Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Eswatini
Eswatini: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied was 0.5897 kg per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Eswatini, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
In 2023, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Eswatini stood at 0.5897 kg per person.
That represents a change of down 0.9% on the previous year and up 20.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Eswatini peaked at 1.52 kg per person in 1983 and was at its lowest, 0.1536 kg per person, in 1996.
Eswatini ranks 77th of 176 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Eswatini, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.4812 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.4981 kg per person | +3.5% |
| 1963 | 0.5257 kg per person | +5.5% |
| 1964 | 0.5794 kg per person | +10.2% |
| 1965 | 0.7725 kg per person | +33.3% |
| 1966 | 0.7523 kg per person | -2.6% |
| 1967 | 0.8557 kg per person | +13.7% |
| 1968 | 0.8417 kg per person | -1.6% |
| 1969 | 0.9054 kg per person | +7.6% |
| 1970 | 0.6471 kg per person | -28.5% |
| 1971 | 0.7099 kg per person | +9.7% |
| 1972 | 0.4697 kg per person | -33.8% |
| 1973 | 1.11 kg per person | +136.4% |
| 1974 | 1.08 kg per person | -3.2% |
| 1975 | 1.08 kg per person | +0.8% |
| 1976 | 0.8396 kg per person | -22.5% |
| 1977 | 0.8496 kg per person | +1.2% |
| 1978 | 1.11 kg per person | +30.1% |
| 1979 | 1.25 kg per person | +12.6% |
| 1980 | 1.43 kg per person | +14.9% |
| 1981 | 1.03 kg per person | -27.8% |
| 1982 | 1.04 kg per person | +0.2% |
| 1983 | 1.52 kg per person | +46.4% |
| 1984 | 0.661 kg per person | -56.4% |
| 1985 | 0.7463 kg per person | +12.9% |
| 1986 | 0.8166 kg per person | +9.4% |
| 1987 | 0.9268 kg per person | +13.5% |
| 1988 | 0.9064 kg per person | -2.2% |
| 1989 | 0.8652 kg per person | -4.5% |
| 1990 | 0.8679 kg per person | +0.3% |
| 1991 | 0.6607 kg per person | -23.9% |
| 1992 | 0.7102 kg per person | +7.5% |
| 1993 | 0.6486 kg per person | -8.7% |
| 1994 | 0.1647 kg per person | -74.6% |
| 1995 | 0.165 kg per person | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 0.1536 kg per person | -6.9% |
| 1997 | 0.1589 kg per person | +3.5% |
| 1998 | 0.1961 kg per person | +23.4% |
| 1999 | 0.1649 kg per person | -15.9% |
| 2000 | 0.192 kg per person | +16.4% |
| 2001 | 0.1903 kg per person | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 0.5736 kg per person | +201.4% |
| 2003 | 0.4467 kg per person | -22.1% |
| 2004 | 0.4609 kg per person | +3.2% |
| 2005 | 0.3747 kg per person | -18.7% |
| 2006 | 0.4787 kg per person | +27.7% |
| 2007 | 0.4875 kg per person | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 0.4548 kg per person | -6.7% |
| 2009 | 0.4642 kg per person | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 0.458 kg per person | -1.3% |
| 2011 | 0.486 kg per person | +6.1% |
| 2012 | 0.5088 kg per person | +4.7% |
| 2013 | 0.489 kg per person | -3.9% |
| 2014 | 0.468 kg per person | -4.3% |
| 2015 | 0.4286 kg per person | -8.4% |
| 2016 | 0.3983 kg per person | -7.1% |
| 2017 | 0.5415 kg per person | +36.0% |
| 2018 | 0.6017 kg per person | +11.1% |
| 2019 | 0.61 kg per person | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 0.6443 kg per person | +5.6% |
| 2021 | 0.6684 kg per person | +3.7% |
| 2022 | 0.5953 kg per person | -10.9% |
| 2023 | 0.5897 kg per person | -0.9% |
Eswatini compared with similar countries
- Eswatini's 0.5897 kg per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.2694 kg per person, 2.2× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Eswatini's 0.5897 kg per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.1133 kg per person, 5.2× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Eswatini 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | +201.4% | 0.1903 kg per person | 0.5736 kg per person |
| 1973 | +136.4% | 0.4697 kg per person | 1.11 kg per person |
| 1994 | -74.6% | 0.6486 kg per person | 0.1647 kg per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.6902 kg per person | 0.4812 kg per person | 0.9054 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.9136 kg per person | 0.4697 kg per person | 1.25 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.9942 kg per person | 0.661 kg per person | 1.52 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3891 kg per person | 0.1536 kg per person | 0.8679 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4124 kg per person | 0.1903 kg per person | 0.5736 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.499 kg per person | 0.3983 kg per person | 0.61 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6244 kg per person | 0.5897 kg per person | 0.6684 kg per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Eswatini
- 74 Morocco 0.6059 kg per person compare
- 75 Zimbabwe 0.5911 kg per person compare
- 76 El Salvador 0.5909 kg per person compare
- 78 Dominican Republic 0.5793 kg per person compare
- 79 Philippines 0.5687 kg per person compare
- 80 Sri Lanka 0.541 kg per person compare
More climate change data for Eswatini
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 10.39 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 1,459 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 469.92 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 988.9 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 1.77 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 35.32 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 77.58 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 66.81 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 10.77 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.2521 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Eswatini?
- Nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Eswatini was 0.5897 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied recorded in Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 1.52 kg per person in 1983.
- What is the lowest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1536 kg per person in 1996.
- How does Eswatini rank for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied?
- Eswatini ranks 77th out of 176 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Eswatini 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.