Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Indonesia

Indonesia: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied was 473.16 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)
473.16 kg per square kilometre
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
32nd
of 176 countries
All-time high
581.65 kg per square kilometre
in 2021
All-time low
13.04 kg per square kilometre
in 1964
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Indonesia, 1961–2023

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Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.

Analysis

Indonesia recorded 473.16 kg per square kilometre for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in 2023.

That represents a change of up 6.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Indonesia peaked at 581.65 kg per square kilometre in 2021 and was at its lowest, 13.04 kg per square kilometre, in 1964.

Indonesia ranks 32nd of 176 countries on this measure, in the top 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 Indonesia, year by year

Annual values for Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied that leaches, per square kilometre in Indonesia, 1961 to 2023.
Year kg per square kilometre Change
1961 14.04 kg per square kilometre
1962 16.32 kg per square kilometre +16.3%
1963 15.9 kg per square kilometre -2.6%
1964 13.04 kg per square kilometre -18.0%
1965 13.89 kg per square kilometre +6.5%
1966 18.2 kg per square kilometre +31.0%
1967 17.42 kg per square kilometre -4.3%
1968 32.82 kg per square kilometre +88.4%
1969 17.47 kg per square kilometre -46.8%
1970 33.41 kg per square kilometre +91.2%
1971 32.51 kg per square kilometre -2.7%
1972 57.53 kg per square kilometre +77.0%
1973 57.96 kg per square kilometre +0.7%
1974 57.13 kg per square kilometre -1.4%
1975 56.62 kg per square kilometre -0.9%
1976 58.16 kg per square kilometre +2.7%
1977 77.04 kg per square kilometre +32.5%
1978 90.92 kg per square kilometre +18.0%
1979 102.74 kg per square kilometre +13.0%
1980 140.92 kg per square kilometre +37.2%
1981 165.11 kg per square kilometre +17.2%
1982 179.25 kg per square kilometre +8.6%
1983 173.74 kg per square kilometre -3.1%
1984 212.93 kg per square kilometre +22.6%
1985 215.1 kg per square kilometre +1.0%
1986 226.25 kg per square kilometre +5.2%
1987 243 kg per square kilometre +7.4%
1988 262.55 kg per square kilometre +8.0%
1989 243.29 kg per square kilometre -7.3%
1990 266.6 kg per square kilometre +9.6%
1991 256.96 kg per square kilometre -3.6%
1992 281.03 kg per square kilometre +9.4%
1993 257.99 kg per square kilometre -8.2%
1994 273.08 kg per square kilometre +5.8%
1995 305.37 kg per square kilometre +11.8%
1996 345.12 kg per square kilometre +13.0%
1997 282.62 kg per square kilometre -18.1%
1998 351.23 kg per square kilometre +24.3%
1999 318.87 kg per square kilometre -9.2%
2000 313.88 kg per square kilometre -1.6%
2001 312.14 kg per square kilometre -0.6%
2002 315.52 kg per square kilometre +1.1%
2003 338.71 kg per square kilometre +7.3%
2004 368.97 kg per square kilometre +8.9%
2005 385.39 kg per square kilometre +4.5%
2006 389.16 kg per square kilometre +1.0%
2007 399.99 kg per square kilometre +2.8%
2008 431.42 kg per square kilometre +7.9%
2009 469.09 kg per square kilometre +8.7%
2010 444.93 kg per square kilometre -5.2%
2011 468.78 kg per square kilometre +5.4%
2012 470.89 kg per square kilometre +0.5%
2013 445.98 kg per square kilometre -5.3%
2014 464.88 kg per square kilometre +4.2%
2015 450.37 kg per square kilometre -3.1%
2016 473.61 kg per square kilometre +5.2%
2017 471.68 kg per square kilometre -0.4%
2018 517.24 kg per square kilometre +9.7%
2019 467.9 kg per square kilometre -9.5%
2020 565.8 kg per square kilometre +20.9%
2021 581.65 kg per square kilometre +2.8%
2022 473.16 kg per square kilometre -18.7%
2023 473.16 kg per square kilometre +0.0%

Indonesia compared with similar countries

  • Indonesia's 473.16 kg per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 129.5 kg per square kilometre, 3.7× the median. (52 countries reporting)
  • Indonesia's 473.16 kg per square kilometre is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 17.15 kg per square kilometre, 27.6× the median. (25 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Indonesia 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.

YearChange FromTo
1970 +91.2% 17.47 kg per square kilometre 33.41 kg per square kilometre
1968 +88.4% 17.42 kg per square kilometre 32.82 kg per square kilometre
1972 +77.0% 32.51 kg per square kilometre 57.53 kg per square kilometre

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 17.68 kg per square kilometre 13.04 kg per square kilometre 32.82 kg per square kilometre 9
1970s 62.4 kg per square kilometre 32.51 kg per square kilometre 102.74 kg per square kilometre 10
1980s 206.21 kg per square kilometre 140.92 kg per square kilometre 262.55 kg per square kilometre 10
1990s 293.89 kg per square kilometre 256.96 kg per square kilometre 351.23 kg per square kilometre 10
2000s 372.43 kg per square kilometre 312.14 kg per square kilometre 469.09 kg per square kilometre 10
2010s 467.63 kg per square kilometre 444.93 kg per square kilometre 517.24 kg per square kilometre 10
2020s 523.44 kg per square kilometre 473.16 kg per square kilometre 581.65 kg per square kilometre 4

Countries ranked near Indonesia

  1. 29 Costa Rica 516.23 kg per square kilometre compare
  2. 30 Ukraine 514.46 kg per square kilometre compare
  3. 31 Guatemala 505.32 kg per square kilometre compare
  4. 33 Croatia 465.6 kg per square kilometre compare
  5. 34 Spain 464.09 kg per square kilometre compare
  6. 35 Lebanon 457.58 kg per square kilometre compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Indonesia?
Nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Indonesia was 473.16 kg per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied recorded in Indonesia?
The highest recorded value was 581.65 kg per square kilometre in 2021.
What is the lowest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied recorded in Indonesia?
The lowest recorded value was 13.04 kg per square kilometre in 1964.
How does Indonesia rank for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied?
Indonesia ranks 32nd out of 176 countries with data for 2023.
Is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied rising or falling in Indonesia?
Over the last ten years it is up 6.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Indonesia 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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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)

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Indicator
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied that leaches, per square kilometre
Unit
kg per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
178 places, 9,865 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

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.