Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied was 0.1249 kg per person in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Guinea-Bissau, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
In 2023, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Guinea-Bissau stood at 0.1249 kg per person.
That represents a change of down 2.2% on the previous year and down 22.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Guinea-Bissau peaked at 0.2598 kg per person in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0 kg per person, in 1961.
Guinea-Bissau ranks 116th 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 Guinea-Bissau, 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 kg per person | — |
| 1973 | 0.0169 kg per person | — |
| 1974 | 0.0517 kg per person | +206.4% |
| 1975 | 0.0154 kg per person | -70.3% |
| 1976 | 0.0144 kg per person | -6.2% |
| 1977 | 0 kg per person | -100.0% |
| 1978 | 0.0632 kg per person | — |
| 1979 | 0.0082 kg per person | -87.1% |
| 1980 | 0.0098 kg per person | +19.5% |
| 1981 | 0.1424 kg per person | +1358.4% |
| 1982 | 0.0234 kg per person | -83.6% |
| 1983 | 0.0345 kg per person | +47.6% |
| 1984 | 0 kg per person | -100.0% |
| 1985 | 0 kg per person | — |
| 1986 | 0 kg per person | — |
| 1987 | 0.0303 kg per person | — |
| 1988 | 0.0176 kg per person | -41.9% |
| 1989 | 0.0404 kg per person | +129.3% |
| 1990 | 0.0224 kg per person | -44.6% |
| 1991 | 0.0205 kg per person | -8.4% |
| 1992 | 0.0074 kg per person | -63.8% |
| 1993 | 0.0094 kg per person | +27.3% |
| 1994 | 0.0092 kg per person | -3.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0089 kg per person | -2.5% |
| 1996 | 0.0087 kg per person | -2.1% |
| 1997 | 0.0086 kg per person | -1.9% |
| 1998 | 0.0168 kg per person | +96.3% |
| 1999 | 0.0165 kg per person | -1.9% |
| 2000 | 0.081 kg per person | +390.1% |
| 2001 | 0.0793 kg per person | -2.1% |
| 2002 | 0.1264 kg per person | +59.4% |
| 2003 | 0.1262 kg per person | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 0.1115 kg per person | -11.6% |
| 2005 | 0.1385 kg per person | +24.2% |
| 2006 | 0.1438 kg per person | +3.8% |
| 2007 | 0.0716 kg per person | -50.2% |
| 2008 | 0.0969 kg per person | +35.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0938 kg per person | -3.2% |
| 2010 | 0.171 kg per person | +82.4% |
| 2011 | 0.1029 kg per person | -39.8% |
| 2012 | 0.1392 kg per person | +35.2% |
| 2013 | 0.1615 kg per person | +16.0% |
| 2014 | 0.1545 kg per person | -4.4% |
| 2015 | 0.1275 kg per person | -17.5% |
| 2016 | 0.1804 kg per person | +41.5% |
| 2017 | 0.2167 kg per person | +20.1% |
| 2018 | 0.2177 kg per person | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 0.2321 kg per person | +6.6% |
| 2020 | 0.2598 kg per person | +11.9% |
| 2021 | 0.1915 kg per person | -26.3% |
| 2022 | 0.1277 kg per person | -33.3% |
| 2023 | 0.1249 kg per person | -2.2% |
Guinea-Bissau compared with similar countries
- Guinea-Bissau's 0.1249 kg per person is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.0697 kg per person, 1.8× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Guinea-Bissau's 0.1249 kg per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.1133 kg per person, 1.1× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Guinea-Bissau 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | +1358.4% | 0.0098 kg per person | 0.1424 kg per person |
| 2000 | +390.1% | 0.0165 kg per person | 0.081 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 | 0.017 kg per person | 0 kg per person | 0.0632 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0298 kg per person | 0 kg per person | 0.1424 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0129 kg per person | 0.0074 kg per person | 0.0224 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1069 kg per person | 0.0716 kg per person | 0.1438 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1703 kg per person | 0.1029 kg per person | 0.2321 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.176 kg per person | 0.1249 kg per person | 0.2598 kg per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Guinea-Bissau
More climate change data for Guinea-Bissau
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 2.69 million kg (2023)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 1,460 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 527.8 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 932.22 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 1.99 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 33.29 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 273.82 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 40.84 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 232.99 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.1541 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Guinea-Bissau?
- Nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Guinea-Bissau was 0.1249 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2598 kg per person in 2020.
- What is the lowest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 kg per person in 1961.
- How does Guinea-Bissau rank for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 116th out of 176 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied rising or falling in Guinea-Bissau?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Guinea-Bissau 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.