Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Uganda
Uganda: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied was 17.45 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Uganda, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
Uganda recorded 17.45 kg per square kilometre for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in 2023.
The figure is up 23.5% on the previous year and up 21.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Uganda peaked at 17.88 kg per square kilometre in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0 kg per square kilometre, in 1978.
Uganda ranks 126th of 176 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
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 Uganda, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.8 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 1.95 kg per square kilometre | +8.3% |
| 1963 | 2.25 kg per square kilometre | +15.4% |
| 1964 | 2.25 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 2.8 kg per square kilometre | +24.3% |
| 1966 | 3.86 kg per square kilometre | +38.0% |
| 1967 | 2.57 kg per square kilometre | -33.6% |
| 1968 | 2.97 kg per square kilometre | +15.9% |
| 1969 | 3.33 kg per square kilometre | +12.1% |
| 1970 | 6.01 kg per square kilometre | +80.2% |
| 1971 | 6.61 kg per square kilometre | +10.0% |
| 1972 | 6.01 kg per square kilometre | -9.1% |
| 1973 | 6.01 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 2.4 kg per square kilometre | -60.0% |
| 1975 | 1.31 kg per square kilometre | -45.5% |
| 1976 | 1.45 kg per square kilometre | +10.4% |
| 1977 | 0.4504 kg per square kilometre | -68.8% |
| 1978 | 0 kg per square kilometre | -100.0% |
| 1979 | 0 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1980 | 1.05 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1981 | 0.7507 kg per square kilometre | -28.6% |
| 1982 | 0 kg per square kilometre | -100.0% |
| 1983 | 0 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1984 | 0.6006 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1985 | 0.3003 kg per square kilometre | -50.0% |
| 1986 | 0.3934 kg per square kilometre | +31.0% |
| 1987 | 1.18 kg per square kilometre | +201.1% |
| 1988 | 0.1607 kg per square kilometre | -86.4% |
| 1989 | 0.3754 kg per square kilometre | +133.6% |
| 1990 | 0.1381 kg per square kilometre | -63.2% |
| 1991 | 0.7507 kg per square kilometre | +443.5% |
| 1992 | 0.6006 kg per square kilometre | -20.0% |
| 1993 | 1.95 kg per square kilometre | +225.0% |
| 1994 | 1.5 kg per square kilometre | -23.1% |
| 1995 | 1.2 kg per square kilometre | -20.0% |
| 1996 | 0.3003 kg per square kilometre | -75.0% |
| 1997 | 0.3003 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 2.74 kg per square kilometre | +812.5% |
| 1999 | 3.12 kg per square kilometre | +13.8% |
| 2000 | 5.09 kg per square kilometre | +63.3% |
| 2001 | 5.71 kg per square kilometre | +12.0% |
| 2002 | 5.48 kg per square kilometre | -3.9% |
| 2003 | 6.5 kg per square kilometre | +18.5% |
| 2004 | 5.93 kg per square kilometre | -8.7% |
| 2005 | 3.87 kg per square kilometre | -34.8% |
| 2006 | 6.59 kg per square kilometre | +70.2% |
| 2007 | 5.96 kg per square kilometre | -9.6% |
| 2008 | 15.98 kg per square kilometre | +168.2% |
| 2009 | 10.58 kg per square kilometre | -33.8% |
| 2010 | 9.52 kg per square kilometre | -10.0% |
| 2011 | 11.38 kg per square kilometre | +19.5% |
| 2012 | 12.04 kg per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 2013 | 14.36 kg per square kilometre | +19.2% |
| 2014 | 9.93 kg per square kilometre | -30.8% |
| 2015 | 3.11 kg per square kilometre | -68.7% |
| 2016 | 12.77 kg per square kilometre | +310.6% |
| 2017 | 11.38 kg per square kilometre | -10.9% |
| 2018 | 16.77 kg per square kilometre | +47.3% |
| 2019 | 17.88 kg per square kilometre | +6.6% |
| 2020 | 11.56 kg per square kilometre | -35.4% |
| 2021 | 11.56 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 14.13 kg per square kilometre | +22.2% |
| 2023 | 17.45 kg per square kilometre | +23.5% |
Uganda compared with similar countries
- Uganda's 17.45 kg per square kilometre is above the median for low income countries, which is 14.75 kg per square kilometre, 1.2× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Uganda's 17.45 kg per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 21.03 kg per square kilometre, 83% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Uganda 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | +812.5% | 0.3003 kg per square kilometre | 2.74 kg per square kilometre |
| 1991 | +443.5% | 0.1381 kg per square kilometre | 0.7507 kg per square kilometre |
| 2016 | +310.6% | 3.11 kg per square kilometre | 12.77 kg per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.64 kg per square kilometre | 1.8 kg per square kilometre | 3.86 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 3.02 kg per square kilometre | 0 kg per square kilometre | 6.61 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.4817 kg per square kilometre | 0 kg per square kilometre | 1.18 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.26 kg per square kilometre | 0.1381 kg per square kilometre | 3.12 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.17 kg per square kilometre | 3.87 kg per square kilometre | 15.98 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.92 kg per square kilometre | 3.11 kg per square kilometre | 17.88 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.67 kg per square kilometre | 11.56 kg per square kilometre | 17.45 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
- 123 Guinea 20.8 kg per square kilometre compare
- 124 Guyana 19.41 kg per square kilometre compare
- 125 Sudan 19.35 kg per square kilometre compare
- 127 French Polynesia 17.15 kg per square kilometre compare
- 128 Comoros 17.14 kg per square kilometre compare
- 129 Singapore 16.99 kg per square kilometre compare
More climate change data for Uganda
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 22.78 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 27,987 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 10,431 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 17,556 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 39.36 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 627.02 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 1,448 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 756.87 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 691.37 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 2.86 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Uganda?
- Nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Uganda was 17.45 kg per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 17.88 kg per square kilometre in 2019.
- What is the lowest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 kg per square kilometre in 1978.
- How does Uganda rank for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied?
- Uganda ranks 126th out of 176 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Uganda 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.