Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Somalia
Somalia: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied was 0.2969 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Somalia, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
Somalia recorded 0.2969 kg per square kilometre for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in 2023.
The figure is up 410.0% on the previous year and up 2,723.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Somalia peaked at 3.95 kg per square kilometre in 2005 and was at its lowest, -0.0591 kg per square kilometre, in 2011.
That places Somalia 164th 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 Somalia, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.2391 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.2391 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.2391 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.4782 kg per square kilometre | +100.0% |
| 1965 | 0.7173 kg per square kilometre | +50.0% |
| 1966 | 0.526 kg per square kilometre | -26.7% |
| 1967 | 0.9564 kg per square kilometre | +81.8% |
| 1968 | 0.9564 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 1.43 kg per square kilometre | +50.0% |
| 1970 | 0.9564 kg per square kilometre | -33.3% |
| 1971 | 0.9086 kg per square kilometre | -5.0% |
| 1972 | 1.24 kg per square kilometre | +36.8% |
| 1973 | 1 kg per square kilometre | -19.2% |
| 1974 | 0.9086 kg per square kilometre | -9.5% |
| 1975 | 0.8799 kg per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 1976 | 0 kg per square kilometre | -100.0% |
| 1977 | 0.0478 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1978 | 0.0478 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0478 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.5739 kg per square kilometre | +1100.0% |
| 1981 | 0.6217 kg per square kilometre | +8.3% |
| 1982 | 0.3826 kg per square kilometre | -38.5% |
| 1983 | 0.8608 kg per square kilometre | +125.0% |
| 1984 | 1.24 kg per square kilometre | +44.4% |
| 1985 | 0 kg per square kilometre | -100.0% |
| 1986 | 0.44 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1987 | 1.43 kg per square kilometre | +226.1% |
| 1988 | 0.6217 kg per square kilometre | -56.7% |
| 1989 | 0.6695 kg per square kilometre | +7.7% |
| 1990 | 0.813 kg per square kilometre | +21.4% |
| 1991 | 0 kg per square kilometre | -100.0% |
| 1992 | 0 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1993 | 0 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1994 | 0 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1995 | 0 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1996 | 0.2391 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1997 | 0.2391 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.2391 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.2391 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.2391 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.2391 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2002 | -0.0004 kg per square kilometre | -100.2% |
| 2003 | -0.0008 kg per square kilometre | +100.0% |
| 2004 | -0.0012 kg per square kilometre | +50.0% |
| 2005 | 3.95 kg per square kilometre | -342529.1% |
| 2006 | -0.0011 kg per square kilometre | -100.0% |
| 2007 | -0.0244 kg per square kilometre | +2048.2% |
| 2008 | -0.0455 kg per square kilometre | +86.5% |
| 2009 | 0.1568 kg per square kilometre | -444.7% |
| 2010 | 0.0486 kg per square kilometre | -69.0% |
| 2011 | -0.0591 kg per square kilometre | -221.6% |
| 2012 | -0.0286 kg per square kilometre | -51.7% |
| 2013 | 0.0105 kg per square kilometre | -136.8% |
| 2014 | 0.0305 kg per square kilometre | +190.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0222 kg per square kilometre | -27.3% |
| 2016 | 0.293 kg per square kilometre | +1219.2% |
| 2017 | 0.436 kg per square kilometre | +48.8% |
| 2018 | 0.2092 kg per square kilometre | -52.0% |
| 2019 | 0.2954 kg per square kilometre | +41.2% |
| 2020 | 0.7968 kg per square kilometre | +169.7% |
| 2021 | 0.5889 kg per square kilometre | -26.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0582 kg per square kilometre | -90.1% |
| 2023 | 0.2969 kg per square kilometre | +410.0% |
Somalia compared with similar countries
- Somalia's 0.2969 kg per square kilometre is below the median for low income countries, which is 14.75 kg per square kilometre, 2% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Somalia's 0.2969 kg per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 21.03 kg per square kilometre, 1% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Somalia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | +342529.1% | -0.0012 kg per square kilometre | 3.95 kg per square kilometre |
| 2007 | -2048.2% | -0.0011 kg per square kilometre | -0.0244 kg per square kilometre |
| 2016 | +1219.2% | 0.0222 kg per square kilometre | 0.293 kg per square kilometre |
| 1980 | +1100.0% | 0.0478 kg per square kilometre | 0.5739 kg per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.6429 kg per square kilometre | 0.2391 kg per square kilometre | 1.43 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.6045 kg per square kilometre | 0 kg per square kilometre | 1.24 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.6848 kg per square kilometre | 0 kg per square kilometre | 1.43 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1769 kg per square kilometre | 0 kg per square kilometre | 0.813 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4516 kg per square kilometre | -0.0455 kg per square kilometre | 3.95 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1258 kg per square kilometre | -0.0591 kg per square kilometre | 0.436 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4352 kg per square kilometre | 0.0582 kg per square kilometre | 0.7968 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Somalia
- 161 Samoa 1.14 kg per square kilometre compare
- 162 Djibouti 0.6779 kg per square kilometre compare
- 163 Mauritania 0.5583 kg per square kilometre compare
- 165 South Sudan 0.2173 kg per square kilometre compare
- 166 Central African Republic 0.0381 kg per square kilometre compare
- 167 Greenland 0.0168 kg per square kilometre compare
More climate change data for Somalia
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 76.68 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 40,869 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 11,404 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 29,465 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 43.03 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 1,052 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 530.13 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 497.3 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 32.83 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 1.88 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Somalia?
- Nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Somalia was 0.2969 kg per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 3.95 kg per square kilometre in 2005.
- What is the lowest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.0591 kg per square kilometre in 2011.
- How does Somalia rank for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied?
- Somalia ranks 164th out of 176 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2,723.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Somalia 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.