Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Cameroon
Cameroon: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied was 0.0002 kg per US$ of GDP in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Cameroon, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Cameroon is 0.0002 kg per US$ of GDP, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 14.1% on the previous year and down 25.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Cameroon peaked at 0.0031 kg per US$ of GDP in 1968 and was at its lowest, 0.0002 kg per US$ of GDP, in 1991.
That places Cameroon 78th out of 175 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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 Cameroon, year by year
| Year | kg per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0007 kg per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1962 | 0.0006 kg per US$ of GDP | -6.0% |
| 1963 | 0.0008 kg per US$ of GDP | +28.9% |
| 1964 | 0.001 kg per US$ of GDP | +15.6% |
| 1965 | 0.0011 kg per US$ of GDP | +14.5% |
| 1966 | 0.0022 kg per US$ of GDP | +100.9% |
| 1967 | 0.0027 kg per US$ of GDP | +23.0% |
| 1968 | 0.0031 kg per US$ of GDP | +12.6% |
| 1969 | 0.0024 kg per US$ of GDP | -21.7% |
| 1970 | 0.003 kg per US$ of GDP | +25.1% |
| 1971 | 0.0022 kg per US$ of GDP | -27.6% |
| 1972 | 0.0015 kg per US$ of GDP | -33.0% |
| 1973 | 0.0015 kg per US$ of GDP | +0.6% |
| 1974 | 0.0014 kg per US$ of GDP | -7.7% |
| 1975 | 0.0006 kg per US$ of GDP | -52.8% |
| 1976 | 0.0004 kg per US$ of GDP | -35.4% |
| 1977 | 0.0013 kg per US$ of GDP | +211.6% |
| 1978 | 0.001 kg per US$ of GDP | -23.2% |
| 1979 | 0.0007 kg per US$ of GDP | -27.4% |
| 1980 | 0.0007 kg per US$ of GDP | +0.5% |
| 1981 | 0.0008 kg per US$ of GDP | +4.1% |
| 1982 | 0.0008 kg per US$ of GDP | +1.9% |
| 1983 | 0.0011 kg per US$ of GDP | +39.5% |
| 1984 | 0.0011 kg per US$ of GDP | -0.3% |
| 1985 | 0.0009 kg per US$ of GDP | -11.5% |
| 1986 | 0.0005 kg per US$ of GDP | -44.5% |
| 1987 | 0.0006 kg per US$ of GDP | +8.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0005 kg per US$ of GDP | -4.3% |
| 1989 | 0.0005 kg per US$ of GDP | -8.4% |
| 1990 | 0.0002 kg per US$ of GDP | -55.8% |
| 1991 | 0.0002 kg per US$ of GDP | -30.7% |
| 1992 | 0.0002 kg per US$ of GDP | +53.7% |
| 1993 | 0.0002 kg per US$ of GDP | -19.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0005 kg per US$ of GDP | +167.2% |
| 1995 | 0.0004 kg per US$ of GDP | -18.1% |
| 1996 | 0.0005 kg per US$ of GDP | +17.5% |
| 1997 | 0.0005 kg per US$ of GDP | +8.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0004 kg per US$ of GDP | -16.5% |
| 1999 | 0.0007 kg per US$ of GDP | +53.6% |
| 2000 | 0.0006 kg per US$ of GDP | -7.9% |
| 2001 | 0.0007 kg per US$ of GDP | +12.9% |
| 2002 | 0.0005 kg per US$ of GDP | -28.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0004 kg per US$ of GDP | -27.6% |
| 2004 | 0.0005 kg per US$ of GDP | +45.3% |
| 2005 | 0.0004 kg per US$ of GDP | -33.7% |
| 2006 | 0.0004 kg per US$ of GDP | +4.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0003 kg per US$ of GDP | -23.2% |
| 2008 | 0.0002 kg per US$ of GDP | -11.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0003 kg per US$ of GDP | +9.6% |
| 2010 | 0.0003 kg per US$ of GDP | +2.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0004 kg per US$ of GDP | +30.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0003 kg per US$ of GDP | -22.7% |
| 2013 | 0.0003 kg per US$ of GDP | +18.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0002 kg per US$ of GDP | -35.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0004 kg per US$ of GDP | +85.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0004 kg per US$ of GDP | -11.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0004 kg per US$ of GDP | +9.5% |
| 2018 | 0.0003 kg per US$ of GDP | -18.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0003 kg per US$ of GDP | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 0.0004 kg per US$ of GDP | +13.6% |
| 2021 | 0.0003 kg per US$ of GDP | -15.6% |
| 2022 | 0.0002 kg per US$ of GDP | -29.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0002 kg per US$ of GDP | +14.1% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 0.0002 kg per US$ of GDP is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0004 kg per US$ of GDP, 62% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 0.0002 kg per US$ of GDP is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0003 kg per US$ of GDP, 90% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Cameroon 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | +211.6% | 0.0004 kg per US$ of GDP | 0.0013 kg per US$ of GDP |
| 1994 | +167.2% | 0.0002 kg per US$ of GDP | 0.0005 kg per US$ of GDP |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0016 kg per US$ of GDP | 0.0006 kg per US$ of GDP | 0.0031 kg per US$ of GDP | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0014 kg per US$ of GDP | 0.0004 kg per US$ of GDP | 0.003 kg per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0007 kg per US$ of GDP | 0.0005 kg per US$ of GDP | 0.0011 kg per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0004 kg per US$ of GDP | 0.0002 kg per US$ of GDP | 0.0007 kg per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0004 kg per US$ of GDP | 0.0002 kg per US$ of GDP | 0.0007 kg per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0003 kg per US$ of GDP | 0.0002 kg per US$ of GDP | 0.0004 kg per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0003 kg per US$ of GDP | 0.0002 kg per US$ of GDP | 0.0004 kg per US$ of GDP | 4 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
More climate change data for Cameroon
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 90.03 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 15,120 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 5,419 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 9,701 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 20.45 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 346.46 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 1,047 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 798.71 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 248.42 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 3.01 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Cameroon?
- Nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Cameroon was 0.0002 kg per US$ of GDP in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0031 kg per US$ of GDP in 1968.
- What is the lowest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0002 kg per US$ of GDP in 1991.
- How does Cameroon rank for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied?
- Cameroon ranks 78th out of 175 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied that leaches, per unit of GDP. 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 GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied that leaches ÷ GDP (current US$)
Computed from
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
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 GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.