 kg per person | 0.0846 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0554 kg per person | 0 kg per person | 0.1243 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0065 kg per person | 0 kg per person | 0.0158 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0119 kg per person | 0.0016 kg per person | 0.0268 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.051 kg per person | 0.0277 kg per person | 0.1046 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0638 kg per person | 0.0166 kg per person | 0.0834 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0586 kg per person | 0.0505 kg per person | 0.0719 kg per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
- 150 Niger 0.0933 kg per person compare
- 151 Sierra Leone 0.0879 kg per person compare
- 152 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0.0811 kg per person compare
- 154 Congo 0.0714 kg per person compare
- 155 Bermuda 0.0631 kg per person compare
- 156 Equatorial Guinea 0.0515 kg per person compare
More climate change data for Uganda
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 22.78 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 27,987 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 10,431 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 17,556 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 39.36 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 627.02 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 1,448 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 756.87 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 691.37 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 2.86 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Uganda?
- Nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Uganda was 0.0719 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1243 kg per person in 1971.
- What is the lowest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 kg per person in 1978.
- How does Uganda rank for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied?
- Uganda ranks 153rd out of 176 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Uganda 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.