Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Pakistan
Pakistan: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied was 1,482 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Pakistan, 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 Pakistan is 1,482 kg per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.9% on the previous year and up 17.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Pakistan peaked at 1,482 kg per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 16.02 kg per square kilometre, in 1962.
Pakistan ranks 4th of 176 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
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 Pakistan, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 16.21 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 16.02 kg per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 1963 | 26.32 kg per square kilometre | +64.3% |
| 1964 | 32.75 kg per square kilometre | +24.4% |
| 1965 | 26.95 kg per square kilometre | -17.7% |
| 1966 | 41.94 kg per square kilometre | +55.7% |
| 1967 | 69.05 kg per square kilometre | +64.6% |
| 1968 | 79.2 kg per square kilometre | +14.7% |
| 1969 | 106.07 kg per square kilometre | +33.9% |
| 1970 | 97.88 kg per square kilometre | -7.7% |
| 1971 | 133.86 kg per square kilometre | +36.8% |
| 1972 | 150.31 kg per square kilometre | +12.3% |
| 1973 | 133.07 kg per square kilometre | -11.5% |
| 1974 | 141.23 kg per square kilometre | +6.1% |
| 1975 | 172.58 kg per square kilometre | +22.2% |
| 1976 | 198.86 kg per square kilometre | +15.2% |
| 1977 | 215.64 kg per square kilometre | +8.4% |
| 1978 | 266.31 kg per square kilometre | +23.5% |
| 1979 | 301.92 kg per square kilometre | +13.4% |
| 1980 | 328.29 kg per square kilometre | +8.7% |
| 1981 | 324.01 kg per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 1982 | 371.3 kg per square kilometre | +14.6% |
| 1983 | 355.82 kg per square kilometre | -4.2% |
| 1984 | 363.67 kg per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1985 | 439.03 kg per square kilometre | +20.7% |
| 1986 | 518.59 kg per square kilometre | +18.1% |
| 1987 | 498.79 kg per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 1988 | 515.43 kg per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1989 | 571.14 kg per square kilometre | +10.8% |
| 1990 | 572.71 kg per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1991 | 569.3 kg per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1992 | 636.8 kg per square kilometre | +11.9% |
| 1993 | 645.76 kg per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1994 | 676.41 kg per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 1995 | 774.83 kg per square kilometre | +14.5% |
| 1996 | 772.52 kg per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 812.42 kg per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 1998 | 814.08 kg per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 863.21 kg per square kilometre | +6.0% |
| 2000 | 881.3 kg per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2001 | 891.82 kg per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 928.15 kg per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 2003 | 955.79 kg per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2004 | 1,000 kg per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 2005 | 1,097 kg per square kilometre | +9.7% |
| 2006 | 1,117 kg per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2007 | 1,056 kg per square kilometre | -5.4% |
| 2008 | 1,140 kg per square kilometre | +7.9% |
| 2009 | 1,343 kg per square kilometre | +17.9% |
| 2010 | 1,273 kg per square kilometre | -5.3% |
| 2011 | 1,240 kg per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 2012 | 1,109 kg per square kilometre | -10.6% |
| 2013 | 1,261 kg per square kilometre | +13.6% |
| 2014 | 1,222 kg per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 2015 | 1,230 kg per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 1,262 kg per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 1,341 kg per square kilometre | +6.3% |
| 2018 | 1,341 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1,364 kg per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 1,375 kg per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 1,446 kg per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 2022 | 1,427 kg per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 2023 | 1,482 kg per square kilometre | +3.9% |
Pakistan compared with similar countries
- Pakistan's 1,482 kg per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 74.91 kg per square kilometre, 19.8× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Pakistan's 1,482 kg per square kilometre is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 48.08 kg per square kilometre, 30.8× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Pakistan 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | +64.6% | 41.94 kg per square kilometre | 69.05 kg per square kilometre |
| 1963 | +64.3% | 16.02 kg per square kilometre | 26.32 kg per square kilometre |
| 1966 | +55.7% | 26.95 kg per square kilometre | 41.94 kg per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 46.06 kg per square kilometre | 16.02 kg per square kilometre | 106.07 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 181.17 kg per square kilometre | 97.88 kg per square kilometre | 301.92 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 428.61 kg per square kilometre | 324.01 kg per square kilometre | 571.14 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 713.81 kg per square kilometre | 569.3 kg per square kilometre | 863.21 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,041 kg per square kilometre | 881.3 kg per square kilometre | 1,343 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,264 kg per square kilometre | 1,109 kg per square kilometre | 1,364 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,433 kg per square kilometre | 1,375 kg per square kilometre | 1,482 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Pakistan
More climate change data for Pakistan
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 6.32 billion kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 170,790 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 34,017 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 136,773 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 128.37 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 4,885 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 48,684 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 37,808 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 10,876 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 142.67 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Pakistan?
- Nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Pakistan was 1,482 kg per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied recorded in Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 1,482 kg per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied recorded in Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.02 kg per square kilometre in 1962.
- How does Pakistan rank for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied?
- Pakistan ranks 4th out of 176 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied rising or falling in Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Pakistan 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.