Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Georgia
Georgia: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied was 181.32 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Georgia, 1992–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Georgia is 181.32 kg per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 1.2% on the previous year and up 85.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Georgia peaked at 267.66 kg per square kilometre in 1992 and was at its lowest, 48.02 kg per square kilometre, in 2003.
Georgia ranks 63rd of 176 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 32 years of available data.
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Georgia, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 267.66 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1993 | 211.11 kg per square kilometre | -21.1% |
| 1994 | 112.25 kg per square kilometre | -46.8% |
| 1995 | 112.25 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 117.43 kg per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 1997 | 135.99 kg per square kilometre | +15.8% |
| 1998 | 129.51 kg per square kilometre | -4.8% |
| 1999 | 172.69 kg per square kilometre | +33.3% |
| 2000 | 172.69 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 112.25 kg per square kilometre | -35.0% |
| 2002 | 92.39 kg per square kilometre | -17.7% |
| 2003 | 48.02 kg per square kilometre | -48.0% |
| 2004 | 60.87 kg per square kilometre | +26.8% |
| 2005 | 104.12 kg per square kilometre | +71.0% |
| 2006 | 92.43 kg per square kilometre | -11.2% |
| 2007 | 79.66 kg per square kilometre | -13.8% |
| 2008 | 75.02 kg per square kilometre | -5.8% |
| 2009 | 84.84 kg per square kilometre | +13.1% |
| 2010 | 73.57 kg per square kilometre | -13.3% |
| 2011 | 63.72 kg per square kilometre | -13.4% |
| 2012 | 76.06 kg per square kilometre | +19.4% |
| 2013 | 97.57 kg per square kilometre | +28.3% |
| 2014 | 76.38 kg per square kilometre | -21.7% |
| 2015 | 74.95 kg per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 2016 | 78.03 kg per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 2017 | 61.88 kg per square kilometre | -20.7% |
| 2018 | 64.28 kg per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 2019 | 55.48 kg per square kilometre | -13.7% |
| 2020 | 190.82 kg per square kilometre | +244.0% |
| 2021 | 188.66 kg per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 183.48 kg per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 2023 | 181.32 kg per square kilometre | -1.2% |
Georgia compared with similar countries
- Georgia's 181.32 kg per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 129.5 kg per square kilometre, 1.4× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Georgia's 181.32 kg per square kilometre is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 371.18 kg per square kilometre, 49% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Georgia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +244.0% | 55.48 kg per square kilometre | 190.82 kg per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 157.36 kg per square kilometre | 112.25 kg per square kilometre | 267.66 kg per square kilometre | 8 |
| 2000s | 92.23 kg per square kilometre | 48.02 kg per square kilometre | 172.69 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 72.19 kg per square kilometre | 55.48 kg per square kilometre | 97.57 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 186.07 kg per square kilometre | 181.32 kg per square kilometre | 190.82 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Georgia
- 60 Mexico 210.75 kg per square kilometre compare
- 61 North Macedonia 195.51 kg per square kilometre compare
- 62 Rwanda 183.83 kg per square kilometre compare
- 64 Nepal 167.4 kg per square kilometre compare
- 65 Armenia 165.22 kg per square kilometre compare
- 66 Gambia 162.88 kg per square kilometre compare
More climate change data for Georgia
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 38.83 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 3,144 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 1,140 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 2,004 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 4.3 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 71.58 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 274.1 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 258.27 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 15.83 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.9746 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Georgia?
- Nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Georgia was 181.32 kg per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied recorded in Georgia?
- The highest recorded value was 267.66 kg per square kilometre in 1992.
- What is the lowest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied recorded in Georgia?
- The lowest recorded value was 48.02 kg per square kilometre in 2003.
- How does Georgia rank for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied?
- Georgia ranks 63rd out of 176 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied rising or falling in Georgia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 85.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Georgia 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.