Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Mauritius
Mauritius: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied was 749.78 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Mauritius, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
Mauritius recorded 749.78 kg per square kilometre for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is down 10.3% on the previous year and down 34.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Mauritius peaked at 2,037 kg per square kilometre in 1972 and was at its lowest, 749.78 kg per square kilometre, in 2023.
That places Mauritius 18th out of 176 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Mauritius, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1,413 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 1,602 kg per square kilometre | +13.4% |
| 1963 | 1,589 kg per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 1964 | 1,419 kg per square kilometre | -10.7% |
| 1965 | 1,341 kg per square kilometre | -5.5% |
| 1966 | 1,289 kg per square kilometre | -3.9% |
| 1967 | 1,407 kg per square kilometre | +9.2% |
| 1968 | 1,363 kg per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 1969 | 1,353 kg per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 1970 | 1,316 kg per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 1971 | 1,353 kg per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1972 | 2,037 kg per square kilometre | +50.5% |
| 1973 | 1,652 kg per square kilometre | -18.9% |
| 1974 | 1,282 kg per square kilometre | -22.4% |
| 1975 | 1,478 kg per square kilometre | +15.3% |
| 1976 | 1,308 kg per square kilometre | -11.5% |
| 1977 | 1,494 kg per square kilometre | +14.3% |
| 1978 | 1,498 kg per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1979 | 1,435 kg per square kilometre | -4.3% |
| 1980 | 1,506 kg per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 1981 | 1,407 kg per square kilometre | -6.6% |
| 1982 | 1,457 kg per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1983 | 1,586 kg per square kilometre | +8.8% |
| 1984 | 1,569 kg per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 1985 | 1,624 kg per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 1986 | 1,461 kg per square kilometre | -10.0% |
| 1987 | 1,867 kg per square kilometre | +27.8% |
| 1988 | 1,618 kg per square kilometre | -13.3% |
| 1989 | 1,714 kg per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 1990 | 1,654 kg per square kilometre | -3.5% |
| 1991 | 1,659 kg per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 1,663 kg per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 1,457 kg per square kilometre | -12.4% |
| 1994 | 1,744 kg per square kilometre | +19.7% |
| 1995 | 1,839 kg per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 1996 | 1,931 kg per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 1997 | 1,742 kg per square kilometre | -9.8% |
| 1998 | 1,833 kg per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 1999 | 1,980 kg per square kilometre | +8.1% |
| 2000 | 1,966 kg per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2001 | 1,234 kg per square kilometre | -37.2% |
| 2002 | 1,630 kg per square kilometre | +32.1% |
| 2003 | 1,587 kg per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 2004 | 1,552 kg per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 2005 | 1,464 kg per square kilometre | -5.6% |
| 2006 | 1,273 kg per square kilometre | -13.1% |
| 2007 | 1,303 kg per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2008 | 1,079 kg per square kilometre | -17.2% |
| 2009 | 1,028 kg per square kilometre | -4.7% |
| 2010 | 757.39 kg per square kilometre | -26.3% |
| 2011 | 1,164 kg per square kilometre | +53.6% |
| 2012 | 1,569 kg per square kilometre | +34.9% |
| 2013 | 1,141 kg per square kilometre | -27.3% |
| 2014 | 1,601 kg per square kilometre | +40.3% |
| 2015 | 986.88 kg per square kilometre | -38.4% |
| 2016 | 1,360 kg per square kilometre | +37.8% |
| 2017 | 1,259 kg per square kilometre | -7.5% |
| 2018 | 1,113 kg per square kilometre | -11.6% |
| 2019 | 1,169 kg per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 2020 | 849.34 kg per square kilometre | -27.4% |
| 2021 | 927.98 kg per square kilometre | +9.3% |
| 2022 | 835.71 kg per square kilometre | -9.9% |
| 2023 | 749.78 kg per square kilometre | -10.3% |
Mauritius compared with similar countries
- Mauritius's 749.78 kg per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 129.5 kg per square kilometre, 5.8× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Mauritius's 749.78 kg per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 21.03 kg per square kilometre, 35.7× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1,420 kg per square kilometre | 1,289 kg per square kilometre | 1,602 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 1,485 kg per square kilometre | 1,282 kg per square kilometre | 2,037 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,581 kg per square kilometre | 1,407 kg per square kilometre | 1,867 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,750 kg per square kilometre | 1,457 kg per square kilometre | 1,980 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,411 kg per square kilometre | 1,028 kg per square kilometre | 1,966 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,212 kg per square kilometre | 757.39 kg per square kilometre | 1,601 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 840.7 kg per square kilometre | 749.78 kg per square kilometre | 927.98 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Mauritius
More climate change data for Mauritius
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 9.11 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 96.29 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 74.54 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 21.74 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 0.2813 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 0.7765 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 59.02 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 52.18 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 6.84 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.1969 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Mauritius?
- Nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Mauritius was 749.78 kg per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied recorded in Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 2,037 kg per square kilometre in 1972.
- What is the lowest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 749.78 kg per square kilometre in 2023.
- How does Mauritius rank for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied?
- Mauritius ranks 18th out of 176 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied rising or falling in Mauritius?
- Over the last ten years it is down 34.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mauritius 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.