Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Pakistan
Pakistan: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied was 0.0034 kg per US$ of GDP in 2023. ▼ Falling
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Pakistan, 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 Pakistan is 0.0034 kg per US$ of GDP, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 15.7% on the previous year and down 9.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Pakistan peaked at 0.0161 kg per US$ of GDP in 1973 and was at its lowest, 0.0029 kg per US$ of GDP, in 1962.
That places Pakistan 3rd out of 175 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Pakistan, year by year
| Year | kg per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.003 kg per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1962 | 0.0029 kg per US$ of GDP | -5.6% |
| 1963 | 0.0044 kg per US$ of GDP | +52.9% |
| 1964 | 0.0049 kg per US$ of GDP | +10.7% |
| 1965 | 0.0035 kg per US$ of GDP | -27.8% |
| 1966 | 0.0049 kg per US$ of GDP | +40.7% |
| 1967 | 0.0071 kg per US$ of GDP | +44.7% |
| 1968 | 0.0076 kg per US$ of GDP | +6.5% |
| 1969 | 0.0094 kg per US$ of GDP | +24.0% |
| 1970 | 0.0075 kg per US$ of GDP | -20.1% |
| 1971 | 0.0097 kg per US$ of GDP | +28.6% |
| 1972 | 0.0123 kg per US$ of GDP | +27.2% |
| 1973 | 0.0161 kg per US$ of GDP | +30.6% |
| 1974 | 0.0122 kg per US$ of GDP | -23.9% |
| 1975 | 0.0118 kg per US$ of GDP | -3.2% |
| 1976 | 0.0116 kg per US$ of GDP | -1.7% |
| 1977 | 0.011 kg per US$ of GDP | -5.6% |
| 1978 | 0.0115 kg per US$ of GDP | +4.9% |
| 1979 | 0.0118 kg per US$ of GDP | +2.6% |
| 1980 | 0.0107 kg per US$ of GDP | -9.5% |
| 1981 | 0.0089 kg per US$ of GDP | -16.9% |
| 1982 | 0.0093 kg per US$ of GDP | +4.8% |
| 1983 | 0.0096 kg per US$ of GDP | +2.6% |
| 1984 | 0.009 kg per US$ of GDP | -5.9% |
| 1985 | 0.0109 kg per US$ of GDP | +20.7% |
| 1986 | 0.0125 kg per US$ of GDP | +15.3% |
| 1987 | 0.0115 kg per US$ of GDP | -8.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0103 kg per US$ of GDP | -10.4% |
| 1989 | 0.011 kg per US$ of GDP | +6.1% |
| 1990 | 0.011 kg per US$ of GDP | +0.7% |
| 1991 | 0.0096 kg per US$ of GDP | -12.8% |
| 1992 | 0.01 kg per US$ of GDP | +4.4% |
| 1993 | 0.0096 kg per US$ of GDP | -4.3% |
| 1994 | 0.01 kg per US$ of GDP | +3.8% |
| 1995 | 0.0099 kg per US$ of GDP | -1.2% |
| 1996 | 0.0094 kg per US$ of GDP | -4.5% |
| 1997 | 0.01 kg per US$ of GDP | +6.7% |
| 1998 | 0.0101 kg per US$ of GDP | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 0.0106 kg per US$ of GDP | +4.7% |
| 2000 | 0.0068 kg per US$ of GDP | -35.4% |
| 2001 | 0.0071 kg per US$ of GDP | +3.6% |
| 2002 | 0.0073 kg per US$ of GDP | +3.2% |
| 2003 | 0.0066 kg per US$ of GDP | -10.3% |
| 2004 | 0.0058 kg per US$ of GDP | -11.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0058 kg per US$ of GDP | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0053 kg per US$ of GDP | -8.7% |
| 2007 | 0.0044 kg per US$ of GDP | -16.8% |
| 2008 | 0.0043 kg per US$ of GDP | -1.8% |
| 2009 | 0.0055 kg per US$ of GDP | +27.2% |
| 2010 | 0.005 kg per US$ of GDP | -9.8% |
| 2011 | 0.0041 kg per US$ of GDP | -16.9% |
| 2012 | 0.0034 kg per US$ of GDP | -17.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0038 kg per US$ of GDP | +9.9% |
| 2014 | 0.0035 kg per US$ of GDP | -7.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0032 kg per US$ of GDP | -8.9% |
| 2016 | 0.0031 kg per US$ of GDP | -1.9% |
| 2017 | 0.003 kg per US$ of GDP | -1.7% |
| 2018 | 0.0029 kg per US$ of GDP | -4.8% |
| 2019 | 0.0033 kg per US$ of GDP | +12.9% |
| 2020 | 0.0035 kg per US$ of GDP | +7.7% |
| 2021 | 0.0032 kg per US$ of GDP | -9.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0029 kg per US$ of GDP | -8.2% |
| 2023 | 0.0034 kg per US$ of GDP | +15.7% |
Pakistan compared with similar countries
- Pakistan's 0.0034 kg per US$ of GDP is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0004 kg per US$ of GDP, 8.5× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Pakistan's 0.0034 kg per US$ of GDP is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.0001 kg per US$ of GDP, 40.0× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0053 kg per US$ of GDP | 0.0029 kg per US$ of GDP | 0.0094 kg per US$ of GDP | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0116 kg per US$ of GDP | 0.0075 kg per US$ of GDP | 0.0161 kg per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0104 kg per US$ of GDP | 0.0089 kg per US$ of GDP | 0.0125 kg per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.01 kg per US$ of GDP | 0.0094 kg per US$ of GDP | 0.011 kg per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0059 kg per US$ of GDP | 0.0043 kg per US$ of GDP | 0.0073 kg per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0035 kg per US$ of GDP | 0.0029 kg per US$ of GDP | 0.005 kg per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0033 kg per US$ of GDP | 0.0029 kg per US$ of GDP | 0.0035 kg per US$ of GDP | 4 |
Countries ranked near Pakistan
- 1 Malawi 0.0062 kg per US$ of GDP compare
- 2 Turkmenistan 0.0039 kg per US$ of GDP compare
- 4 Uzbekistan 0.0027 kg per US$ of GDP compare
- 5 Zambia 0.0025 kg per US$ of GDP compare
- 6 Belarus 0.002 kg per US$ of GDP compare
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 0.0034 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 Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0161 kg per US$ of GDP in 1973.
- What is the lowest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied recorded in Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0029 kg per US$ of GDP in 1962.
- How does Pakistan rank for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied?
- Pakistan ranks 3rd out of 175 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 down 9.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied that leaches divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied that leaches ÷ GDP (current US$)
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- 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
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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.