Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Zambia
Zambia: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied was 3.36 kg per person in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Zambia, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Zambia is 3.36 kg per person, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 31.3% on the previous year and up 22.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Zambia peaked at 3.62 kg per person in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.2396 kg per person, in 2000.
Zambia ranks 48th 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 Zambia, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.4868 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.402 kg per person | -17.4% |
| 1963 | 0.3982 kg per person | -1.0% |
| 1964 | 0.5032 kg per person | +26.4% |
| 1965 | 0.4875 kg per person | -3.1% |
| 1966 | 0.4722 kg per person | -3.1% |
| 1967 | 0.4954 kg per person | +4.9% |
| 1968 | 0.8855 kg per person | +78.7% |
| 1969 | 0.6523 kg per person | -26.3% |
| 1970 | 1.37 kg per person | +109.4% |
| 1971 | 2.21 kg per person | +62.1% |
| 1972 | 1.64 kg per person | -25.9% |
| 1973 | 1.53 kg per person | -6.7% |
| 1974 | 2.22 kg per person | +45.3% |
| 1975 | 2.03 kg per person | -8.9% |
| 1976 | 2.32 kg per person | +14.6% |
| 1977 | 2.61 kg per person | +12.6% |
| 1978 | 1.7 kg per person | -34.9% |
| 1979 | 2.03 kg per person | +19.5% |
| 1980 | 2.74 kg per person | +34.8% |
| 1981 | 2.89 kg per person | +5.4% |
| 1982 | 2.63 kg per person | -9.1% |
| 1983 | 2.04 kg per person | -22.5% |
| 1984 | 1.72 kg per person | -15.4% |
| 1985 | 2.36 kg per person | +37.1% |
| 1986 | 2.31 kg per person | -2.1% |
| 1987 | 2.58 kg per person | +11.6% |
| 1988 | 2.28 kg per person | -11.7% |
| 1989 | 2.05 kg per person | -10.0% |
| 1990 | 1.46 kg per person | -28.7% |
| 1991 | 1.51 kg per person | +3.2% |
| 1992 | 2.1 kg per person | +39.5% |
| 1993 | 2.07 kg per person | -1.3% |
| 1994 | 1.33 kg per person | -35.9% |
| 1995 | 1.16 kg per person | -12.7% |
| 1996 | 0.9163 kg per person | -21.1% |
| 1997 | 1.06 kg per person | +15.6% |
| 1998 | 0.4176 kg per person | -60.6% |
| 1999 | 0.3271 kg per person | -21.7% |
| 2000 | 0.2396 kg per person | -26.8% |
| 2001 | 0.3777 kg per person | +57.7% |
| 2002 | 1.14 kg per person | +200.9% |
| 2003 | 1.17 kg per person | +2.9% |
| 2004 | 1.59 kg per person | +36.2% |
| 2005 | 1.32 kg per person | -17.0% |
| 2006 | 1.22 kg per person | -7.9% |
| 2007 | 1.33 kg per person | +9.3% |
| 2008 | 1.23 kg per person | -7.9% |
| 2009 | 1.43 kg per person | +16.3% |
| 2010 | 1.67 kg per person | +16.9% |
| 2011 | 2.42 kg per person | +45.2% |
| 2012 | 2 kg per person | -17.4% |
| 2013 | 2.74 kg per person | +37.2% |
| 2014 | 2.6 kg per person | -5.0% |
| 2015 | 3.03 kg per person | +16.3% |
| 2016 | 3.34 kg per person | +10.2% |
| 2017 | 3.62 kg per person | +8.6% |
| 2018 | 2.47 kg per person | -31.8% |
| 2019 | 2.72 kg per person | +10.0% |
| 2020 | 3.02 kg per person | +11.1% |
| 2021 | 2.73 kg per person | -9.4% |
| 2022 | 2.56 kg per person | -6.4% |
| 2023 | 3.36 kg per person | +31.3% |
Zambia compared with similar countries
- Zambia's 3.36 kg per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.8081 kg per person, 4.2× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Zambia's 3.36 kg per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.3399 kg per person, 9.9× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Zambia 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 | +200.9% | 0.3777 kg per person | 1.14 kg per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.5315 kg per person | 0.3982 kg per person | 0.8855 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.97 kg per person | 1.37 kg per person | 2.61 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.36 kg per person | 1.72 kg per person | 2.89 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.24 kg per person | 0.3271 kg per person | 2.1 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.1 kg per person | 0.2396 kg per person | 1.59 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.66 kg per person | 1.67 kg per person | 3.62 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.92 kg per person | 2.56 kg per person | 3.36 kg per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Zambia
More climate change data for Zambia
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 303.19 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 7,547 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 2,795 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 4,752 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 10.55 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 169.71 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 2,153 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 2,033 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 120.21 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 7.67 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Zambia?
- Nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Zambia was 3.36 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 3.62 kg per person in 2017.
- What is the lowest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2396 kg per person in 2000.
- How does Zambia rank for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied?
- Zambia ranks 48th out of 176 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Zambia 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.