Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Senegal
Senegal: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied was 12.83 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Senegal, 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 Senegal is 12.83 kg per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 84.4% on the previous year and down 61.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Senegal peaked at 82.03 kg per square kilometre in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0 kg per square kilometre, in 2015.
That places Senegal 136th 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 Senegal, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 3.95 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 4.06 kg per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1963 | 4.67 kg per square kilometre | +15.3% |
| 1964 | 3.53 kg per square kilometre | -24.4% |
| 1965 | 4.99 kg per square kilometre | +41.4% |
| 1966 | 8.34 kg per square kilometre | +67.1% |
| 1967 | 8.21 kg per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 1968 | 5.35 kg per square kilometre | -34.8% |
| 1969 | 4.67 kg per square kilometre | -12.6% |
| 1970 | 5.88 kg per square kilometre | +25.8% |
| 1971 | 7.85 kg per square kilometre | +33.4% |
| 1972 | 8.07 kg per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1973 | 11.47 kg per square kilometre | +42.2% |
| 1974 | 14.02 kg per square kilometre | +22.3% |
| 1975 | 15.58 kg per square kilometre | +11.1% |
| 1976 | 16.83 kg per square kilometre | +8.0% |
| 1977 | 18.68 kg per square kilometre | +11.0% |
| 1978 | 16.05 kg per square kilometre | -14.1% |
| 1979 | 12.47 kg per square kilometre | -22.3% |
| 1980 | 10.6 kg per square kilometre | -15.0% |
| 1981 | 9.82 kg per square kilometre | -7.4% |
| 1982 | 5.3 kg per square kilometre | -46.0% |
| 1983 | 12.47 kg per square kilometre | +135.3% |
| 1984 | 12.47 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 10.91 kg per square kilometre | -12.5% |
| 1986 | 11.69 kg per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 1987 | 10.91 kg per square kilometre | -6.7% |
| 1988 | 13.09 kg per square kilometre | +20.0% |
| 1989 | 9.61 kg per square kilometre | -26.5% |
| 1990 | 9.27 kg per square kilometre | -3.6% |
| 1991 | 15.32 kg per square kilometre | +65.2% |
| 1992 | 14.02 kg per square kilometre | -8.4% |
| 1993 | 20.26 kg per square kilometre | +44.4% |
| 1994 | 20.1 kg per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 1995 | 8.1 kg per square kilometre | -59.7% |
| 1996 | 12.47 kg per square kilometre | +53.8% |
| 1997 | 11.06 kg per square kilometre | -11.3% |
| 1998 | 11.84 kg per square kilometre | +7.0% |
| 1999 | 22.44 kg per square kilometre | +89.5% |
| 2000 | 25.24 kg per square kilometre | +12.5% |
| 2001 | 24.78 kg per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 2002 | 30.23 kg per square kilometre | +22.0% |
| 2003 | 20.4 kg per square kilometre | -32.5% |
| 2004 | 30.57 kg per square kilometre | +49.8% |
| 2005 | 19 kg per square kilometre | -37.8% |
| 2006 | 2.51 kg per square kilometre | -86.8% |
| 2007 | 2.25 kg per square kilometre | -10.2% |
| 2008 | 2.87 kg per square kilometre | +27.6% |
| 2009 | 28.81 kg per square kilometre | +902.1% |
| 2010 | 42.34 kg per square kilometre | +47.0% |
| 2011 | 30.93 kg per square kilometre | -27.0% |
| 2012 | 30.18 kg per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 2013 | 33.25 kg per square kilometre | +10.2% |
| 2014 | 33.42 kg per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 0 kg per square kilometre | -100.0% |
| 2016 | 53.74 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 2017 | 73.89 kg per square kilometre | +37.5% |
| 2018 | 56.46 kg per square kilometre | -23.6% |
| 2019 | 49.06 kg per square kilometre | -13.1% |
| 2020 | 72.87 kg per square kilometre | +48.5% |
| 2021 | 26.78 kg per square kilometre | -63.2% |
| 2022 | 82.03 kg per square kilometre | +206.3% |
| 2023 | 12.83 kg per square kilometre | -84.4% |
Senegal compared with similar countries
- Senegal's 12.83 kg per square kilometre is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 74.91 kg per square kilometre, 17% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Senegal's 12.83 kg per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 21.03 kg per square kilometre, 61% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Senegal 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | +902.1% | 2.87 kg per square kilometre | 28.81 kg per square kilometre |
| 2022 | +206.3% | 26.78 kg per square kilometre | 82.03 kg per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.31 kg per square kilometre | 3.53 kg per square kilometre | 8.34 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 12.69 kg per square kilometre | 5.88 kg per square kilometre | 18.68 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 10.68 kg per square kilometre | 5.3 kg per square kilometre | 13.09 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 14.49 kg per square kilometre | 8.1 kg per square kilometre | 22.44 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 18.67 kg per square kilometre | 2.25 kg per square kilometre | 30.57 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 40.33 kg per square kilometre | 0 kg per square kilometre | 73.89 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 48.63 kg per square kilometre | 12.83 kg per square kilometre | 82.03 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Senegal
- 133 Saint Kitts and Nevis 14.59 kg per square kilometre compare
- 134 Bahamas 13.55 kg per square kilometre compare
- 135 Mali 13.06 kg per square kilometre compare
- 137 Tuvalu 12.24 kg per square kilometre compare
- 138 Oman 12.04 kg per square kilometre compare
- 139 Mongolia 10.44 kg per square kilometre compare
More climate change data for Senegal
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 52.87 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 14,177 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 4,966 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 9,211 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 18.74 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 328.96 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 1,197 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 536.47 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 660.78 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 2.02 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Senegal?
- Nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Senegal was 12.83 kg per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 82.03 kg per square kilometre in 2022.
- What is the lowest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 kg per square kilometre in 2015.
- How does Senegal rank for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied?
- Senegal ranks 136th out of 176 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 61.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Senegal 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.