Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Central African Republic
Central African Republic: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied was 0.0381 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Central African Republic, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Central African Republic stood at 0.0381 kg per square kilometre.
That represents a change of up 326.9% on the previous year and down 30.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Central African Republic peaked at 1.2 kg per square kilometre in 1985 and was at its lowest, 0 kg per square kilometre, in 2014.
That places Central African Republic 166th out of 176 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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 Central African Republic, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0746 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.077 kg per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1963 | 0.0819 kg per square kilometre | +6.3% |
| 1964 | 0.0963 kg per square kilometre | +17.6% |
| 1965 | 0.2889 kg per square kilometre | +200.0% |
| 1966 | 0.3852 kg per square kilometre | +33.3% |
| 1967 | 0.4816 kg per square kilometre | +25.0% |
| 1968 | 0.5779 kg per square kilometre | +20.0% |
| 1969 | 0.5697 kg per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 1970 | 0.562 kg per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 1971 | 0.6742 kg per square kilometre | +20.0% |
| 1972 | 0.4816 kg per square kilometre | -28.6% |
| 1973 | 0.4512 kg per square kilometre | -6.3% |
| 1974 | 0.8668 kg per square kilometre | +92.1% |
| 1975 | 0.2889 kg per square kilometre | -66.7% |
| 1976 | 0.5779 kg per square kilometre | +100.0% |
| 1977 | 0.5779 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.5779 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0482 kg per square kilometre | -91.7% |
| 1980 | 0.6742 kg per square kilometre | +1300.0% |
| 1981 | 0.5779 kg per square kilometre | -14.3% |
| 1982 | 0.3371 kg per square kilometre | -41.7% |
| 1983 | 0.1339 kg per square kilometre | -60.3% |
| 1984 | 0.5297 kg per square kilometre | +295.7% |
| 1985 | 1.2 kg per square kilometre | +127.3% |
| 1986 | 0.2995 kg per square kilometre | -75.1% |
| 1987 | 0.3703 kg per square kilometre | +23.6% |
| 1988 | 0.2494 kg per square kilometre | -32.6% |
| 1989 | 0.3323 kg per square kilometre | +33.2% |
| 1990 | 0.3852 kg per square kilometre | +15.9% |
| 1991 | 0.3852 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.4334 kg per square kilometre | +12.5% |
| 1993 | 0.4816 kg per square kilometre | +11.1% |
| 1994 | 0.0482 kg per square kilometre | -90.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0482 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0482 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0482 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0963 kg per square kilometre | +100.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0963 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0963 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0963 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0004 kg per square kilometre | -99.6% |
| 2003 | 0 kg per square kilometre | -91.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0057 kg per square kilometre | +16854.1% |
| 2005 | 0.118 kg per square kilometre | +1968.0% |
| 2006 | 0.1449 kg per square kilometre | +22.7% |
| 2007 | 0.1684 kg per square kilometre | +16.2% |
| 2008 | 0.0851 kg per square kilometre | -49.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0915 kg per square kilometre | +7.5% |
| 2010 | 0.1067 kg per square kilometre | +16.6% |
| 2011 | 0.1939 kg per square kilometre | +81.7% |
| 2012 | 0.1091 kg per square kilometre | -43.8% |
| 2013 | 0.0545 kg per square kilometre | -50.0% |
| 2014 | 0 kg per square kilometre | -100.0% |
| 2015 | 0.1056 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 2016 | 0.1013 kg per square kilometre | -4.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0415 kg per square kilometre | -59.0% |
| 2018 | 0.1028 kg per square kilometre | +147.7% |
| 2019 | 0.1005 kg per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 2020 | 0.1077 kg per square kilometre | +7.2% |
| 2021 | 0.1077 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0089 kg per square kilometre | -91.7% |
| 2023 | 0.0381 kg per square kilometre | +326.9% |
Central African Republic compared with similar countries
- Central African Republic's 0.0381 kg per square kilometre is below the median for low income countries, which is 14.75 kg per square kilometre, 0% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Central African Republic's 0.0381 kg per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 21.03 kg per square kilometre, 0% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Central African Republic 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | +16854.1% | 0 kg per square kilometre | 0.0057 kg per square kilometre |
| 2005 | +1968.0% | 0.0057 kg per square kilometre | 0.118 kg per square kilometre |
| 1980 | +1300.0% | 0.0482 kg per square kilometre | 0.6742 kg per square kilometre |
| 2023 | +326.9% | 0.0089 kg per square kilometre | 0.0381 kg per square kilometre |
| 1984 | +295.7% | 0.1339 kg per square kilometre | 0.5297 kg per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2926 kg per square kilometre | 0.0746 kg per square kilometre | 0.5779 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.5106 kg per square kilometre | 0.0482 kg per square kilometre | 0.8668 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.4708 kg per square kilometre | 0.1339 kg per square kilometre | 1.2 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2071 kg per square kilometre | 0.0482 kg per square kilometre | 0.4816 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0807 kg per square kilometre | 0 kg per square kilometre | 0.1684 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0916 kg per square kilometre | 0 kg per square kilometre | 0.1939 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0656 kg per square kilometre | 0.0089 kg per square kilometre | 0.1077 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Central African Republic
- 163 Mauritania 0.5583 kg per square kilometre compare
- 164 Somalia 0.2969 kg per square kilometre compare
- 165 South Sudan 0.2173 kg per square kilometre compare
- 167 Greenland 0.0168 kg per square kilometre compare
- 168 Aruba 0 kg per square kilometre compare
- 168 Antigua and Barbuda 0 kg per square kilometre compare
- 168 Bahrain 0 kg per square kilometre compare
- 168 Dominica 0 kg per square kilometre compare
- 168 Kiribati 0 kg per square kilometre compare
- 168 Marshall Islands 0 kg per square kilometre
- 168 Nauru 0 kg per square kilometre compare
- 168 Solomon Islands 0 kg per square kilometre compare
- 168 Vanuatu 0 kg per square kilometre compare
More climate change data for Central African Republic
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 1.19 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 13,396 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 4,441 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 8,956 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 16.76 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 319.84 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 167.09 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 51.6 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 115.5 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.1947 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Central African Republic?
- Nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Central African Republic was 0.0381 kg per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied recorded in Central African Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 1.2 kg per square kilometre in 1985.
- What is the lowest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied recorded in Central African Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 kg per square kilometre in 2014.
- How does Central African Republic rank for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied?
- Central African Republic ranks 166th out of 176 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied rising or falling in Central African Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Central African Republic data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied that leaches, per square kilometre. 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 Land area (sq. km), 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 ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.