Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied in South Africa
South Africa: 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 South Africa, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
South Africa recorded 0.0003 kg per US$ of GDP for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in 2023.
The figure is down 17.0% on the previous year and up 9.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in South Africa peaked at 0.0031 kg per US$ of GDP in 1972 and was at its lowest, 0.0003 kg per US$ of GDP, in 2011.
South Africa ranks 61st of 175 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 South Africa, year by year
| Year | kg per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0018 kg per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1962 | 0.0022 kg per US$ of GDP | +22.0% |
| 1963 | 0.0023 kg per US$ of GDP | +8.7% |
| 1964 | 0.0023 kg per US$ of GDP | -0.6% |
| 1965 | 0.0023 kg per US$ of GDP | -3.2% |
| 1966 | 0.0021 kg per US$ of GDP | -8.6% |
| 1967 | 0.0025 kg per US$ of GDP | +20.2% |
| 1968 | 0.0025 kg per US$ of GDP | +1.5% |
| 1969 | 0.0023 kg per US$ of GDP | -7.3% |
| 1970 | 0.0026 kg per US$ of GDP | +9.3% |
| 1971 | 0.0027 kg per US$ of GDP | +4.6% |
| 1972 | 0.0031 kg per US$ of GDP | +15.9% |
| 1973 | 0.0021 kg per US$ of GDP | -32.7% |
| 1974 | 0.0017 kg per US$ of GDP | -20.0% |
| 1975 | 0.002 kg per US$ of GDP | +19.6% |
| 1976 | 0.0023 kg per US$ of GDP | +15.5% |
| 1977 | 0.0023 kg per US$ of GDP | -1.4% |
| 1978 | 0.0022 kg per US$ of GDP | -3.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0019 kg per US$ of GDP | -13.5% |
| 1980 | 0.0016 kg per US$ of GDP | -17.9% |
| 1981 | 0.0017 kg per US$ of GDP | +8.8% |
| 1982 | 0.0017 kg per US$ of GDP | -2.4% |
| 1983 | 0.0011 kg per US$ of GDP | -31.0% |
| 1984 | 0.0014 kg per US$ of GDP | +26.0% |
| 1985 | 0.0018 kg per US$ of GDP | +22.0% |
| 1986 | 0.0015 kg per US$ of GDP | -13.5% |
| 1987 | 0.001 kg per US$ of GDP | -33.1% |
| 1988 | 0.0011 kg per US$ of GDP | +7.7% |
| 1989 | 0.001 kg per US$ of GDP | -5.2% |
| 1990 | 0.0009 kg per US$ of GDP | -13.7% |
| 1991 | 0.0008 kg per US$ of GDP | -11.6% |
| 1992 | 0.0007 kg per US$ of GDP | -6.7% |
| 1993 | 0.0008 kg per US$ of GDP | +13.2% |
| 1994 | 0.0007 kg per US$ of GDP | -12.6% |
| 1995 | 0.0007 kg per US$ of GDP | -8.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0007 kg per US$ of GDP | +10.4% |
| 1997 | 0.0007 kg per US$ of GDP | -3.4% |
| 1998 | 0.0008 kg per US$ of GDP | +10.7% |
| 1999 | 0.0008 kg per US$ of GDP | +2.7% |
| 2000 | 0.0008 kg per US$ of GDP | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 0.0009 kg per US$ of GDP | +5.9% |
| 2002 | 0.0011 kg per US$ of GDP | +27.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0006 kg per US$ of GDP | -42.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0005 kg per US$ of GDP | -21.7% |
| 2005 | 0.0004 kg per US$ of GDP | -28.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0004 kg per US$ of GDP | +17.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0004 kg per US$ of GDP | -6.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0004 kg per US$ of GDP | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 0.0004 kg per US$ of GDP | -6.4% |
| 2010 | 0.0003 kg per US$ of GDP | -24.6% |
| 2011 | 0.0003 kg per US$ of GDP | -3.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0003 kg per US$ of GDP | +7.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0003 kg per US$ of GDP | +3.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0003 kg per US$ of GDP | +2.8% |
| 2015 | 0.0003 kg per US$ of GDP | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 0.0003 kg per US$ of GDP | -1.9% |
| 2017 | 0.0004 kg per US$ of GDP | +21.9% |
| 2018 | 0.0004 kg per US$ of GDP | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0004 kg per US$ of GDP | +9.7% |
| 2020 | 0.0005 kg per US$ of GDP | +26.6% |
| 2021 | 0.0004 kg per US$ of GDP | -15.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0004 kg per US$ of GDP | -9.8% |
| 2023 | 0.0003 kg per US$ of GDP | -17.0% |
South Africa compared with similar countries
- South Africa's 0.0003 kg per US$ of GDP is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0003 kg per US$ of GDP, 1.3× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- South Africa'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, 1.2× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0023 kg per US$ of GDP | 0.0018 kg per US$ of GDP | 0.0025 kg per US$ of GDP | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0023 kg per US$ of GDP | 0.0017 kg per US$ of GDP | 0.0031 kg per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0014 kg per US$ of GDP | 0.001 kg per US$ of GDP | 0.0018 kg per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0008 kg per US$ of GDP | 0.0007 kg per US$ of GDP | 0.0009 kg per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0006 kg per US$ of GDP | 0.0004 kg per US$ of GDP | 0.0011 kg per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0003 kg per US$ of GDP | 0.0003 kg per US$ of GDP | 0.0004 kg per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0004 kg per US$ of GDP | 0.0003 kg per US$ of GDP | 0.0005 kg per US$ of GDP | 4 |
Countries ranked near South Africa
More climate change data for South Africa
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 717.27 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 34,365 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 11,741 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 22,624 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 44.31 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 807.99 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 5,495 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 5,119 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 376.6 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 19.32 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in South Africa?
- Nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in South Africa 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 South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0031 kg per US$ of GDP in 1972.
- What is the lowest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0003 kg per US$ of GDP in 2011.
- How does South Africa rank for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied?
- South Africa ranks 61st out of 175 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this South Africa 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.