Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Rwanda
Rwanda: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied was 0.0003 kg per US$ of GDP in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Rwanda, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
Rwanda recorded 0.0003 kg per US$ of GDP for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in 2023.
That represents a change of down 7.1% on the previous year and up 17.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Rwanda peaked at 0.0004 kg per US$ of GDP in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0 kg per US$ of GDP, in 1961.
That places Rwanda 64th 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 Rwanda, year by year
| Year | kg per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0 kg per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1962 | 0 kg per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1963 | 0 kg per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1964 | 0 kg per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1965 | 0 kg per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1966 | 0 kg per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1967 | 0.0001 kg per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1968 | 0.0001 kg per US$ of GDP | +11.2% |
| 1969 | 0.0001 kg per US$ of GDP | +18.6% |
| 1970 | 0.0001 kg per US$ of GDP | -12.0% |
| 1971 | 0.0001 kg per US$ of GDP | +23.3% |
| 1972 | 0.0001 kg per US$ of GDP | -12.3% |
| 1973 | 0.0001 kg per US$ of GDP | -27.5% |
| 1974 | 0.0001 kg per US$ of GDP | +66.9% |
| 1975 | 0.0001 kg per US$ of GDP | -48.6% |
| 1976 | 0.0001 kg per US$ of GDP | -0.1% |
| 1977 | 0 kg per US$ of GDP | -45.2% |
| 1978 | 0 kg per US$ of GDP | -17.6% |
| 1979 | 0 kg per US$ of GDP | -18.4% |
| 1980 | 0 kg per US$ of GDP | -11.6% |
| 1981 | 0 kg per US$ of GDP | -10.8% |
| 1982 | 0.0001 kg per US$ of GDP | +299.9% |
| 1983 | 0.0001 kg per US$ of GDP | +18.9% |
| 1984 | 0.0002 kg per US$ of GDP | +86.4% |
| 1985 | 0.0002 kg per US$ of GDP | -7.5% |
| 1986 | 0.0001 kg per US$ of GDP | -60.5% |
| 1987 | 0.0002 kg per US$ of GDP | +171.4% |
| 1988 | 0 kg per US$ of GDP | -82.6% |
| 1989 | 0 kg per US$ of GDP | +24.4% |
| 1990 | 0.0001 kg per US$ of GDP | +254.4% |
| 1991 | 0.0001 kg per US$ of GDP | -27.6% |
| 1992 | 0.0001 kg per US$ of GDP | -36.5% |
| 1993 | 0.0001 kg per US$ of GDP | -8.1% |
| 1994 | 0 kg per US$ of GDP | -100.0% |
| 1995 | 0 kg per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1996 | 0 kg per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1997 | 0 kg per US$ of GDP | -25.3% |
| 1998 | 0 kg per US$ of GDP | -6.9% |
| 1999 | 0 kg per US$ of GDP | -7.8% |
| 2000 | 0 kg per US$ of GDP | +4.3% |
| 2001 | 0 kg per US$ of GDP | +5.2% |
| 2002 | 0.0001 kg per US$ of GDP | +777.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0001 kg per US$ of GDP | -8.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0001 kg per US$ of GDP | -27.3% |
| 2005 | 0.0001 kg per US$ of GDP | +38.7% |
| 2006 | 0.0001 kg per US$ of GDP | -56.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0002 kg per US$ of GDP | +256.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0002 kg per US$ of GDP | -14.6% |
| 2009 | 0 kg per US$ of GDP | -82.5% |
| 2010 | 0 kg per US$ of GDP | -83.7% |
| 2011 | 0 kg per US$ of GDP | -27.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0001 kg per US$ of GDP | +2597.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0003 kg per US$ of GDP | +185.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0003 kg per US$ of GDP | -2.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0003 kg per US$ of GDP | +29.9% |
| 2016 | 0.0001 kg per US$ of GDP | -63.7% |
| 2017 | 0.0003 kg per US$ of GDP | +132.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0002 kg per US$ of GDP | -16.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0003 kg per US$ of GDP | +29.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0004 kg per US$ of GDP | +18.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0003 kg per US$ of GDP | -21.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0003 kg per US$ of GDP | +16.9% |
| 2023 | 0.0003 kg per US$ of GDP | -7.1% |
Rwanda compared with similar countries
- Rwanda's 0.0003 kg per US$ of GDP is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.0003 kg per US$ of GDP, 1.0× the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Rwanda's 0.0003 kg per US$ of GDP is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0003 kg per US$ of GDP, 1.1× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Rwanda 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | +2597.1% | 0 kg per US$ of GDP | 0.0001 kg per US$ of GDP |
| 2002 | +777.3% | 0 kg per US$ of GDP | 0.0001 kg per US$ of GDP |
| 1982 | +299.9% | 0 kg per US$ of GDP | 0.0001 kg per US$ of GDP |
| 1990 | +254.4% | 0 kg per US$ of GDP | 0.0001 kg per US$ of GDP |
| 2007 | +256.0% | 0.0001 kg per US$ of GDP | 0.0002 kg per US$ of GDP |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 kg per US$ of GDP | 0 kg per US$ of GDP | 0.0001 kg per US$ of GDP | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0001 kg per US$ of GDP | 0 kg per US$ of GDP | 0.0001 kg per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0001 kg per US$ of GDP | 0 kg per US$ of GDP | 0.0002 kg per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1990s | 0 kg per US$ of GDP | 0 kg per US$ of GDP | 0.0001 kg per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0001 kg per US$ of GDP | 0 kg per US$ of GDP | 0.0002 kg per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0002 kg per US$ of GDP | 0 kg per US$ of GDP | 0.0003 kg per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0003 kg per US$ of GDP | 0.0003 kg per US$ of GDP | 0.0004 kg per US$ of GDP | 4 |
Countries ranked near Rwanda
- 61 South Africa 0.0003 kg per US$ of GDP compare
- 62 Albania 0.0003 kg per US$ of GDP compare
- 63 North Macedonia 0.0003 kg per US$ of GDP compare
- 65 Croatia 0.0003 kg per US$ of GDP compare
- 66 Lesotho 0.0003 kg per US$ of GDP compare
- 67 Costa Rica 0.0003 kg per US$ of GDP compare
More climate change data for Rwanda
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 14.59 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 4,059 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 1,586 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 2,473 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 5.98 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 88.33 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 388.82 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 261.95 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 126.86 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.9885 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Rwanda?
- Nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Rwanda was 0.0003 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 Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0004 kg per US$ of GDP in 2020.
- What is the lowest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 kg per US$ of GDP in 1961.
- How does Rwanda rank for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied?
- Rwanda ranks 64th out of 175 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Rwanda 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.