Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Namibia
Namibia: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied was 77.42 % change on previous year in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Namibia, 1999–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
Namibia recorded 77.42 % change on previous year for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 76.5% on the previous year and up 393.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Namibia peaked at 503.81 % change on previous year in 2009 and was at its lowest, -85.53 % change on previous year, in 2020.
That places Namibia 15th out of 215 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
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 Namibia, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 2000 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 2001 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 2003 | -72.43 % change on previous year | — |
| 2004 | 145.09 % change on previous year | -300.3% |
| 2005 | -49.16 % change on previous year | -133.9% |
| 2006 | 88.63 % change on previous year | -280.3% |
| 2007 | -29.33 % change on previous year | -133.1% |
| 2008 | -84.29 % change on previous year | +187.4% |
| 2009 | 503.81 % change on previous year | -697.7% |
| 2010 | 124.69 % change on previous year | -75.3% |
| 2011 | 70.8 % change on previous year | -43.2% |
| 2012 | 115.85 % change on previous year | +63.6% |
| 2013 | -26.41 % change on previous year | -122.8% |
| 2014 | -49.88 % change on previous year | +88.9% |
| 2015 | 151.46 % change on previous year | -403.7% |
| 2016 | 101.68 % change on previous year | -32.9% |
| 2017 | -4.11 % change on previous year | -104.0% |
| 2018 | 61.85 % change on previous year | -1603.4% |
| 2019 | -38.16 % change on previous year | -161.7% |
| 2020 | -85.53 % change on previous year | +124.1% |
| 2021 | 0 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 2022 | 328.77 % change on previous year | — |
| 2023 | 77.42 % change on previous year | -76.5% |
Namibia compared with similar countries
- Namibia's 77.42 % change on previous year is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0098 % change on previous year, 7887.9× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Namibia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | +1603.4% | -4.11 % change on previous year | 61.85 % change on previous year |
| 2009 | +697.7% | -84.29 % change on previous year | 503.81 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0 % change on previous year | 0 % change on previous year | 0 % change on previous year | 1 |
| 2000s | 55.81 % change on previous year | -84.29 % change on previous year | 503.81 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 2010s | 50.78 % change on previous year | -49.88 % change on previous year | 151.46 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 80.16 % change on previous year | -85.53 % change on previous year | 328.77 % change on previous year | 4 |
Countries ranked near Namibia
- 12 Côte d'Ivoire 89.38 % change on previous year compare
- 13 Micronesia (Federated States of) 87.94 % change on previous year compare
- 14 Suriname 85.18 % change on previous year compare
- 16 Kenya 73.48 % change on previous year compare
- 17 Panama 71.8 % change on previous year compare
- 18 Cambodia 65.13 % change on previous year compare
More climate change data for Namibia
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 5.64 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 5,137 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 1,753 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 3,384 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 6.62 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 120.84 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 57.2 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 54.43 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 2.77 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.2054 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Namibia?
- Nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Namibia was 77.42 % change on previous year in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 503.81 % change on previous year in 2009.
- What is the lowest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was -85.53 % change on previous year in 2020.
- How does Namibia rank for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied?
- Namibia ranks 15th out of 215 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 393.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Namibia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied that volatilises, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied that volatilises. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
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
The year-on-year percentage change in Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied that volatilises. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.