Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied in United Arab Emirates

United Arab Emirates: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied was 0.3257 kg per person in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)
0.3257 kg per person
Change on year
down 3.9%
World rank
120th
of 176 countries
All-time high
3.08 kg per person
in 1995
All-time low
0 kg per person
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied in United Arab Emirates, 1961–2023

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Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.

Analysis

The most recent figure for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in United Arab Emirates is 0.3257 kg per person, measured in 2023.

The figure is down 3.9% on the previous year and down 50.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in United Arab Emirates peaked at 3.08 kg per person in 1995 and was at its lowest, 0 kg per person, in 1961.

United Arab Emirates ranks 120th of 176 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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 United Arab Emirates, year by year

Annual values for Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied that leaches, per capita in United Arab Emirates, 1961 to 2023.
Year kg per person Change
1961 0 kg per person
1962 0 kg per person
1963 0 kg per person
1964 0 kg per person
1965 0 kg per person
1966 0 kg per person
1967 0 kg per person
1968 0 kg per person
1969 0 kg per person
1970 0 kg per person
1971 0 kg per person
1972 0.3561 kg per person
1973 0.3403 kg per person -4.4%
1974 0.3913 kg per person +15.0%
1975 0.4421 kg per person +13.0%
1976 0.4871 kg per person +10.2%
1977 0.2112 kg per person -56.6%
1978 0.2706 kg per person +28.1%
1979 0.6908 kg per person +155.3%
1980 0.6678 kg per person -3.3%
1981 0.6426 kg per person -3.8%
1982 0.6273 kg per person -2.4%
1983 0.6336 kg per person +1.0%
1984 0.4622 kg per person -27.1%
1985 0.6029 kg per person +30.4%
1986 0.2004 kg per person -66.8%
1987 0.3849 kg per person +92.1%
1988 0.3568 kg per person -7.3%
1989 1.31 kg per person +267.4%
1990 1.45 kg per person +10.9%
1991 2.12 kg per person +45.7%
1992 2.7 kg per person +27.2%
1993 2.7 kg per person +0.2%
1994 2.96 kg per person +9.8%
1995 3.08 kg per person +3.9%
1996 2.83 kg per person -8.1%
1997 2.58 kg per person -8.9%
1998 2.44 kg per person -5.4%
1999 2.31 kg per person -5.4%
2000 2.04 kg per person -11.4%
2001 1.89 kg per person -7.4%
2002 2.44 kg per person +28.7%
2003 2.3 kg per person -5.6%
2004 2.18 kg per person -5.3%
2005 2.07 kg per person -5.1%
2006 1.87 kg per person -9.4%
2007 1.73 kg per person -7.4%
2008 1.57 kg per person -9.5%
2009 1.02 kg per person -34.9%
2010 1.14 kg per person +11.4%
2011 1.06 kg per person -6.7%
2012 0.7959 kg per person -25.0%
2013 0.6571 kg per person -17.4%
2014 0.4635 kg per person -29.5%
2015 0.5342 kg per person +15.3%
2016 0.4192 kg per person -21.5%
2017 0.3402 kg per person -18.8%
2018 0.3071 kg per person -9.7%
2019 0.3206 kg per person +4.4%
2020 0.3838 kg per person +19.7%
2021 0.3566 kg per person -7.1%
2022 0.3389 kg per person -5.0%
2023 0.3257 kg per person -3.9%

United Arab Emirates compared with similar countries

  • United Arab Emirates's 0.3257 kg per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 2.9 kg per person, 11% of the median. (61 countries reporting)
  • United Arab Emirates's 0.3257 kg per person is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.5626 kg per person, 58% of the median. (21 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied in United Arab Emirates 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.

YearChange FromTo
1989 +267.4% 0.3568 kg per person 1.31 kg per person
1979 +155.3% 0.2706 kg per person 0.6908 kg per person
1987 +92.1% 0.2004 kg per person 0.3849 kg per person

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0 kg per person 0 kg per person 0 kg per person 9
1970s 0.319 kg per person 0 kg per person 0.6908 kg per person 10
1980s 0.5889 kg per person 0.2004 kg per person 1.31 kg per person 10
1990s 2.52 kg per person 1.45 kg per person 3.08 kg per person 10
2000s 1.91 kg per person 1.02 kg per person 2.44 kg per person 10
2010s 0.6036 kg per person 0.3071 kg per person 1.14 kg per person 10
2020s 0.3513 kg per person 0.3257 kg per person 0.3838 kg per person 4

Countries ranked near United Arab Emirates

  1. 117 Guinea 0.3547 kg per person compare
  2. 118 Grenada 0.3512 kg per person compare
  3. 119 Bahamas 0.3422 kg per person compare
  4. 121 Rwanda 0.325 kg per person compare
  5. 122 Malta 0.3181 kg per person compare
  6. 123 Palestine 0.3181 kg per person compare

See the full ranking of 178 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in United Arab Emirates?
Nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in United Arab Emirates was 0.3257 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied recorded in United Arab Emirates?
The highest recorded value was 3.08 kg per person in 1995.
What is the lowest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied recorded in United Arab Emirates?
The lowest recorded value was 0 kg per person in 1961.
How does United Arab Emirates rank for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied?
United Arab Emirates ranks 120th out of 176 countries with data for 2023.
Is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied rising or falling in United Arab Emirates?
Over the last ten years it is down 50.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this United Arab Emirates 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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Indicator
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied that leaches, per capita
Unit
kg per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
178 places, 9,865 data points, 1961–2023
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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.