Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Guinea
Guinea: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied was 20.8 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Guinea, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
Guinea recorded 20.8 kg per square kilometre for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in 2023.
The figure is down 4.5% on the previous year and up 525.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Guinea peaked at 21.77 kg per square kilometre in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0 kg per square kilometre, in 1983.
Guinea ranks 123rd 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 Guinea, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.6105 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.6105 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.6105 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.9767 kg per square kilometre | +60.0% |
| 1965 | 0.6105 kg per square kilometre | -37.5% |
| 1966 | 1.22 kg per square kilometre | +100.0% |
| 1967 | 1.22 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 1.22 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 1.22 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 1.83 kg per square kilometre | +50.0% |
| 1971 | 1.95 kg per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 1972 | 2.08 kg per square kilometre | +6.3% |
| 1973 | 0.9767 kg per square kilometre | -52.9% |
| 1974 | 0.7936 kg per square kilometre | -18.7% |
| 1975 | 0.7325 kg per square kilometre | -7.7% |
| 1976 | 0.7325 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.2442 kg per square kilometre | -66.7% |
| 1978 | 0.2442 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 1.34 kg per square kilometre | +450.0% |
| 1980 | 0.0513 kg per square kilometre | -96.2% |
| 1981 | 0.5457 kg per square kilometre | +964.3% |
| 1982 | 0.7533 kg per square kilometre | +38.0% |
| 1983 | 0 kg per square kilometre | -100.0% |
| 1984 | 0.1062 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1985 | 0.21 kg per square kilometre | +97.7% |
| 1986 | 0.3419 kg per square kilometre | +62.8% |
| 1987 | 0.3663 kg per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 1988 | 0.3187 kg per square kilometre | -13.0% |
| 1989 | 0.4774 kg per square kilometre | +49.8% |
| 1990 | 0.8925 kg per square kilometre | +87.0% |
| 1991 | 1.67 kg per square kilometre | +86.9% |
| 1992 | 0.3235 kg per square kilometre | -80.6% |
| 1993 | 1.29 kg per square kilometre | +299.6% |
| 1994 | 2.81 kg per square kilometre | +117.2% |
| 1995 | 3.44 kg per square kilometre | +22.5% |
| 1996 | 2.99 kg per square kilometre | -13.1% |
| 1997 | 0.8302 kg per square kilometre | -72.2% |
| 1998 | 1.37 kg per square kilometre | +64.7% |
| 1999 | 1.22 kg per square kilometre | -10.7% |
| 2000 | 1.22 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 1.22 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 2.19 kg per square kilometre | +79.4% |
| 2003 | 2.03 kg per square kilometre | -7.3% |
| 2004 | 2.04 kg per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 2.41 kg per square kilometre | +17.7% |
| 2006 | 2.41 kg per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 3.88 kg per square kilometre | +60.7% |
| 2008 | 3.41 kg per square kilometre | -12.1% |
| 2009 | 1.54 kg per square kilometre | -55.0% |
| 2010 | 3.09 kg per square kilometre | +100.8% |
| 2011 | 6.22 kg per square kilometre | +101.7% |
| 2012 | 6.57 kg per square kilometre | +5.5% |
| 2013 | 3.32 kg per square kilometre | -49.4% |
| 2014 | 3.57 kg per square kilometre | +7.3% |
| 2015 | 2.95 kg per square kilometre | -17.4% |
| 2016 | 2.72 kg per square kilometre | -7.6% |
| 2017 | 15.93 kg per square kilometre | +485.3% |
| 2018 | 8.61 kg per square kilometre | -45.9% |
| 2019 | 8.61 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 8.61 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 8.61 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 21.77 kg per square kilometre | +152.7% |
| 2023 | 20.8 kg per square kilometre | -4.5% |
Guinea compared with similar countries
- Guinea's 20.8 kg per square kilometre is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 74.91 kg per square kilometre, 28% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Guinea's 20.8 kg per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 21.03 kg per square kilometre, 99% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Guinea 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | +964.3% | 0.0513 kg per square kilometre | 0.5457 kg per square kilometre |
| 2017 | +485.3% | 2.72 kg per square kilometre | 15.93 kg per square kilometre |
| 1979 | +450.0% | 0.2442 kg per square kilometre | 1.34 kg per square kilometre |
| 1993 | +299.6% | 0.3235 kg per square kilometre | 1.29 kg per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.9225 kg per square kilometre | 0.6105 kg per square kilometre | 1.22 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.09 kg per square kilometre | 0.2442 kg per square kilometre | 2.08 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.3171 kg per square kilometre | 0 kg per square kilometre | 0.7533 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.68 kg per square kilometre | 0.3235 kg per square kilometre | 3.44 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.24 kg per square kilometre | 1.22 kg per square kilometre | 3.88 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.16 kg per square kilometre | 2.72 kg per square kilometre | 15.93 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.95 kg per square kilometre | 8.61 kg per square kilometre | 21.77 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Guinea
More climate change data for Guinea
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 17.82 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 11,342 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 3,691 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 7,651 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 13.93 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 273.25 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 3,693 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 539.17 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 3,154 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 2.03 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Guinea?
- Nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Guinea was 20.8 kg per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied recorded in Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 21.77 kg per square kilometre in 2022.
- What is the lowest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied recorded in Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 kg per square kilometre in 1983.
- How does Guinea rank for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied?
- Guinea ranks 123rd out of 176 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied rising or falling in Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 525.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Guinea 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.