Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied was 0.2825 kg per person in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Burkina Faso, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Burkina Faso is 0.2825 kg per person, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 17.3% on the previous year and down 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Burkina Faso peaked at 0.3498 kg per person in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0 kg per person, in 1961.
That places Burkina Faso 96th out of 176 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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 Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 0 kg per person | — |
| 1963 | 0 kg per person | — |
| 1964 | 0 kg per person | — |
| 1965 | 0 kg per person | — |
| 1966 | 0 kg per person | — |
| 1967 | 0 kg per person | — |
| 1968 | 0 kg per person | — |
| 1969 | 0.0053 kg per person | — |
| 1970 | 0.0066 kg per person | +24.3% |
| 1971 | 0.0077 kg per person | +16.5% |
| 1972 | 0.0101 kg per person | +30.2% |
| 1973 | 0.006 kg per person | -40.1% |
| 1974 | 0.0116 kg per person | +92.9% |
| 1975 | 0.0065 kg per person | -44.0% |
| 1976 | 0.035 kg per person | +438.3% |
| 1977 | 0.0273 kg per person | -22.1% |
| 1978 | 0.0509 kg per person | +86.4% |
| 1979 | 0.029 kg per person | -43.1% |
| 1980 | 0.018 kg per person | -38.0% |
| 1981 | 0.0431 kg per person | +139.8% |
| 1982 | 0.0451 kg per person | +4.7% |
| 1983 | 0.0539 kg per person | +19.5% |
| 1984 | 0.0543 kg per person | +0.7% |
| 1985 | 0.0592 kg per person | +9.1% |
| 1986 | 0.0824 kg per person | +39.2% |
| 1987 | 0.0976 kg per person | +18.5% |
| 1988 | 0.0916 kg per person | -6.2% |
| 1989 | 0.0915 kg per person | -0.2% |
| 1990 | 0.1006 kg per person | +10.0% |
| 1991 | 0.1047 kg per person | +4.1% |
| 1992 | 0.0966 kg per person | -7.7% |
| 1993 | 0.0912 kg per person | -5.7% |
| 1994 | 0.1138 kg per person | +24.8% |
| 1995 | 0.1097 kg per person | -3.6% |
| 1996 | 0.1076 kg per person | -1.9% |
| 1997 | 0.2227 kg per person | +107.0% |
| 1998 | 0.1459 kg per person | -34.5% |
| 1999 | 0.146 kg per person | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 0.0827 kg per person | -43.4% |
| 2001 | 0.0075 kg per person | -90.9% |
| 2002 | 0.0159 kg per person | +110.5% |
| 2003 | 0.2035 kg per person | +1183.7% |
| 2004 | 0.2154 kg per person | +5.9% |
| 2005 | 0.2543 kg per person | +18.1% |
| 2006 | 0.2087 kg per person | -17.9% |
| 2007 | 0.1591 kg per person | -23.7% |
| 2008 | 0.2004 kg per person | +25.9% |
| 2009 | 0.1807 kg per person | -9.8% |
| 2010 | 0.2542 kg per person | +40.7% |
| 2011 | 0.1783 kg per person | -29.9% |
| 2012 | 0.2768 kg per person | +55.2% |
| 2013 | 0.2864 kg per person | +3.5% |
| 2014 | 0.2677 kg per person | -6.5% |
| 2015 | 0.2721 kg per person | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 0.3498 kg per person | +28.6% |
| 2017 | 0.293 kg per person | -16.2% |
| 2018 | 0.2772 kg per person | -5.4% |
| 2019 | 0.1434 kg per person | -48.3% |
| 2020 | 0.235 kg per person | +63.9% |
| 2021 | 0.1938 kg per person | -17.5% |
| 2022 | 0.2408 kg per person | +24.3% |
| 2023 | 0.2825 kg per person | +17.3% |
Burkina Faso compared with similar countries
- Burkina Faso's 0.2825 kg per person is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.0697 kg per person, 4.1× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Burkina Faso's 0.2825 kg per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.1133 kg per person, 2.5× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Burkina Faso 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | +1183.7% | 0.0159 kg per person | 0.2035 kg per person |
| 1976 | +438.3% | 0.0065 kg per person | 0.035 kg per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0006 kg per person | 0 kg per person | 0.0053 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0191 kg per person | 0.006 kg per person | 0.0509 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0637 kg per person | 0.018 kg per person | 0.0976 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1239 kg per person | 0.0912 kg per person | 0.2227 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1528 kg per person | 0.0075 kg per person | 0.2543 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2599 kg per person | 0.1434 kg per person | 0.3498 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.238 kg per person | 0.1938 kg per person | 0.2825 kg per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Burkina Faso
More climate change data for Burkina Faso
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 118.69 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 29,986 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 10,729 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 19,257 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 40.49 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 687.74 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 3,646 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 1,267 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 2,379 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 4.78 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Burkina Faso?
- Nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Burkina Faso was 0.2825 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3498 kg per person in 2016.
- What is the lowest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 kg per person in 1961.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied?
- Burkina Faso ranks 96th out of 176 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Burkina Faso data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied that volatilises, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied that volatilises divided by Population, total, 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 volatilises ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied that volatilises divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.