Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Oman
Oman: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied was 12.04 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Oman, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Oman stood at 12.04 kg per square kilometre. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 10.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Oman peaked at 12.04 kg per square kilometre in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0 kg per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places Oman 138th out of 176 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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 Oman, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1963 | 0 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1964 | 0 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1965 | 0 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1966 | 0 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1967 | 0 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1968 | 0 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1969 | 0 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1970 | 0 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1971 | 0 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1972 | 0 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1973 | 0.127 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1974 | 0.1716 kg per square kilometre | +35.1% |
| 1975 | 0.2462 kg per square kilometre | +43.5% |
| 1976 | 0.126 kg per square kilometre | -48.8% |
| 1977 | 0.1939 kg per square kilometre | +53.8% |
| 1978 | 0.1764 kg per square kilometre | -9.0% |
| 1979 | 0.7832 kg per square kilometre | +344.0% |
| 1980 | 0.6465 kg per square kilometre | -17.5% |
| 1981 | 0.4546 kg per square kilometre | -29.7% |
| 1982 | 0.8045 kg per square kilometre | +77.0% |
| 1983 | 0.6291 kg per square kilometre | -21.8% |
| 1984 | 0.4071 kg per square kilometre | -35.3% |
| 1985 | 1.05 kg per square kilometre | +157.1% |
| 1986 | 0.7386 kg per square kilometre | -29.4% |
| 1987 | 0.7396 kg per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1988 | 2.34 kg per square kilometre | +216.6% |
| 1989 | 2.35 kg per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1990 | 4.69 kg per square kilometre | +99.3% |
| 1991 | 4.7 kg per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 4.85 kg per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1993 | 4.85 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 5.82 kg per square kilometre | +20.0% |
| 1995 | 5.82 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 4.76 kg per square kilometre | -18.2% |
| 1997 | 3.39 kg per square kilometre | -28.8% |
| 1998 | 6.51 kg per square kilometre | +92.3% |
| 1999 | 5.52 kg per square kilometre | -15.3% |
| 2000 | 3.83 kg per square kilometre | -30.6% |
| 2001 | 5.56 kg per square kilometre | +45.2% |
| 2002 | 4.1 kg per square kilometre | -26.3% |
| 2003 | 1.7 kg per square kilometre | -58.6% |
| 2004 | 5.84 kg per square kilometre | +244.5% |
| 2005 | 7.76 kg per square kilometre | +32.8% |
| 2006 | 8.01 kg per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 2007 | 7.39 kg per square kilometre | -7.7% |
| 2008 | 11.01 kg per square kilometre | +48.9% |
| 2009 | 8.16 kg per square kilometre | -25.9% |
| 2010 | 9.33 kg per square kilometre | +14.4% |
| 2011 | 9.18 kg per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 2012 | 9.7 kg per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 2013 | 10.88 kg per square kilometre | +12.2% |
| 2014 | 8.34 kg per square kilometre | -23.3% |
| 2015 | 9.04 kg per square kilometre | +8.5% |
| 2016 | 8.64 kg per square kilometre | -4.5% |
| 2017 | 8.53 kg per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 9.97 kg per square kilometre | +16.9% |
| 2019 | 8.92 kg per square kilometre | -10.5% |
| 2020 | 8.92 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 11.15 kg per square kilometre | +25.0% |
| 2022 | 12.04 kg per square kilometre | +8.0% |
| 2023 | 12.04 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
Oman compared with similar countries
- Oman's 12.04 kg per square kilometre is below the median for high income countries, which is 156.23 kg per square kilometre, 8% of the median. (61 countries reporting)
- Oman's 12.04 kg per square kilometre is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 48.08 kg per square kilometre, 25% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Oman 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | +344.0% | 0.1764 kg per square kilometre | 0.7832 kg per square kilometre |
| 2004 | +244.5% | 1.7 kg per square kilometre | 5.84 kg per square kilometre |
| 1988 | +216.6% | 0.7396 kg per square kilometre | 2.34 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 | 0.1824 kg per square kilometre | 0 kg per square kilometre | 0.7832 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.02 kg per square kilometre | 0.4071 kg per square kilometre | 2.35 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.09 kg per square kilometre | 3.39 kg per square kilometre | 6.51 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.34 kg per square kilometre | 1.7 kg per square kilometre | 11.01 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.25 kg per square kilometre | 8.34 kg per square kilometre | 10.88 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.04 kg per square kilometre | 8.92 kg per square kilometre | 12.04 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Oman
- 135 Mali 13.06 kg per square kilometre compare
- 136 Senegal 12.83 kg per square kilometre compare
- 137 Tuvalu 12.24 kg per square kilometre compare
- 139 Mongolia 10.44 kg per square kilometre compare
- 140 Sierra Leone 10.3 kg per square kilometre compare
- 141 Botswana 9.29 kg per square kilometre compare
More climate change data for Oman
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 5.10 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 1,034 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 331.89 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 701.9 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 1.25 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 25.07 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 30.7 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 30.48 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 0.2268 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.115 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Oman?
- Nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Oman was 12.04 kg per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied recorded in Oman?
- The highest recorded value was 12.04 kg per square kilometre in 2022.
- What is the lowest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied recorded in Oman?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 kg per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Oman rank for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied?
- Oman ranks 138th out of 176 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied rising or falling in Oman?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Oman 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.