Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Gabon
Gabon: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied was 0.2229 kg per person in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Gabon, 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 Gabon is 0.2229 kg per person, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 12.9% on the previous year and up 233.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Gabon peaked at 0.3591 kg per person in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0 kg per person, in 1961.
That places Gabon 105th 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 Gabon, 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 kg per person | — |
| 1970 | 0 kg per person | — |
| 1971 | 0 kg per person | — |
| 1972 | 0.0076 kg per person | — |
| 1973 | 0.0033 kg per person | -56.2% |
| 1974 | 0.0046 kg per person | +39.8% |
| 1975 | 0.0453 kg per person | +878.1% |
| 1976 | 0.0556 kg per person | +22.8% |
| 1977 | 0.0144 kg per person | -74.1% |
| 1978 | 0.0141 kg per person | -2.4% |
| 1979 | 0.0126 kg per person | -10.3% |
| 1980 | 0.0134 kg per person | +5.9% |
| 1981 | 0.1036 kg per person | +675.3% |
| 1982 | 0.0253 kg per person | -75.5% |
| 1983 | 0.074 kg per person | +192.0% |
| 1984 | 0.06 kg per person | -18.9% |
| 1985 | 0.0584 kg per person | -2.7% |
| 1986 | 0.1242 kg per person | +112.8% |
| 1987 | 0.0898 kg per person | -27.7% |
| 1988 | 0.0354 kg per person | -60.5% |
| 1989 | 0.0418 kg per person | +17.9% |
| 1990 | 0.0138 kg per person | -66.9% |
| 1991 | 0.0198 kg per person | +43.1% |
| 1992 | 0.0096 kg per person | -51.3% |
| 1993 | 0.0094 kg per person | -2.6% |
| 1994 | 0.0091 kg per person | -2.6% |
| 1995 | 0.0089 kg per person | -2.5% |
| 1996 | 0.0087 kg per person | -2.5% |
| 1997 | 0.0085 kg per person | -2.5% |
| 1998 | 0.0083 kg per person | -2.5% |
| 1999 | 0.008 kg per person | -2.5% |
| 2000 | 0.0078 kg per person | -2.6% |
| 2001 | 0.0076 kg per person | -2.6% |
| 2002 | 0.0411 kg per person | +438.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0137 kg per person | -66.6% |
| 2004 | 0.0478 kg per person | +248.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0396 kg per person | -17.1% |
| 2006 | 0.053 kg per person | +33.7% |
| 2007 | 0.0572 kg per person | +8.0% |
| 2008 | 0.051 kg per person | -10.8% |
| 2009 | 0.0531 kg per person | +4.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0345 kg per person | -35.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0214 kg per person | -38.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0704 kg per person | +229.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0668 kg per person | -5.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0936 kg per person | +40.2% |
| 2015 | 0.2166 kg per person | +131.4% |
| 2016 | 0.1745 kg per person | -19.4% |
| 2017 | 0.3591 kg per person | +105.8% |
| 2018 | 0.2846 kg per person | -20.7% |
| 2019 | 0.2562 kg per person | -10.0% |
| 2020 | 0.1158 kg per person | -54.8% |
| 2021 | 0.1557 kg per person | +34.5% |
| 2022 | 0.2559 kg per person | +64.4% |
| 2023 | 0.2229 kg per person | -12.9% |
Gabon compared with similar countries
- Gabon's 0.2229 kg per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.5851 kg per person, 38% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Gabon's 0.2229 kg per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.1133 kg per person, 2.0× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Gabon 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | +878.1% | 0.0046 kg per person | 0.0453 kg per person |
| 1981 | +675.3% | 0.0134 kg per person | 0.1036 kg per person |
| 2002 | +438.4% | 0.0076 kg per person | 0.0411 kg per person |
| 2004 | +248.0% | 0.0137 kg per person | 0.0478 kg per person |
| 2012 | +229.3% | 0.0214 kg per person | 0.0704 kg per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 kg per person | 0 kg per person | 0 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0158 kg per person | 0 kg per person | 0.0556 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0626 kg per person | 0.0134 kg per person | 0.1242 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0104 kg per person | 0.008 kg per person | 0.0198 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0372 kg per person | 0.0076 kg per person | 0.0572 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1578 kg per person | 0.0214 kg per person | 0.3591 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1876 kg per person | 0.1158 kg per person | 0.2559 kg per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Gabon
More climate change data for Gabon
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 1.51 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 241.41 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 126.48 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 114.93 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 0.4773 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 4.1 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 17.66 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 13.49 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 4.17 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.0509 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Gabon?
- Nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Gabon was 0.2229 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied recorded in Gabon?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3591 kg per person in 2017.
- What is the lowest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied recorded in Gabon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 kg per person in 1961.
- How does Gabon rank for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied?
- Gabon ranks 105th out of 176 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied rising or falling in Gabon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 233.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Gabon 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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 63 observations, free to reuse under Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page.
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.