Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied was 4.99 % change on previous year in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Saudi Arabia, 1962–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
Saudi Arabia recorded 4.99 % change on previous year for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in 2023.
That represents a change of up 482.5% on the previous year and up 129.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Saudi Arabia peaked at 166.67 % change on previous year in 1973 and was at its lowest, -80.46 % change on previous year, in 1967.
Saudi Arabia ranks 72nd of 215 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 Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1963 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1964 | 25 % change on previous year | — |
| 1965 | 14.52 % change on previous year | -41.9% |
| 1966 | 78.8 % change on previous year | +442.7% |
| 1967 | -80.46 % change on previous year | -202.1% |
| 1968 | 0 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 1969 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1970 | 20 % change on previous year | — |
| 1971 | 25 % change on previous year | +25.0% |
| 1972 | 0 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 1973 | 166.67 % change on previous year | — |
| 1974 | 25 % change on previous year | -85.0% |
| 1975 | 14 % change on previous year | -44.0% |
| 1976 | 12.54 % change on previous year | -10.4% |
| 1977 | -26.61 % change on previous year | -312.1% |
| 1978 | 49.11 % change on previous year | -284.6% |
| 1979 | 127.51 % change on previous year | +159.6% |
| 1980 | 57.59 % change on previous year | -54.8% |
| 1981 | 65.03 % change on previous year | +12.9% |
| 1982 | 41.99 % change on previous year | -35.4% |
| 1983 | 92.06 % change on previous year | +119.3% |
| 1984 | 22.36 % change on previous year | -75.7% |
| 1985 | 21.93 % change on previous year | -2.0% |
| 1986 | 7.4 % change on previous year | -66.2% |
| 1987 | 30.41 % change on previous year | +310.8% |
| 1988 | 0.5492 % change on previous year | -98.2% |
| 1989 | 10.08 % change on previous year | +1736.1% |
| 1990 | 4.2 % change on previous year | -58.4% |
| 1991 | 4.03 % change on previous year | -4.0% |
| 1992 | 2.82 % change on previous year | -30.1% |
| 1993 | -14.38 % change on previous year | -610.6% |
| 1994 | -21.6 % change on previous year | +50.2% |
| 1995 | -21.94 % change on previous year | +1.6% |
| 1996 | 11.76 % change on previous year | -153.6% |
| 1997 | 5.85 % change on previous year | -50.3% |
| 1998 | 10.5 % change on previous year | +79.5% |
| 1999 | 5 % change on previous year | -52.4% |
| 2000 | 8.57 % change on previous year | +71.4% |
| 2001 | -2.17 % change on previous year | -125.3% |
| 2002 | 0.5559 % change on previous year | -125.7% |
| 2003 | 4.77 % change on previous year | +758.1% |
| 2004 | 1.28 % change on previous year | -73.2% |
| 2005 | -18.49 % change on previous year | -1548.2% |
| 2006 | 6.19 % change on previous year | -133.5% |
| 2007 | 12.14 % change on previous year | +96.2% |
| 2008 | -27.27 % change on previous year | -324.7% |
| 2009 | -10.71 % change on previous year | -60.7% |
| 2010 | -0.6667 % change on previous year | -93.8% |
| 2011 | 24.5 % change on previous year | -3774.5% |
| 2012 | 11.05 % change on previous year | -54.9% |
| 2013 | -16.7 % change on previous year | -251.1% |
| 2014 | -4.43 % change on previous year | -73.5% |
| 2015 | 20.12 % change on previous year | -554.3% |
| 2016 | 2.39 % change on previous year | -88.1% |
| 2017 | -11.45 % change on previous year | -580.0% |
| 2018 | -0.224 % change on previous year | -98.0% |
| 2019 | 0 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 2020 | 48.7 % change on previous year | — |
| 2021 | -5.92 % change on previous year | -112.1% |
| 2022 | -1.3 % change on previous year | -78.0% |
| 2023 | 4.99 % change on previous year | -482.5% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Saudi Arabia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | +3774.5% | -0.6667 % change on previous year | 24.5 % change on previous year |
| 1989 | +1736.1% | 0.5492 % change on previous year | 10.08 % change on previous year |
| 2005 | -1548.2% | 1.28 % change on previous year | -18.49 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.73 % change on previous year | -80.46 % change on previous year | 78.8 % change on previous year | 8 |
| 1970s | 41.32 % change on previous year | -26.61 % change on previous year | 166.67 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1980s | 34.94 % change on previous year | 0.5492 % change on previous year | 92.06 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | -1.38 % change on previous year | -21.94 % change on previous year | 11.76 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | -2.51 % change on previous year | -27.27 % change on previous year | 12.14 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.46 % change on previous year | -16.7 % change on previous year | 24.5 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.62 % change on previous year | -5.92 % change on previous year | 48.7 % change on previous year | 4 |
Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia
- 69 Australia and New Zealand 7.55 % change on previous year compare
- 70 Colombia 6.91 % change on previous year compare
- 71 Belarus 6.08 % change on previous year compare
- 73 OECD 4.67 % change on previous year compare
- 74 Greece 4.19 % change on previous year compare
- 75 Jordan 4.07 % change on previous year compare
More climate change data for Saudi Arabia
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 134.54 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 4,043 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 1,830 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 2,213 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 6.91 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 79.03 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 1,017 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 1,002 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 15.05 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 3.78 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Saudi Arabia?
- Nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Saudi Arabia was 4.99 % change on previous year in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 166.67 % change on previous year in 1973.
- What is the lowest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was -80.46 % change on previous year in 1967.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 72nd out of 215 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 129.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Saudi Arabia 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.