Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied was 1.77 kg per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Zimbabwe, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
In 2023, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Zimbabwe stood at 1.77 kg per person.
The figure is down 11.4% on the previous year and up 59.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Zimbabwe peaked at 3.96 kg per person in 1971 and was at its lowest, 0.8876 kg per person, in 2015.
That places Zimbabwe 75th out of 176 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.41 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 1.16 kg per person | -17.4% |
| 1963 | 1.15 kg per person | -0.8% |
| 1964 | 2.57 kg per person | +122.7% |
| 1965 | 2.56 kg per person | -0.5% |
| 1966 | 2.38 kg per person | -6.9% |
| 1967 | 2.59 kg per person | +8.8% |
| 1968 | 2.36 kg per person | -9.0% |
| 1969 | 2.55 kg per person | +8.2% |
| 1970 | 2.82 kg per person | +10.5% |
| 1971 | 3.96 kg per person | +40.6% |
| 1972 | 3.25 kg per person | -18.1% |
| 1973 | 3.67 kg per person | +13.0% |
| 1974 | 3.81 kg per person | +3.7% |
| 1975 | 3.69 kg per person | -3.1% |
| 1976 | 2.86 kg per person | -22.4% |
| 1977 | 2.09 kg per person | -26.9% |
| 1978 | 2.54 kg per person | +21.1% |
| 1979 | 2.67 kg per person | +5.2% |
| 1980 | 3.96 kg per person | +48.4% |
| 1981 | 3.92 kg per person | -0.9% |
| 1982 | 3.38 kg per person | -13.7% |
| 1983 | 3.01 kg per person | -11.0% |
| 1984 | 2.57 kg per person | -14.8% |
| 1985 | 3.21 kg per person | +25.1% |
| 1986 | 2.73 kg per person | -14.8% |
| 1987 | 2.37 kg per person | -13.3% |
| 1988 | 2.76 kg per person | +16.4% |
| 1989 | 2.5 kg per person | -9.4% |
| 1990 | 2.81 kg per person | +12.4% |
| 1991 | 2.59 kg per person | -7.9% |
| 1992 | 1.61 kg per person | -37.7% |
| 1993 | 2.27 kg per person | +40.5% |
| 1994 | 2.56 kg per person | +13.0% |
| 1995 | 2.08 kg per person | -18.9% |
| 1996 | 2.53 kg per person | +21.6% |
| 1997 | 2.48 kg per person | -1.9% |
| 1998 | 2.46 kg per person | -0.9% |
| 1999 | 2.55 kg per person | +3.6% |
| 2000 | 2.2 kg per person | -13.4% |
| 2001 | 2.05 kg per person | -6.8% |
| 2002 | 1.76 kg per person | -14.6% |
| 2003 | 1.9 kg per person | +8.3% |
| 2004 | 1.25 kg per person | -34.1% |
| 2005 | 1.16 kg per person | -7.1% |
| 2006 | 1.44 kg per person | +23.6% |
| 2007 | 1.35 kg per person | -6.4% |
| 2008 | 1.12 kg per person | -16.5% |
| 2009 | 1.51 kg per person | +34.3% |
| 2010 | 1.58 kg per person | +4.9% |
| 2011 | 1.31 kg per person | -17.0% |
| 2012 | 0.8901 kg per person | -32.3% |
| 2013 | 1.11 kg per person | +24.6% |
| 2014 | 1.06 kg per person | -4.8% |
| 2015 | 0.8876 kg per person | -15.9% |
| 2016 | 1.19 kg per person | +34.5% |
| 2017 | 1.32 kg per person | +10.3% |
| 2018 | 0.9997 kg per person | -24.1% |
| 2019 | 0.9842 kg per person | -1.6% |
| 2020 | 1.54 kg per person | +56.6% |
| 2021 | 2.64 kg per person | +71.4% |
| 2022 | 2 kg per person | -24.3% |
| 2023 | 1.77 kg per person | -11.4% |
Zimbabwe compared with similar countries
- Zimbabwe's 1.77 kg per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.8081 kg per person, 2.2× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Zimbabwe's 1.77 kg per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.3399 kg per person, 5.2× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Zimbabwe 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | +122.7% | 1.15 kg per person | 2.57 kg per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.08 kg per person | 1.15 kg per person | 2.59 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 3.14 kg per person | 2.09 kg per person | 3.96 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.04 kg per person | 2.37 kg per person | 3.96 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.39 kg per person | 1.61 kg per person | 2.81 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.57 kg per person | 1.12 kg per person | 2.2 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.13 kg per person | 0.8876 kg per person | 1.58 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.99 kg per person | 1.54 kg per person | 2.64 kg per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Zimbabwe
- 72 Peru 1.97 kg per person compare
- 73 Azerbaijan 1.9 kg per person compare
- 74 Morocco 1.82 kg per person compare
- 76 El Salvador 1.77 kg per person compare
- 77 Eswatini 1.77 kg per person compare
- 78 Dominican Republic 1.74 kg per person compare
More climate change data for Zimbabwe
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 178.46 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 17,716 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 5,805 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 11,912 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 21.9 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 425.42 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 1,483 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 1,345 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 137.94 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 5.08 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Zimbabwe?
- Nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Zimbabwe was 1.77 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 3.96 kg per person in 1971.
- What is the lowest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8876 kg per person in 2015.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied?
- Zimbabwe ranks 75th out of 176 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 59.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Zimbabwe 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.