Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Namibia
Namibia: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied was 7.56 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Namibia, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Namibia is 7.56 kg per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 77.4% on the previous year and up 168.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Namibia peaked at 11.11 kg per square kilometre in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0 kg per square kilometre, in 1961.
Namibia ranks 146th of 176 countries on this measure, 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 Namibia, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
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| 1998 | 0.0364 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1999 | 0.0364 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0364 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0364 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 1.06 kg per square kilometre | +2820.0% |
| 2003 | 0.2933 kg per square kilometre | -72.4% |
| 2004 | 0.7189 kg per square kilometre | +145.1% |
| 2005 | 0.3655 kg per square kilometre | -49.2% |
| 2006 | 0.6894 kg per square kilometre | +88.6% |
| 2007 | 0.4872 kg per square kilometre | -29.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0765 kg per square kilometre | -84.3% |
| 2009 | 0.462 kg per square kilometre | +503.8% |
| 2010 | 1.04 kg per square kilometre | +124.7% |
| 2011 | 1.77 kg per square kilometre | +70.8% |
| 2012 | 3.83 kg per square kilometre | +115.9% |
| 2013 | 2.82 kg per square kilometre | -26.4% |
| 2014 | 1.41 kg per square kilometre | -49.9% |
| 2015 | 3.55 kg per square kilometre | +151.5% |
| 2016 | 7.16 kg per square kilometre | +101.7% |
| 2017 | 6.87 kg per square kilometre | -4.1% |
| 2018 | 11.11 kg per square kilometre | +61.9% |
| 2019 | 6.87 kg per square kilometre | -38.2% |
| 2020 | 0.994 kg per square kilometre | -85.5% |
| 2021 | 0.994 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 4.26 kg per square kilometre | +328.8% |
| 2023 | 7.56 kg per square kilometre | +77.4% |
Namibia compared with similar countries
- Namibia's 7.56 kg per square kilometre is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 74.91 kg per square kilometre, 10% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Namibia's 7.56 kg per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 21.03 kg per square kilometre, 36% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Namibia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | +2820.0% | 0.0364 kg per square kilometre | 1.06 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 kg per square kilometre | 0 kg per square kilometre | 0 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0 kg per square kilometre | 0 kg per square kilometre | 0 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0073 kg per square kilometre | 0 kg per square kilometre | 0.0364 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.423 kg per square kilometre | 0.0364 kg per square kilometre | 1.06 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.64 kg per square kilometre | 1.04 kg per square kilometre | 11.11 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.45 kg per square kilometre | 0.994 kg per square kilometre | 7.56 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Namibia
More climate change data for Namibia
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 5.64 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 5,137 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 1,753 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 3,384 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 6.62 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 120.84 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 57.2 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 54.43 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 2.77 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.2054 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Namibia?
- Nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Namibia was 7.56 kg per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 11.11 kg per square kilometre in 2018.
- What is the lowest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 kg per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Namibia rank for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied?
- Namibia ranks 146th out of 176 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 168.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Namibia 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.