Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied in World
World: 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 World, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
In 2023, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in World stood at 0.0003 kg per US$ of GDP. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is down 2.3% on the previous year and down 24.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in World peaked at 0.0032 kg per US$ of GDP in 1968 and was at its lowest, 0.0003 kg per US$ of GDP, in 2023.
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 World, year by year
| Year | kg per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0024 kg per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1962 | 0.0025 kg per US$ of GDP | +5.5% |
| 1963 | 0.0026 kg per US$ of GDP | +4.3% |
| 1964 | 0.0027 kg per US$ of GDP | +2.2% |
| 1965 | 0.0028 kg per US$ of GDP | +5.8% |
| 1966 | 0.003 kg per US$ of GDP | +7.3% |
| 1967 | 0.0031 kg per US$ of GDP | +2.9% |
| 1968 | 0.0032 kg per US$ of GDP | +1.1% |
| 1969 | 0.0031 kg per US$ of GDP | -2.1% |
| 1970 | 0.0031 kg per US$ of GDP | +1.6% |
| 1971 | 0.003 kg per US$ of GDP | -3.7% |
| 1972 | 0.0028 kg per US$ of GDP | -7.0% |
| 1973 | 0.0025 kg per US$ of GDP | -11.7% |
| 1974 | 0.0021 kg per US$ of GDP | -14.3% |
| 1975 | 0.0022 kg per US$ of GDP | +2.1% |
| 1976 | 0.0021 kg per US$ of GDP | -5.3% |
| 1977 | 0.002 kg per US$ of GDP | -3.6% |
| 1978 | 0.0018 kg per US$ of GDP | -7.4% |
| 1979 | 0.0017 kg per US$ of GDP | -8.7% |
| 1980 | 0.0016 kg per US$ of GDP | -5.7% |
| 1981 | 0.0015 kg per US$ of GDP | -3.1% |
| 1982 | 0.0016 kg per US$ of GDP | +2.7% |
| 1983 | 0.0017 kg per US$ of GDP | +5.6% |
| 1984 | 0.0017 kg per US$ of GDP | +2.3% |
| 1985 | 0.0016 kg per US$ of GDP | -4.6% |
| 1986 | 0.0014 kg per US$ of GDP | -13.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0013 kg per US$ of GDP | -8.3% |
| 1988 | 0.0012 kg per US$ of GDP | -6.0% |
| 1989 | 0.0012 kg per US$ of GDP | -5.2% |
| 1990 | 0.001 kg per US$ of GDP | -12.8% |
| 1991 | 0.0009 kg per US$ of GDP | -6.2% |
| 1992 | 0.0009 kg per US$ of GDP | -7.8% |
| 1993 | 0.0008 kg per US$ of GDP | -3.9% |
| 1994 | 0.0008 kg per US$ of GDP | -6.5% |
| 1995 | 0.0008 kg per US$ of GDP | -3.6% |
| 1996 | 0.0008 kg per US$ of GDP | +3.3% |
| 1997 | 0.0008 kg per US$ of GDP | -1.9% |
| 1998 | 0.0008 kg per US$ of GDP | +2.4% |
| 1999 | 0.0008 kg per US$ of GDP | -0.6% |
| 2000 | 0.0007 kg per US$ of GDP | -7.8% |
| 2001 | 0.0007 kg per US$ of GDP | +1.9% |
| 2002 | 0.0007 kg per US$ of GDP | -0.9% |
| 2003 | 0.0007 kg per US$ of GDP | -7.9% |
| 2004 | 0.0006 kg per US$ of GDP | -8.9% |
| 2005 | 0.0006 kg per US$ of GDP | -7.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0005 kg per US$ of GDP | -4.8% |
| 2007 | 0.0005 kg per US$ of GDP | -8.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0004 kg per US$ of GDP | -10.6% |
| 2009 | 0.0005 kg per US$ of GDP | +8.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0005 kg per US$ of GDP | -4.8% |
| 2011 | 0.0004 kg per US$ of GDP | -6.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0004 kg per US$ of GDP | -2.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0004 kg per US$ of GDP | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0004 kg per US$ of GDP | -1.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0004 kg per US$ of GDP | +4.5% |
| 2016 | 0.0004 kg per US$ of GDP | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 0.0004 kg per US$ of GDP | -4.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0004 kg per US$ of GDP | -7.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0004 kg per US$ of GDP | -2.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0004 kg per US$ of GDP | +8.8% |
| 2021 | 0.0003 kg per US$ of GDP | -13.7% |
| 2022 | 0.0003 kg per US$ of GDP | -7.2% |
| 2023 | 0.0003 kg per US$ of GDP | -2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0028 kg per US$ of GDP | 0.0024 kg per US$ of GDP | 0.0032 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 | 0.0015 kg per US$ of GDP | 0.0012 kg per US$ of GDP | 0.0017 kg per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0008 kg per US$ of GDP | 0.0008 kg per US$ of GDP | 0.001 kg per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0006 kg per US$ of GDP | 0.0004 kg per US$ of GDP | 0.0007 kg per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0004 kg per US$ of GDP | 0.0004 kg per US$ of GDP | 0.0005 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 World
- 1 Malawi 0.0062 kg per US$ of GDP compare
- 2 Turkmenistan 0.0039 kg per US$ of GDP compare
- 3 Pakistan 0.0034 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
More climate change data for World
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 135.91 billion kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 4.94 million kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 1.27 million kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 3.67 million kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 4,791 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 130,918 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 1.64 million kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 957,726 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 685,096 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 3,614 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in World?
- Nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in World 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 World?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0032 kg per US$ of GDP in 1968.
- What is the lowest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied recorded in World?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0003 kg per US$ of GDP in 2023.
- How does World rank for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied?
- World ranks 2nd out of 2 groups with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied rising or falling in World?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this World 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.