Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Southern Africa
Southern Africa: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied was -19.03 % change on previous year in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Southern Africa, 1962–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
In 2023, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Southern Africa stood at -19.03 % change on previous year.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 82.9% on the previous year and down 550.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Southern Africa peaked at 38.15 % change on previous year in 2017 and was at its lowest, -21.65 % change on previous year, in 1983.
Southern Africa ranks 35th of 35 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
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 Southern Africa, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 28.55 % change on previous year | — |
| 1963 | 19.66 % change on previous year | -31.1% |
| 1964 | 10.07 % change on previous year | -48.8% |
| 1965 | 6.95 % change on previous year | -31.0% |
| 1966 | -0.5794 % change on previous year | -108.3% |
| 1967 | 33.17 % change on previous year | -5824.8% |
| 1968 | 8.27 % change on previous year | -75.1% |
| 1969 | 4.36 % change on previous year | -47.3% |
| 1970 | 19.15 % change on previous year | +339.3% |
| 1971 | 15.24 % change on previous year | -20.4% |
| 1972 | 20.53 % change on previous year | +34.7% |
| 1973 | -7.26 % change on previous year | -135.4% |
| 1974 | -0.4227 % change on previous year | -94.2% |
| 1975 | 23.6 % change on previous year | -5682.4% |
| 1976 | 9.92 % change on previous year | -58.0% |
| 1977 | 8.54 % change on previous year | -13.9% |
| 1978 | 10.71 % change on previous year | +25.4% |
| 1979 | 5.67 % change on previous year | -47.1% |
| 1980 | 16.57 % change on previous year | +192.3% |
| 1981 | 12.61 % change on previous year | -23.9% |
| 1982 | -9.78 % change on previous year | -177.6% |
| 1983 | -21.65 % change on previous year | +121.3% |
| 1984 | 9.42 % change on previous year | -143.5% |
| 1985 | -7.26 % change on previous year | -177.0% |
| 1986 | -1.38 % change on previous year | -81.0% |
| 1987 | -11.4 % change on previous year | +728.3% |
| 1988 | 15.73 % change on previous year | -237.9% |
| 1989 | -1.43 % change on previous year | -109.1% |
| 1990 | 0.7024 % change on previous year | -149.3% |
| 1991 | -5.38 % change on previous year | -866.2% |
| 1992 | 1.51 % change on previous year | -128.0% |
| 1993 | 13.11 % change on previous year | +770.6% |
| 1994 | -9.73 % change on previous year | -174.2% |
| 1995 | 3.47 % change on previous year | -135.7% |
| 1996 | 5.15 % change on previous year | +48.3% |
| 1997 | -0.0209 % change on previous year | -100.4% |
| 1998 | 0.4717 % change on previous year | -2358.6% |
| 1999 | 1.72 % change on previous year | +264.7% |
| 2000 | 1.13 % change on previous year | -34.3% |
| 2001 | -5.03 % change on previous year | -545.0% |
| 2002 | 21.09 % change on previous year | -519.1% |
| 2003 | -12.44 % change on previous year | -159.0% |
| 2004 | 1.53 % change on previous year | -112.3% |
| 2005 | -18.98 % change on previous year | -1339.7% |
| 2006 | 23.89 % change on previous year | -225.9% |
| 2007 | 2.4 % change on previous year | -89.9% |
| 2008 | -3.9 % change on previous year | -262.6% |
| 2009 | 1.13 % change on previous year | -129.0% |
| 2010 | -2.62 % change on previous year | -331.8% |
| 2011 | 3.88 % change on previous year | -247.9% |
| 2012 | 3.98 % change on previous year | +2.5% |
| 2013 | -2.93 % change on previous year | -173.6% |
| 2014 | -3.08 % change on previous year | +5.3% |
| 2015 | -10.17 % change on previous year | +230.0% |
| 2016 | -5.91 % change on previous year | -41.9% |
| 2017 | 38.15 % change on previous year | -745.9% |
| 2018 | 11.76 % change on previous year | -69.2% |
| 2019 | 2.35 % change on previous year | -80.0% |
| 2020 | 7.12 % change on previous year | +203.1% |
| 2021 | 4.95 % change on previous year | -30.5% |
| 2022 | -10.41 % change on previous year | -310.3% |
| 2023 | -19.03 % change on previous year | +82.9% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Southern Africa 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | +5824.8% | -0.5794 % change on previous year | 33.17 % change on previous year |
| 1975 | +5682.4% | -0.4227 % change on previous year | 23.6 % change on previous year |
| 1998 | +2358.6% | -0.0209 % change on previous year | 0.4717 % change on previous year |
| 2005 | -1339.7% | 1.53 % change on previous year | -18.98 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 13.81 % change on previous year | -0.5794 % change on previous year | 33.17 % change on previous year | 8 |
| 1970s | 10.57 % change on previous year | -7.26 % change on previous year | 23.6 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1429 % change on previous year | -21.65 % change on previous year | 16.57 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.1 % change on previous year | -9.73 % change on previous year | 13.11 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.08 % change on previous year | -18.98 % change on previous year | 23.89 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.54 % change on previous year | -10.17 % change on previous year | 38.15 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | -4.34 % change on previous year | -19.03 % change on previous year | 7.12 % change on previous year | 4 |
Countries ranked near Southern Africa
- 32 Maldives 36.7 % change on previous year compare
- 33 Zambia 35 % change on previous year compare
- 34 Portugal 31.08 % change on previous year compare
- 35 Niger 31.08 % change on previous year compare
- 36 Finland 30.2 % change on previous year compare
- 37 Montenegro 28.76 % change on previous year compare
- 38 Ethiopia 28.5 % change on previous year compare
More climate change data for Southern Africa
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 739.86 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 48,717 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 16,474 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 32,243 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 62.17 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 1,152 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 5,709 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 5,306 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 402.74 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 20.02 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Southern Africa?
- Nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Southern Africa was -19.03 % change on previous year in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied recorded in Southern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 38.15 % change on previous year in 2017.
- What is the lowest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied recorded in Southern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was -21.65 % change on previous year in 1983.
- How does Southern Africa rank for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied?
- Southern Africa ranks 35th out of 35 groups with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied rising or falling in Southern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 550.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Southern Africa 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.