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

Guinea: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied was 0.1182 kg per person in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)
0.1182 kg per person
Change on year
down 6.8%
World rank
117th
of 176 countries
All-time high
0.1269 kg per person
in 2022
All-time low
0 kg per person
in 1983
Years of data
63
1961–2023

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

00.050.10.15196119922023

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

Analysis

Guinea recorded 0.1182 kg per person for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in 2023.

The figure is down 6.8% on the previous year and up 386.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Guinea peaked at 0.1269 kg per person in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0 kg per person, in 1983.

Guinea ranks 117th 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, year by year

Annual values for Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied that volatilises, per capita in Guinea, 1961 to 2023.
Year kg per person Change
1961 0.0138 kg per person
1962 0.0136 kg per person -1.8%
1963 0.0133 kg per person -1.8%
1964 0.0209 kg per person +57.1%
1965 0.0129 kg per person -38.6%
1966 0.0252 kg per person +96.3%
1967 0.0248 kg per person -1.9%
1968 0.0243 kg per person -1.9%
1969 0.0238 kg per person -1.9%
1970 0.0351 kg per person +47.2%
1971 0.0367 kg per person +4.8%
1972 0.0384 kg per person +4.4%
1973 0.0178 kg per person -53.7%
1974 0.0142 kg per person -20.1%
1975 0.0129 kg per person -9.1%
1976 0.0127 kg per person -1.5%
1977 0.0042 kg per person -67.2%
1978 0.0041 kg per person -1.6%
1979 0.0222 kg per person +441.0%
1980 0.0008 kg per person -96.2%
1981 0.0087 kg per person +944.4%
1982 0.0118 kg per person +35.3%
1983 0 kg per person -100.0%
1984 0.0016 kg per person
1985 0.0031 kg per person +93.1%
1986 0.0049 kg per person +58.8%
1987 0.0051 kg per person +4.4%
1988 0.0043 kg per person -15.2%
1989 0.0063 kg per person +46.0%
1990 0.0114 kg per person +80.6%
1991 0.0204 kg per person +79.5%
1992 0.0038 kg per person -81.2%
1993 0.0149 kg per person +287.6%
1994 0.0313 kg per person +110.8%
1995 0.0373 kg per person +19.1%
1996 0.0315 kg per person -15.5%
1997 0.0086 kg per person -72.8%
1998 0.0139 kg per person +61.6%
1999 0.0121 kg per person -12.7%
2000 0.0119 kg per person -1.9%
2001 0.0117 kg per person -1.3%
2002 0.0207 kg per person +76.6%
2003 0.0187 kg per person -9.4%
2004 0.0185 kg per person -1.5%
2005 0.0213 kg per person +15.4%
2006 0.021 kg per person -1.7%
2007 0.0329 kg per person +57.0%
2008 0.0282 kg per person -14.2%
2009 0.0124 kg per person -56.0%
2010 0.0243 kg per person +95.9%
2011 0.0478 kg per person +96.7%
2012 0.0492 kg per person +2.9%
2013 0.0243 kg per person -50.6%
2014 0.0255 kg per person +4.6%
2015 0.0205 kg per person -19.5%
2016 0.0185 kg per person -9.9%
2017 0.1053 kg per person +470.6%
2018 0.0555 kg per person -47.3%
2019 0.0541 kg per person -2.5%
2020 0.0528 kg per person -2.5%
2021 0.0515 kg per person -2.5%
2022 0.1269 kg per person +146.6%
2023 0.1182 kg per person -6.8%

Guinea compared with similar countries

  • Guinea's 0.1182 kg per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.2694 kg per person, 44% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
  • Guinea's 0.1182 kg per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.1133 kg per person, 1.0× the median. (44 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Guinea 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.

YearChange FromTo
1981 +944.4% 0.0008 kg per person 0.0087 kg per person
2017 +470.6% 0.0185 kg per person 0.1053 kg per person
1979 +441.0% 0.0041 kg per person 0.0222 kg per person
1993 +287.6% 0.0038 kg per person 0.0149 kg per person

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0.0192 kg per person 0.0129 kg per person 0.0252 kg per person 9
1970s 0.0198 kg per person 0.0041 kg per person 0.0384 kg per person 10
1980s 0.0046 kg per person 0 kg per person 0.0118 kg per person 10
1990s 0.0185 kg per person 0.0038 kg per person 0.0373 kg per person 10
2000s 0.0197 kg per person 0.0117 kg per person 0.0329 kg per person 10
2010s 0.0425 kg per person 0.0185 kg per person 0.1053 kg per person 10
2020s 0.0873 kg per person 0.0515 kg per person 0.1269 kg per person 4

Countries ranked near Guinea

  1. 114 Cameroon 0.1417 kg per person compare
  2. 115 Jamaica 0.125 kg per person compare
  3. 116 Guinea-Bissau 0.1249 kg per person compare
  4. 118 Grenada 0.1171 kg per person compare
  5. 119 Bahamas 0.1141 kg per person compare
  6. 120 United Arab Emirates 0.1086 kg per person compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Guinea?
Nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Guinea was 0.1182 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied recorded in Guinea?
The highest recorded value was 0.1269 kg per person in 2022.
What is the lowest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied recorded in Guinea?
The lowest recorded value was 0 kg per person in 1983.
How does Guinea rank for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied?
Guinea ranks 117th out of 176 countries with data for 2023.
Is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied rising or falling in Guinea?
Over the last ten years it is up 386.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Guinea 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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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.

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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.