Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied in French Polynesia

French Polynesia: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied was 0.0706 kg per person in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)
0.0706 kg per person
Change on year
down 32.0%
World rank
129th
of 176 countries
All-time high
0.4533 kg per person
in 1984
All-time low
0 kg per person
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied in French Polynesia, 1961–2023

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Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.

Analysis

French Polynesia recorded 0.0706 kg per person for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in 2023.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 32.0% on the previous year and down 21.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in French Polynesia peaked at 0.4533 kg per person in 1984 and was at its lowest, 0 kg per person, in 1961.

French Polynesia ranks 129th of 176 countries on this measure, 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 French Polynesia, year by year

Annual values for Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied that volatilises, per capita in French Polynesia, 1961 to 2023.
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 kg per person
1970 0 kg per person
1971 0 kg per person
1972 0 kg per person
1973 0 kg per person
1974 0.0385 kg per person
1975 0.0746 kg per person +93.9%
1976 0.1405 kg per person +88.3%
1977 0.1448 kg per person +3.1%
1978 0.2159 kg per person +49.2%
1979 0.1682 kg per person -22.1%
1980 0.1649 kg per person -2.0%
1981 0.1709 kg per person +3.6%
1982 0.2058 kg per person +20.4%
1983 0.2294 kg per person +11.5%
1984 0.4533 kg per person +97.6%
1985 0.221 kg per person -51.2%
1986 0.1616 kg per person -26.9%
1987 0.1575 kg per person -2.5%
1988 0.1537 kg per person -2.4%
1989 0.1503 kg per person -2.2%
1990 0.1472 kg per person -2.0%
1991 0.1444 kg per person -1.9%
1992 0.1891 kg per person +30.9%
1993 0.1859 kg per person -1.7%
1994 0.1829 kg per person -1.6%
1995 0.1801 kg per person -1.5%
1996 0.1774 kg per person -1.5%
1997 0.1746 kg per person -1.6%
1998 0.1718 kg per person -1.6%
1999 0.2088 kg per person +21.6%
2000 0.208 kg per person -0.4%
2001 0.1561 kg per person -25.0%
2002 0.1566 kg per person +0.3%
2003 0.1331 kg per person -15.0%
2004 0.1498 kg per person +12.5%
2005 0.1129 kg per person -24.6%
2006 0.1216 kg per person +7.7%
2007 0.125 kg per person +2.8%
2008 0.1692 kg per person +35.4%
2009 0.1002 kg per person -40.8%
2010 0.1327 kg per person +32.4%
2011 0.1284 kg per person -3.2%
2012 0.0908 kg per person -29.3%
2013 0.0898 kg per person -1.1%
2014 0.0822 kg per person -8.5%
2015 0.1235 kg per person +50.2%
2016 0.0917 kg per person -25.8%
2017 0.1347 kg per person +46.9%
2018 0.0846 kg per person -37.2%
2019 0.1365 kg per person +61.2%
2020 0.1107 kg per person -18.9%
2021 0.1376 kg per person +24.3%
2022 0.1038 kg per person -24.6%
2023 0.0706 kg per person -32.0%

French Polynesia compared with similar countries

  • French Polynesia's 0.0706 kg per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.9654 kg per person, 7% of the median. (61 countries reporting)
  • French Polynesia's 0.0706 kg per person is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.1939 kg per person, 36% of the median. (25 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0 kg per person 0 kg per person 0 kg per person 9
1970s 0.0782 kg per person 0 kg per person 0.2159 kg per person 10
1980s 0.2068 kg per person 0.1503 kg per person 0.4533 kg per person 10
1990s 0.1762 kg per person 0.1444 kg per person 0.2088 kg per person 10
2000s 0.1432 kg per person 0.1002 kg per person 0.208 kg per person 10
2010s 0.1095 kg per person 0.0822 kg per person 0.1365 kg per person 10
2020s 0.1057 kg per person 0.0706 kg per person 0.1376 kg per person 4

Countries ranked near French Polynesia

  1. 126 Chad 0.0876 kg per person compare
  2. 127 Afghanistan 0.0862 kg per person compare
  3. 128 Bhutan 0.0817 kg per person compare
  4. 130 Trinidad and Tobago 0.0678 kg per person compare
  5. 131 Tonga 0.0644 kg per person compare
  6. 132 Qatar 0.0586 kg per person compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in French Polynesia?
Nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in French Polynesia was 0.0706 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied recorded in French Polynesia?
The highest recorded value was 0.4533 kg per person in 1984.
What is the lowest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied recorded in French Polynesia?
The lowest recorded value was 0 kg per person in 1961.
How does French Polynesia rank for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied?
French Polynesia ranks 129th out of 176 countries with data for 2023.
Is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied rising or falling in French Polynesia?
Over the last ten years it is down 21.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this French Polynesia 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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Indicator
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied that volatilises, per capita
Unit
kg per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
178 places, 9,865 data points, 1961–2023
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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.