Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Gabon
Gabon: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied was 6.45 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Gabon, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Gabon stood at 6.45 kg per square kilometre.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 11.0% on the previous year and up 333.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Gabon peaked at 9.02 kg per square kilometre in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0 kg per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places Gabon 148th 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 Gabon, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1963 | 0 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1964 | 0 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1965 | 0 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1966 | 0 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1967 | 0 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1968 | 0 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1969 | 0 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1970 | 0 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1971 | 0 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1972 | 0.0547 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1973 | 0.0244 kg per square kilometre | -55.3% |
| 1974 | 0.0349 kg per square kilometre | +42.9% |
| 1975 | 0.3493 kg per square kilometre | +900.0% |
| 1976 | 0.4389 kg per square kilometre | +25.7% |
| 1977 | 0.1164 kg per square kilometre | -73.5% |
| 1978 | 0.1164 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.1071 kg per square kilometre | -8.0% |
| 1980 | 0.1164 kg per square kilometre | +8.7% |
| 1981 | 0.9268 kg per square kilometre | +696.0% |
| 1982 | 0.2329 kg per square kilometre | -74.9% |
| 1983 | 0.6986 kg per square kilometre | +200.0% |
| 1984 | 0.5821 kg per square kilometre | -16.7% |
| 1985 | 0.5821 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 1.27 kg per square kilometre | +118.8% |
| 1987 | 0.9466 kg per square kilometre | -25.7% |
| 1988 | 0.3842 kg per square kilometre | -59.4% |
| 1989 | 0.4657 kg per square kilometre | +21.2% |
| 1990 | 0.1583 kg per square kilometre | -66.0% |
| 1991 | 0.2329 kg per square kilometre | +47.1% |
| 1992 | 0.1164 kg per square kilometre | -50.0% |
| 1993 | 0.1164 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.1164 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.1164 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.1164 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.1164 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.1164 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.1164 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.1164 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.1164 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.6438 kg per square kilometre | +453.0% |
| 2003 | 0.2212 kg per square kilometre | -65.6% |
| 2004 | 0.7917 kg per square kilometre | +257.9% |
| 2005 | 0.6753 kg per square kilometre | -14.7% |
| 2006 | 0.9303 kg per square kilometre | +37.8% |
| 2007 | 1.04 kg per square kilometre | +11.4% |
| 2008 | 0.9547 kg per square kilometre | -7.9% |
| 2009 | 1.03 kg per square kilometre | +7.7% |
| 2010 | 0.6904 kg per square kilometre | -32.8% |
| 2011 | 0.4436 kg per square kilometre | -35.8% |
| 2012 | 1.51 kg per square kilometre | +241.3% |
| 2013 | 1.49 kg per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 2014 | 2.16 kg per square kilometre | +45.0% |
| 2015 | 5.15 kg per square kilometre | +138.7% |
| 2016 | 4.27 kg per square kilometre | -17.1% |
| 2017 | 9.02 kg per square kilometre | +111.4% |
| 2018 | 7.33 kg per square kilometre | -18.7% |
| 2019 | 6.76 kg per square kilometre | -7.7% |
| 2020 | 3.13 kg per square kilometre | -53.7% |
| 2021 | 4.31 kg per square kilometre | +37.6% |
| 2022 | 7.24 kg per square kilometre | +68.1% |
| 2023 | 6.45 kg per square kilometre | -11.0% |
Gabon compared with similar countries
- Gabon's 6.45 kg per square kilometre is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 129.5 kg per square kilometre, 5% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Gabon's 6.45 kg per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 21.03 kg per square kilometre, 31% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Gabon 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | +900.0% | 0.0349 kg per square kilometre | 0.3493 kg per square kilometre |
| 1981 | +696.0% | 0.1164 kg per square kilometre | 0.9268 kg per square kilometre |
| 2002 | +453.0% | 0.1164 kg per square kilometre | 0.6438 kg per square kilometre |
| 2004 | +257.9% | 0.2212 kg per square kilometre | 0.7917 kg per square kilometre |
| 2012 | +241.3% | 0.4436 kg per square kilometre | 1.51 kg per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 kg per square kilometre | 0 kg per square kilometre | 0 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.1242 kg per square kilometre | 0 kg per square kilometre | 0.4389 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.6209 kg per square kilometre | 0.1164 kg per square kilometre | 1.27 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1323 kg per square kilometre | 0.1164 kg per square kilometre | 0.2329 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6514 kg per square kilometre | 0.1164 kg per square kilometre | 1.04 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.88 kg per square kilometre | 0.4436 kg per square kilometre | 9.02 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.28 kg per square kilometre | 3.13 kg per square kilometre | 7.24 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Gabon
More climate change data for Gabon
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 1.51 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 241.41 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 126.48 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 114.93 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 0.4773 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 4.1 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 17.66 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 13.49 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 4.17 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.0509 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Gabon?
- Nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Gabon was 6.45 kg per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied recorded in Gabon?
- The highest recorded value was 9.02 kg per square kilometre in 2017.
- What is the lowest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied recorded in Gabon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 kg per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Gabon rank for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied?
- Gabon ranks 148th out of 176 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied rising or falling in Gabon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 333.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Gabon 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.