Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Cameroon
Cameroon: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied was 0.1417 kg per person in 2023. ▲ Rising
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Cameroon, 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 Cameroon is 0.1417 kg per person, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 22.4% on the previous year and down 18.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Cameroon peaked at 0.2756 kg per person in 1985 and was at its lowest, 0.0281 kg per person, in 1962.
That places Cameroon 114th out of 176 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0286 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0281 kg per person | -1.9% |
| 1963 | 0.0367 kg per person | +30.5% |
| 1964 | 0.0448 kg per person | +22.3% |
| 1965 | 0.0526 kg per person | +17.3% |
| 1966 | 0.1079 kg per person | +105.2% |
| 1967 | 0.1426 kg per person | +32.2% |
| 1968 | 0.1752 kg per person | +22.8% |
| 1969 | 0.1406 kg per person | -19.7% |
| 1970 | 0.1793 kg per person | +27.5% |
| 1971 | 0.1359 kg per person | -24.2% |
| 1972 | 0.1073 kg per person | -21.0% |
| 1973 | 0.1333 kg per person | +24.3% |
| 1974 | 0.1357 kg per person | +1.8% |
| 1975 | 0.0825 kg per person | -39.2% |
| 1976 | 0.0526 kg per person | -36.2% |
| 1977 | 0.1873 kg per person | +255.7% |
| 1978 | 0.1922 kg per person | +2.6% |
| 1979 | 0.1723 kg per person | -10.3% |
| 1980 | 0.189 kg per person | +9.7% |
| 1981 | 0.1882 kg per person | -0.4% |
| 1982 | 0.1872 kg per person | -0.5% |
| 1983 | 0.2659 kg per person | +42.0% |
| 1984 | 0.2744 kg per person | +3.2% |
| 1985 | 0.2756 kg per person | +0.4% |
| 1986 | 0.2058 kg per person | -25.3% |
| 1987 | 0.2372 kg per person | +15.3% |
| 1988 | 0.2066 kg per person | -12.9% |
| 1989 | 0.1654 kg per person | -19.9% |
| 1990 | 0.0794 kg per person | -52.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0514 kg per person | -35.2% |
| 1992 | 0.0783 kg per person | +52.2% |
| 1993 | 0.0826 kg per person | +5.5% |
| 1994 | 0.1181 kg per person | +42.9% |
| 1995 | 0.1149 kg per person | -2.7% |
| 1996 | 0.1342 kg per person | +16.8% |
| 1997 | 0.1372 kg per person | +2.3% |
| 1998 | 0.1168 kg per person | -14.9% |
| 1999 | 0.1789 kg per person | +53.1% |
| 2000 | 0.1466 kg per person | -18.1% |
| 2001 | 0.1671 kg per person | +14.0% |
| 2002 | 0.1322 kg per person | -20.9% |
| 2003 | 0.1199 kg per person | -9.3% |
| 2004 | 0.1997 kg per person | +66.6% |
| 2005 | 0.1334 kg per person | -33.2% |
| 2006 | 0.1446 kg per person | +8.4% |
| 2007 | 0.1235 kg per person | -14.6% |
| 2008 | 0.1233 kg per person | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 0.1323 kg per person | +7.4% |
| 2010 | 0.1294 kg per person | -2.2% |
| 2011 | 0.1828 kg per person | +41.2% |
| 2012 | 0.1352 kg per person | -26.0% |
| 2013 | 0.1734 kg per person | +28.3% |
| 2014 | 0.1179 kg per person | -32.0% |
| 2015 | 0.1873 kg per person | +58.8% |
| 2016 | 0.1695 kg per person | -9.5% |
| 2017 | 0.1926 kg per person | +13.6% |
| 2018 | 0.1694 kg per person | -12.0% |
| 2019 | 0.1648 kg per person | -2.7% |
| 2020 | 0.1873 kg per person | +13.7% |
| 2021 | 0.17 kg per person | -9.2% |
| 2022 | 0.1158 kg per person | -31.9% |
| 2023 | 0.1417 kg per person | +22.4% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 0.1417 kg per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.2694 kg per person, 53% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 0.1417 kg per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.1133 kg per person, 1.3× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Cameroon 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | +255.7% | 0.0526 kg per person | 0.1873 kg per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0841 kg per person | 0.0281 kg per person | 0.1752 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.1378 kg per person | 0.0526 kg per person | 0.1922 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2195 kg per person | 0.1654 kg per person | 0.2756 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1092 kg per person | 0.0514 kg per person | 0.1789 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1423 kg per person | 0.1199 kg per person | 0.1997 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1622 kg per person | 0.1179 kg per person | 0.1926 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1537 kg per person | 0.1158 kg per person | 0.1873 kg per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
- 111 Saint Lucia 0.1733 kg per person compare
- 112 Mozambique 0.168 kg per person compare
- 113 Algeria 0.1521 kg per person compare
- 115 Jamaica 0.125 kg per person compare
- 116 Guinea-Bissau 0.1249 kg per person compare
- 117 Guinea 0.1182 kg per person compare
More climate change data for Cameroon
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 90.03 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 15,120 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 5,419 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 9,701 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 20.45 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 346.46 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 1,047 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 798.71 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 248.42 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 3.01 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Cameroon?
- Nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Cameroon was 0.1417 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2756 kg per person in 1985.
- What is the lowest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0281 kg per person in 1962.
- How does Cameroon rank for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied?
- Cameroon ranks 114th out of 176 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cameroon 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.