Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Gambia
Gambia: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied was 0.2037 kg per person in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Gambia, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
In 2023, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Gambia stood at 0.2037 kg per person.
The figure is up 1,028.3% on the previous year and up 7,451.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Gambia peaked at 0.3493 kg per person in 1985 and was at its lowest, 0 kg per person, in 1961.
That places Gambia 107th 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 Gambia, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 0 kg per person | — |
| 1963 | 0 kg per person | — |
| 1964 | 0.0018 kg per person | — |
| 1965 | 0.0033 kg per person | +82.5% |
| 1966 | 0.0115 kg per person | +250.3% |
| 1967 | 0.0104 kg per person | -9.9% |
| 1968 | 0.0069 kg per person | -33.9% |
| 1969 | 0.0185 kg per person | +168.8% |
| 1970 | 0.029 kg per person | +57.2% |
| 1971 | 0.0556 kg per person | +91.8% |
| 1972 | 0.0659 kg per person | +18.5% |
| 1973 | 0.0528 kg per person | -19.9% |
| 1974 | 0.0679 kg per person | +28.6% |
| 1975 | 0.0272 kg per person | -60.0% |
| 1976 | 0.032 kg per person | +17.6% |
| 1977 | 0.0765 kg per person | +139.3% |
| 1978 | 0.1574 kg per person | +105.8% |
| 1979 | 0.2127 kg per person | +35.1% |
| 1980 | 0.0896 kg per person | -57.8% |
| 1981 | 0.0432 kg per person | -51.9% |
| 1982 | 0.099 kg per person | +129.4% |
| 1983 | 0.1384 kg per person | +39.9% |
| 1984 | 0.1211 kg per person | -12.5% |
| 1985 | 0.3493 kg per person | +188.4% |
| 1986 | 0.3356 kg per person | -3.9% |
| 1987 | 0.0859 kg per person | -74.4% |
| 1988 | 0.032 kg per person | -62.8% |
| 1989 | 0.0652 kg per person | +103.9% |
| 1990 | 0.019 kg per person | -70.9% |
| 1991 | 0.0273 kg per person | +43.8% |
| 1992 | 0.0175 kg per person | -36.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0168 kg per person | -3.6% |
| 1994 | 0.0163 kg per person | -3.2% |
| 1995 | 0.0272 kg per person | +67.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0158 kg per person | -42.1% |
| 1997 | 0.0224 kg per person | +42.2% |
| 1998 | 0.167 kg per person | +645.5% |
| 1999 | 0.0706 kg per person | -57.7% |
| 2000 | 0.0412 kg per person | -41.6% |
| 2001 | 0.0401 kg per person | -2.7% |
| 2003 | 0.1102 kg per person | +174.7% |
| 2004 | 0.074 kg per person | -32.9% |
| 2005 | 0.1002 kg per person | +35.4% |
| 2006 | 0.0975 kg per person | -2.8% |
| 2007 | 0.0861 kg per person | -11.7% |
| 2008 | 0.0459 kg per person | -46.6% |
| 2009 | 0.0729 kg per person | +58.8% |
| 2010 | 0.0926 kg per person | +27.0% |
| 2011 | 0.1325 kg per person | +43.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0222 kg per person | -83.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0027 kg per person | -87.8% |
| 2014 | 0.0012 kg per person | -56.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0063 kg per person | +441.9% |
| 2016 | 0.0056 kg per person | -11.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0016 kg per person | -71.6% |
| 2018 | 0.0836 kg per person | +5123.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0273 kg per person | -67.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0008 kg per person | -97.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0185 kg per person | +2155.3% |
| 2022 | 0.0181 kg per person | -2.3% |
| 2023 | 0.2037 kg per person | +1028.3% |
Gambia compared with similar countries
- Gambia's 0.2037 kg per person is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.0697 kg per person, 2.9× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Gambia's 0.2037 kg per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.1133 kg per person, 1.8× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Gambia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | +5123.3% | 0.0016 kg per person | 0.0836 kg per person |
| 2021 | +2155.3% | 0.0008 kg per person | 0.0185 kg per person |
| 2023 | +1028.3% | 0.0181 kg per person | 0.2037 kg per person |
| 1998 | +645.5% | 0.0224 kg per person | 0.167 kg per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0058 kg per person | 0 kg per person | 0.0185 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0777 kg per person | 0.0272 kg per person | 0.2127 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1359 kg per person | 0.032 kg per person | 0.3493 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.04 kg per person | 0.0158 kg per person | 0.167 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0743 kg per person | 0.0401 kg per person | 0.1102 kg per person | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.0376 kg per person | 0.0012 kg per person | 0.1325 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0603 kg per person | 0.0008 kg per person | 0.2037 kg per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Gambia
More climate change data for Gambia
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 7.29 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 1,177 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 380.7 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 795.99 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 1.44 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 28.43 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 275.94 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 74.92 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 201.03 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.2827 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Gambia?
- Nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Gambia was 0.2037 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3493 kg per person in 1985.
- What is the lowest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 kg per person in 1961.
- How does Gambia rank for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied?
- Gambia ranks 107th out of 176 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7,451.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Gambia 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.