Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Cambodia
Cambodia: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied was 0.8025 kg per person in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Cambodia, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
In 2023, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Cambodia stood at 0.8025 kg per person. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is up 63.0% on the previous year and up 141.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Cambodia peaked at 0.8025 kg per person in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0 kg per person, in 1977.
That places Cambodia 64th 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 Cambodia, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0754 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0026 kg per person | -96.5% |
| 1963 | 0.0034 kg per person | +30.5% |
| 1964 | 0.005 kg per person | +46.9% |
| 1965 | 0.0049 kg per person | -2.1% |
| 1966 | 0.0048 kg per person | -2.1% |
| 1967 | 0.0474 kg per person | +879.2% |
| 1968 | 0.0464 kg per person | -2.1% |
| 1969 | 0.0606 kg per person | +30.6% |
| 1970 | 0.0266 kg per person | -56.1% |
| 1971 | 0.032 kg per person | +20.5% |
| 1972 | 0.015 kg per person | -53.2% |
| 1973 | 0.0148 kg per person | -1.0% |
| 1974 | 0.0133 kg per person | -10.6% |
| 1975 | 0.0015 kg per person | -88.5% |
| 1976 | 0.0016 kg per person | +7.3% |
| 1977 | 0 kg per person | -100.0% |
| 1978 | 0 kg per person | — |
| 1979 | 0 kg per person | — |
| 1980 | 0.1385 kg per person | — |
| 1981 | 0.1987 kg per person | +43.5% |
| 1982 | 0.1343 kg per person | -32.4% |
| 1983 | 0.0284 kg per person | -78.9% |
| 1984 | 0.0086 kg per person | -69.9% |
| 1985 | 0 kg per person | -100.0% |
| 1986 | 0 kg per person | — |
| 1987 | 0 kg per person | — |
| 1988 | 0 kg per person | — |
| 1989 | 0 kg per person | — |
| 1990 | 0.0217 kg per person | — |
| 1991 | 0.0546 kg per person | +151.8% |
| 1992 | 0.1159 kg per person | +112.1% |
| 1993 | 0.1161 kg per person | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 0.0649 kg per person | -44.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0599 kg per person | -7.8% |
| 1996 | 0.0398 kg per person | -33.5% |
| 1997 | 0.1633 kg per person | +310.3% |
| 1998 | 0.0267 kg per person | -83.7% |
| 1999 | 0 kg per person | -100.0% |
| 2000 | 0 kg per person | — |
| 2001 | 0 kg per person | — |
| 2002 | 0.0631 kg per person | — |
| 2003 | 0.0399 kg per person | -36.8% |
| 2004 | 0.0563 kg per person | +41.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0823 kg per person | +46.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0782 kg per person | -4.9% |
| 2007 | 0.081 kg per person | +3.6% |
| 2008 | 0.0894 kg per person | +10.4% |
| 2009 | 0.1218 kg per person | +36.2% |
| 2010 | 0.1563 kg per person | +28.3% |
| 2011 | 0.2479 kg per person | +58.6% |
| 2012 | 0.3669 kg per person | +48.0% |
| 2013 | 0.3325 kg per person | -9.4% |
| 2014 | 0.4163 kg per person | +25.2% |
| 2015 | 0.5175 kg per person | +24.3% |
| 2016 | 0.3511 kg per person | -32.2% |
| 2017 | 0.7155 kg per person | +103.8% |
| 2018 | 0.7853 kg per person | +9.8% |
| 2019 | 0.6803 kg per person | -13.4% |
| 2020 | 0.6586 kg per person | -3.2% |
| 2021 | 0.7171 kg per person | +8.9% |
| 2022 | 0.4923 kg per person | -31.3% |
| 2023 | 0.8025 kg per person | +63.0% |
Cambodia compared with similar countries
- Cambodia's 0.8025 kg per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.2694 kg per person, 3.0× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Cambodia's 0.8025 kg per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.1939 kg per person, 4.1× the median. (25 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Cambodia 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 | +879.2% | 0.0048 kg per person | 0.0474 kg per person |
| 1997 | +310.3% | 0.0398 kg per person | 0.1633 kg per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0278 kg per person | 0.0026 kg per person | 0.0754 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0105 kg per person | 0 kg per person | 0.032 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0508 kg per person | 0 kg per person | 0.1987 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0663 kg per person | 0 kg per person | 0.1633 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0612 kg per person | 0 kg per person | 0.1218 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4569 kg per person | 0.1563 kg per person | 0.7853 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6676 kg per person | 0.4923 kg per person | 0.8025 kg per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Cambodia
- 61 Nicaragua 0.8635 kg per person compare
- 62 Portugal 0.8431 kg per person compare
- 63 Colombia 0.8145 kg per person compare
- 65 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.7686 kg per person compare
- 66 Saudi Arabia 0.7665 kg per person compare
- 67 Tajikistan 0.7241 kg per person compare
More climate change data for Cambodia
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 62.43 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 12,288 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 3,008 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 9,280 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 11.35 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 331.43 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 20,858 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 1,671 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 19,187 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 6.31 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Cambodia?
- Nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Cambodia was 0.8025 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied recorded in Cambodia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8025 kg per person in 2023.
- What is the lowest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied recorded in Cambodia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 kg per person in 1977.
- How does Cambodia rank for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied?
- Cambodia ranks 64th out of 176 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied rising or falling in Cambodia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 141.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Cambodia 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.